Thursday 22 October 2020

Europa League 2020/21 - Referee appointments for Matchday 1

UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the following officials to handle MD1 games of 2020-21 Europa League group stage. 


22 October 2020 

18:55 CET - Bern (Stadion Wankdorf)
BSC Young Boys (SUI) - AS Roma (ITA) | Group A
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Carlos Juste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José María Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Jānis Mežeckis (LVA)

18:55 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski)
PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL) - CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU)|  Group A
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Mustafa Emre Eyisoy (TUR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Komurcuoglu (TUR)
Fourth Official: Koray Gencerler (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP) 
UEFA Delegate: Vitalii Danylchenko (UKR)

18:55 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
Dundalk FC (IRL) - Molde FK (NOR) | Group B
Referee: Petri Viljanen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Mika Lamppu (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Riku Vihreävuori (FIN)
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

18:55 CET - Vienna (Weststadion)
SK Rapid Wien (AUT) - Arsenal FC (ENG) | Group B
Referee: Pavel Královec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Navordnik (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2:Tomas Mokrusch (CZE)
Fourth Official: Karel Hrubes (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő (HUN)

18:55 CET - Leverkusen (BayArena)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER) - OGC Nice (FRA) | Group C
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivica Modrić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)

18:55 CET - Petah Tikva (Itztadion HaMoshava)
Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (ISR) - SK Slavia Praha (CZE) | Group C
Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Thibaued Nijssen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Rien Vanyzere (BEL)
Fourth Official: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Pristovnik (CRO) 
UEFA Delegate: Orkhan Huseynzade (AZE)

18:55 CET -  Liège (Stade Maurice Dufrasne)
Royal Standard de Liège (BEL) - Rangers FC (SCO) | Group D
Referee:  Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Heine Sørensen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Fourth Official:  Jens Maae /(DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michalis Argyrou (CYP)
UEFA Delegate:Jovan Šurbatović (SRB)

18:55 CET - Poznań (Stadion Poznań)
KKS Lech Poznań  (POL) - SL Benfica (POR) | Group D
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Srdan Jovanović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Milos Bosković (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Semone Trefoloni (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann (GER)

18:55 CET - Eindhoven (PSV Stadion)
PSV Eindhoven (NED) - Granada CF (ESP) | Group E
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
Assistant Referee 1:  Thorsten Schiffner (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Stieler (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Álvaro Albino (POR)

18:55 CET - Thessaloniki (Stadio Toumba)
PAOK FC (GRE) - Omonoia FC (CYP) | Group E
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: David Roome (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO)
Fourth Official: Donald Robertson (SCO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański (POL)

18:55 CET - Naples (Stadio San Paolo)
SSC Napoli (ITA) - AZ Alkmaar (NED) | Group F
Referee: Daniel Stefański (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Marcin Boniek (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dawid Igor Golis (POL)
Fourth Official: Damian Sylwestrzak (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lutz-Michael Fröhlich (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Targo Kaldoja (EST)

18:55 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK Rijeka (CRO) - Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP) | Group F
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Heinig (POL)
Fourth Official: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Shaw (ENG)

21:00 CET - Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
SC Braga (POR) - AEK Athens FC (GRE) | Group G
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Deabart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Berthomieu (FRA)
Fourth Official: Amaury Delerue (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Agnarsson.(ISL)

21:00 CET - Leicester (Leicester City Stadium)
Leicester City FC (ENG) - FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR) | Group G
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Pagès (FRA)
Fourth Official:  Johan Hamel (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kyros Vassaras (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias (CZE)

21:00 CET - Prague (Stadion Letná)
AC Sparta Praha (CZE) - LOSC Lille (FRA) | Group H
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Perica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Marin Vidulin (CRO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen (NED)

21:00 CET - Glasgow (Celtic Park)
Celtic FC (SCO) - AC Milan (ITA) | Group H
Referee: Matej Jug (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej Žunič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Dragoslav Perič (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE) 
UEFA Delegate: Felix Grigore (ROU)

21:00 CET - Tel Aviv (Bloomfield Stadium)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) - Qarabağ FK (AZE) | Group I
Referee: John Beaton (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Fourth Official: Euan Anderson (SCO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Milan Karadžić (SRB) 
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Tsitovich (RUS)

21:00 CET - Villarreal (Estadio de la Cerámica)
Villarreal CF (ESP) - Sivasspor (TUR) | Group I
Referee: Sergii Boiko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Romanov (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Elimir Pilav (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Graham Hover (ENG) 

21:00 CET - London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - LASK (AUT) | Group J
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikael Hallin (SWE)
Fourth Official: Glenn Nyberg (SWE) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Duncan Fraser (SCO)

21:00 CET - Razgrad (Ludogorets Arena)
PFC Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - Royal Antwerp FC (BEL) | Group J
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Elias Bitton (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)
Fourth Official: David Fuxman (ISR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Jasmin Baković (BIH)

21:00 CET - Klagenfurt (Wörthersee Stadion)
Wolfsberger AC (AUT) - PFC CSKA Moskva (RUS) | Group K
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Dominik Schaal (GER) 
Fourth Official: Sören Storks (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)

21:00 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir) 
GNK Dinamo (CRO) - Feyenoord (NED) | Group K
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN) 
Assistant Referee 2: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Fourth Official: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcom (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Danijel Jošt (SVN)

21:00 CET - Sinsheim (Rhein-Neckar-Arena)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (GER) - FK Crvena zvezda (SRB) | Group L
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Teodoro Sobrino Magán (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera Montero (ESP) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Paul Lyon (GIB)

21:00 CET - Liberec (Stadion U Nisy)
FC Slovan Liberec (CZE) - KAA Gent (BEL) | Group L
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Steinacher (AUT)
Fourth Official: Christopher Jäger (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel (FRA) 
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Haji-Maharramov (AZE)           

140 comments:

  1. Today appointments will be added later, meanwhile if you want you can try some predictions with observers!

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    1. I expect a young elite referee in Frankfurt. But this season seems to give plenty of opportunity for Second Category referees.

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  2. Wow, Fran Jovic in Leverkusen-Nice in front of Jaap Uilenberg. I must say I did not expect this, great match for him. Duje Strukan, cat2, also with his debut in Europa League. I am very happy to see new, young, Croatian referees appointed, I really hope they will do well.
    Congratulations also to Ms Frappart on her Europa league debut.

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    1. Agree, and I think that both Jovic and Strukan are quite good!

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  3. EL GS debuts for Viljanen, Strukan and Frappart?

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  4. Congratulations to all and best of luck to all referee team

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  5. Excelentes nombramientos para arbitros españoles!!

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  6. Excellent appointment for Jovic in front of Uilemberg; with all respect I think that Mrs Frappart seems a little bit overrate by Rosetti. Maybe some 2nd category official or some other female officials deserve to be appointed like her.
    I didn't expect Del Cerro Grande in EL; it seems a temporary demotion to me.
    Good to see back Kraloves

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  7. Stéphanie Frappart is getting closer to EURO 2020. Now we can be quite sure that committee has big plans for her in case of good performances shown. Important observer in Leicester.
    Welcome to the new generation of Croatian referees, I must say that a game like Bayer Leverkusen - Nice is a very big assignment for a debut! You can argue that committee has very big expectations on Fran Jović.
    We have a Finnish debut as well, and that's a new try by committee after Gestranius, who didn't convince too much (my opinion).
    A very good game for Hernández Hernández as well, while del Cerro gets Europa League as there are already two Spanish referees in Champions League matchday 1.
    Zwayer still in Europa League, he must convince committee again before being back in Champions League.
    Good to see Kralovec in a game.
    For Kehlet it is a similar situation like Gestranius, after some CL appearances, they didn't manage to make the step and now it seems they have returned "normal" Category 1 referees.

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    1. I think that the appointments for Gestranius, Kehlet and also Madden are typical ones; experienced referees in potentially quite heated games.
      Has Kehlet been injured? I don´t remeber seeing his name earlier this year. Madden and Gestranius has had some games this season, so I think they are still trusted by committee, and experienced referees are always needed.

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    2. How sure are you that Frappart is being prepped for the Euros? I’m not trying to deny it, but it seems difficult to measure in this situation. Normally, most referees debuting in the EL less than a year before the tournament would have no shot. But then again, none of those other referees have experience in a WWC Final... it’s a very unique situation and it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

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    3. About Zwayer : After several really very bad matches he is back on ground zero and this is more than well deserved.

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    4. Maybe it is the time for UEFA to focus on another German referee, unless Zwayer's spot on the WC 2022 is locked and they must prepare him.

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    5. About Zwayer: this seems like a sensible appointment. PSV-Granada isn’t a small game, and we all know Granada may be very difficult to referee. So a more experienced referee seems sensible, hence why they’ve given it to an Elite referee who they may consider to be on low form. Plus, I think Zwayer’s style will serve UEFA well with Granada involved, so this appointment seems like a match made in heaven.

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    6. Siebert or Stieler, but Siebert is younger. Brych (45) and DFB will have to decide by 8 November whether he will continue in 2021.

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  8. Would it be better if female officials can get promoted from Women Elite to Men Third and work their way up? It would give the appointmens a lot more fairness and it would be easier to assess their appointments and performances as well.

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    1. Can you clarify for me how the current system works in comparison? As Frappart is the first referee to really take this path, I think it is still unclear exactly how UEFA incorporates her experience in the Women’s game to their assignments in the Men’s game. Let me know if you know more information on this subject.

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    2. Female referees who pass the men's fitness test are eligible to be considered for both men's and women's matches.
      Appointing Frappart to Euro 2020 will be a huge PR success for UEFA, after giving her the 2019 Super Cup, and UEFA will do everything they can to make it happen.

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    3. I have a feeling that UEFA is preparing the way for England and France to have two referees each at Euro: Taylor & Oliver, respectively Turpin & Frappart.

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    4. The Dutch FA expects two referees as well. If Kuipers continues, then they expect both Makkelie and Kuipers to be appointed as referees

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  9. If someone wrote this as a prediction in comments, I would probably think that he/she is crazy,but obviously there is a shift towards more chances for new referees.

    I dont understand how Jovic got such highly reputable game for a debut, but good luck to him. I just hope he doesnt make a step back with a potential bad performance.

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  10. Am I the only one having a problem with Frapparts appointment?

    How many of you can see a male referee in womens UEL/UCL in the future? I understand the principle of appointing the best but that would rule most female FIFAs out of any competitions as most of them are not even in the highest tier of male football in their national leagues unlike their male collegues.

    Nothing away from Frappart herself tho, I think she is a great referee. My only issue is with the equality and transparency of this decision.

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    1. I don’t have any problem with the appointment, as long as it is based on merit. I am not aware of any reason to believe it’s not merited.

      It is difficult, as an onlooker, to compare Frappart’s qualifications directly with her male competitors, because none of those competitors have the vast experience in the women’s game that Frappart has. It is unclear how heavily UEFA weigh this experience; there is no precedent for how this is handled. Certainly a very interesting situation to keep tabs on.

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    2. It is merited only if you consider her FWWC19 experience equivalent with men's UEFA competitions. If that is the case, why only Frappart and not open the door also to others (e.g. Monzul - who got U21, or Staubli - who actually got a men's game at FU17WC)?

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  11. I can only give my congratulation to this courageous decision!

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    1. I agree with you.

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    2. We will see are we going to congratulate or we will criticize that decision

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  12. According to Viljanen's appointment and debut can we expect more newly promoted referees in 2nd group to be appointed in Europa league group stage ? Like Tschudi, Christofi, Godinho. All 3 of them have the quality to officiate these kind of matches.

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    1. I hope so. Specially Christofí, I watched him for the first time in Latvia-Andorra Nations League a month ago and he had a quite good performance.

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  13. Change in Villarreal - Sivasspor. Paweł Raczkowski is now the referee.

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    1. I am glad for Raczkowski! He was for some reason ommited lately, but he is a good international referee and I like his style.

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  14. Covid and/or travel restrictions?

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  15. Surprise!

    Juan Martínez Munuera (UEFA Second) appointed for Saturday's Clásico. José María Sánchez Martínez will be VAR.

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    1. Suprise? Maybe for you, it was a very expected appointment! Also reported om the blog.

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    2. Really deserved. Congratulations to him, it was about time.

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    3. Very interesting appointment, for sure a different one!

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    4. To be honest the El Classico of this season doesn't have the Sonorous sound of it or I rather say it doesn't have the appeal, even as a Barcelona fan I am not looking forward to that match, so maybe explains why there is a change of guard in respect to the referee being appointed, thus providing carlos Velasco the perfect time to try a different hand when the two teams are not so much in thier best of days in recent years

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  16. ITALY - SERIA A APPOINMENTS
    ATALANTA – SAMPDORIA 24/10 h. 15.00
    CALVARESE Gianpaolo IV: VOLPI Manuel VAR: BANTI Luca
    BENEVENTO – NAPOLI h. 15.00
    DOVERI Daniele IV: PEZZUTO Ivano VAR: VALERI Paolo
    CAGLIARI – CROTONE h.12.30
    DI MARTINO Antonio IV: AYROLDI Giovanni VAR: CHIFFI Daniele
    FIORENTINA – UDINESE h.18.00
    FOURNEAU Francesco IV: PICCININI Marco VAR: MARIANI Maurizio
    GENOA – INTER 24/10 h. 18.00
    MASSA Davide IV: MANGANIELLO Gianluca VAR: DI BELLO Marco
    JUVENTUS – H. VERONA h.20.45
    PASQUA Fabrizio IV: GHERSINI Davide VAR: LA PENNA Federico
    LAZIO – BOLOGNA 24/10 h. 20.45
    IRRATI Massimiliano IV: DIONISI Federico VAR: MAZZOLENI Paolo Silvio
    MILAN – ROMA 26/10 h.20.45
    GIACOMELLI Piero IV: FABBRI Michael VAR: NASCA Luigi
    PARMA – SPEZIA h.15.00
    MARINI Valerio IV: PAIRETTO Luca VAR: ORSATO Daniele
    SASSUOLO – TORINO 23/10 h.20.45
    GUIDA Marco IV: PRONTERA Alessandro VAR: DI PAOLO Aleandro

    Guida will run on Friday, may be appointed in Cl next week
    Valeri always as VAR
    Big match Mlan-Roma to Giacomelli (experienced NON FIFA referee)

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    1. Indeed very likely Guida Champions League on Tuesday or Wednesday, I guess Tuesday. Irrati has a game on Saturday, he could have handled Milan - Roma on Monday, so I assume Guida referee and Irrati VAR in Champions League.

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  17. NETHERLANDS - EREDIVISIE
    Matchweek 6

    SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER

    16:30 VVV Venlo-Ajax
    Danny Makkelie - Mario Diks, Hessel Steegstra - Edgar Bijl
    [Richard Martens, Johan Balder]

    18:45 FC Utrecht-FC Twente
    Kevin Blom - Richard Polman, Sjoerd Nanninga - Clay Ruperti
    [Rob Dieperink, Thomas Krijt]

    20:00 PEC Zwolle-Willem II
    Martin Pérez - Freek Vandeursen, Dyon Fikkert - Jesse Rozendal
    [Alex Bos, Charles Schaap]

    21:00 SC Heerenveen-FC Emmen
    Sander van der Eijk - Peter Janson, Jermain Lapar - Luca Cantineau
    [Jeroen Manschot, Niels van Kampen]

    SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER

    12:15 Fortuna Sittard-FC Groningen
    Pol van Boekel - Rob van de Ven, Maarten Ketting - Jannick van der Laan
    [Kevin Blom, Peter Janson]

    14:30 Sparta Rotterdam-Heracles
    Serdar Gözübüyük - Johan Balder, Rogier Honig - Martijn Vos
    [Christiaan Bax, Stefan de Groot]

    14:30 Vitesse-PSV
    Bas Nijhuis - Bas van Dongen, Erwin Zeinstra - Rob Dieperink
    [Danny Makkelie, Erik Kleinjan]

    16:45 RKC Waalwijk-Feyenoord
    Jochem Kamphuis - Richard Brondijk, Don Frijn - Ingmar Oostrom
    [Erwin Blank, Ralf van Vlokhoven]

    20:00 ADO den Haag-AZ
    Allard Lindhout - Charles Schaap, Roy de Nas - Laurens Gerrets
    [Dennis Higler, Dyon Fikkert]

    * Makkelie has the Saturday afternoon match, so it is very likely he will be appointed for Champions League next week

    *Nijhuis leads the biggest match of the week (Nr.3 against Nr.1)

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    1. Higler in Cambuur-Roda JC in second level on friday. Possible UEL appointment for him?

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  18. Italy Serie A
    Matchweek 5

    Friday 23rd October

    20:45 Sassuolo - Torino
    Marco Guida - Filippo Valeriani - Alessandro Costanzo - Alessandro Prontera
    [Aleandro Di Paolo - Alessandro Lo Cicero]

    Saturday 24th October

    15:00 Atalanta - Sampdoria
    Gianpaolo Calvarese - Giorgio Peretti - Oreste Muto - Manuel Volpi
    [Luca Banti - Alberto Tegoni]

    18:00 Genoa - Inter
    Davide Massa - Stefano Alassio - Matteo Bottegoni - Gianluca Manganiello
    [Marco Di Bello - Stefano Liberti]

    20:45 Lazio - Bologna
    Massimiliano Irrati - Valentino Fiorito - Andrea Zingarelli - Federico Dionisi
    [Paolo Mazzoleni - Rodolfo Di Vuolo]

    Sunday 25th October

    12:30 Cagliari - Crotone
    Antonio Di Martino - Giacomo Paganessi - Vittorio Di Gioia - Giovanni Ayroldi
    [Daniele Chiffi - Damiano Di Iorio]

    15:00 Benevento - Napoli
    Daniele Doveri - Domenico Rocca - Salvatore Affatato - Ivano Pezzuto
    [Paolo Valeri - Matteo Passeri]

    15:00 Parma - Spezia
    Valerio Marini - Daniele Bindoni - Riccardo Annaloro - Luca Pairetto
    [Daniele Orsato - Mauro Galetto]

    18:00 Fiorentina - Udinese
    Francesco Fourneau - Fabiano Preti - Vito Mastrodonato - Marco Piccinini
    [Maurizio Mariani - Stefano Del Giovane]

    20:45 Juventus - Hellas Verona
    Fabrizio Pasqua - Pasquale De Meo - Davide Imperiale - Davide Ghersini
    [Federico La Penna - Dario Cecconi]

    Monday 26th October

    20:45 Milan - Roma
    Piero Giacomelli - Sergio Ranghetti - Luca Mondin - Michael Fabbri
    [Luigi Nasca - Mauro Vivenzi]

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  19. OT

    Refereeing highlights of the opening game of WC 1990, Argentina - Cameroon handled by Michel Vautrot.

    https://vimeo.com/470932405

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    1. Are you going to start a wc1990 blog?

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  20. Italy Serie B
    Matchweek 5

    Friday 23rd October

    21:00 Empoli - Pisa
    Fabio Maresca - Michele Lombardi - Fabrizio Lombardo - Antonio Rapuano

    Saturday 24th October

    14:00 Monza - Chievo Verona
    Rosario Abisso - Gianluca Sechi - Giuseppe Perrotti - Daniel Amabile

    14:00 Pordenone - Reggina
    Eugenio Abbattista - Giovanni Baccini - Davide Moro - Daniele Paterna

    14:00 Reggiana - Cittadella
    Alberto Santoro - Salvatore Longo - Marcello Rossi - Matteo Marchetti

    14:00 Salernitana - Ascoli
    Antonio Giua - Valerio Vecchi - Marco Della Croce - Luca Massimi

    14:00 Spal - LR Vicenza
    Marco Serra - Giuseppe Macaddino - Thomas Ruggieri - Livio Marinelli

    14:00 Virtus Entella - Venezia
    Giacomo Camplone - Robert Avalos - Daisuke Emanuele Yoshikawa - Lorenzo Maggioni

    16:00 Pescara - Frosinone
    Matteo Gariglio - Emanuele Prenna - Mattia Scarpa - Juan Luca Sacchi

    Sunday 25th October

    15:00 Cosenza - Lecce
    Gianluca Aureliano - Valerio Colarossi - Marco Trinchieri - Ivan Robilotta

    21:00 Cremonese - Brescia
    Simone Sozza - Alessio Tolfo - Daniele Marchi - Lorenzo Illuzzi

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  21. England Premier League
    Matchweek 6

    Friday 23rd October

    21:00 Aston Villa - Leeds
    Paul Tierney - Dan Cook - Sian Massey-Ellis - Mike Dean
    [Stuart Attwell - Gary Beswick]

    Saturday 24th October

    13:30 West Ham United - Manchester City
    Anthony Taylor - Gary Beswick - Adam Nunn - David Coote
    [Peter Bankes - Neil Davies]

    16:00 Fulham - Crystal Palace
    Graham Scott - Derek Eaton - Timothy Wood - Dean Whitestone
    [Jarred Gilett - Peter Kirkup]

    18:30 Manchester United - Chelsea
    Martin Atkinson - Lee Betts - Constantine Hatzidakis - Jonathan Moss
    [Stuart Attwell - Simon Long]

    21:00 Liverpool - Sheffield United
    Mike Dean - Darren Cann - Mark Scholes - Andy Madley
    [Andre Marriner - Scott Ledger]

    Sunday 25th October

    15:00 Southampton - Everton
    Kevin Friend - Simon Beck - Eddie Smart - Steve Martin
    [Simon Hooper - James Mainwaring]

    17:30 Wolverhampton - Newcastle
    Lee Mason - Marc Perry - Adrian Holmes - Darren Bond
    [Andy Madley - Richard West]

    20:15 Arsenal - Leicester
    Craig Pawson - Ian Hussin - Harry Lennard - Graham Scott
    [Paul Tierney - Stephen Child]

    Monday 26th October

    18:30 Brighton - West Bromwich Albion
    Jonathan Moss - Dan Robathan - Neil Davies - Gavin Ward
    [Martin Atkinson - Sian Massey-Ellis]

    21:00 Burnley - Tottenham
    Michael Oliver - Stuart Burt - Simon Bennett - Kevin Friend
    [Craig Pawson - Adam Nunn]

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    1. Dean for a Liverpool game that isn't the Merseyside Derby!?

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    2. Good to see Jarred Gillett as VAR in a Premier League game. Unless I've missed something I believe he's one of the first select group 2 referees to do so this season.

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  22. From now on, DFB will provide information about on-going VAR checks in first and second division matches on Twitter for transparency reasons. They hope to make the procedure more clear, so everyone is able to understand what is going on on the pitch and for what reason an incident is checked by the VAR. Tweets will include the referee's decision, reason for check and the final decision after check.

    Link statement DFB: https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/anpfiff-dfb-schiedsrichter-auf-twitter-220904/
    Link DFB referee Twitter account: https://twitter.com/dfbschiris

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  23. Veeery soft penalty in Bern...

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    1. And 2 missed YC..
      Not the best Del Cerro tonight

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    2. Min 92 incident?

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    3. I would say missed 2nd YC for Young Boys #5 at 92’. Even if Roma #33 had an exaggerated reaction, YC was mandatory.
      Not a good performance by Del Cerro Grande this evening: a lot of inconsistency, some missed YCs.
      Prior to 1-1, possible VC for Roma #33

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  24. Correct PK for handball by Kehlet.

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  25. Very good football match in Poznań but also correct penalty for handball awarded by Dabanović (07'). Apart from that, rightly rejected penalty shout (10'), correct but quite harsh YC for reckless attack (17'), missed YC for reckless tackle (31') and good, firm presence.

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  26. Wrong yellow card and foul for PSV by Zwayer (45') The Player didn't touch the face

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    1. Nothing there, correct play-on call.

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  28. 55' Possible missed 2YC for PSV17 by Zwayer?

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  29. 60' Correct no-foul prior to 3-1 by Jovic.

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  30. I think correct PK + YC (DOGSO attempting to play the ball) by Viljanen for Molde's 1-2.

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    1. Agreed - just tuned in for some minutes and Viljanen seems quite promising on a manner level, not really a challenging match.

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    2. He shouldn't bare being told to "f**k off" by Dundalk players though without reprimanding them (90').

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    3. Off-the-ball violent conduct (striking) offence by a Dundalk player missed by Viljanen (+97') - this was in the visual control of AR1/FO inside the penalty area. Freekick only given, probably only on the cries of the struck Molde player.

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  31. Wow. We should overthink the name "UEFA Europa League". Probably "UEFA Penalty League" would be more correct ;)

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  32. Any info about Umut Meler at CSKA - Cluj game?

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    1. Good performance, although the game was not very challenging. Penalty decision against CSKA was also correct (pulling).

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  33. Clip of the missed Violent Conduct incident (freekick given; no sanction) from the Dundalk - Molde game, handled by Petri Viljanen:

    https://streamable.com/oi6pt7

    (for those watching on a stadium track, it was certainly an education in how to swear your way through the English alphabet :))

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    1. By the way Quilava, did you actually see Viljanen issue a caution at the penalty scene? I am not sure he did and flashscore isn't recording it either :D

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    2. I really dont like Viljanen's attitude and more than that his body shape. Not a top referee's body

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    3. Spanish broadcaster cut it when Viljanen was actually reaching his shorts pocket, hence I assumed that a YC was shown

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    4. Not the best presentation regarding fitness, indeed!

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    5. Compared to a lot of the referees in the English Premier League, his body shape and fitness are fantastic.

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  34. Wow, what a fascinating game in Poznań. Dabanović handled it very well.

    Key Match Incidents:
    07' - correct penalty for deliberate handling
    10' - rightly rejected penalty appeal
    15' - good wait-and-see onside at 1-1 (AR2-REF)
    46' - correct play-on call in a DOGSO scenario
    48' - extremely difficult situation for AR1 at 2-2, rather no-offside

    Disciplinary:
    17' - YC #05 LPO for reckless foul, harsh but OK, dissent by #25 LPO
    31' - missed YC #15 LPO for reckless tackle
    88' - potential YC #15 LPO for reckless kick
    90' - YC #06 LPO for reckless tackle, correct

    Overall:
    Firm and distant manner, not interested in chatting with players, refereeing what is in front of him. Good positioning. Well done, 8.5 from me!

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    1. Maybe I’m the only one, but I think that penalty at 8’ is wrong. LOTG state that “it is not usually an offence if the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when a player falls and the hand/arm is between the body and the ground to support the body, but not extended laterally or vertically away from the body”
      I think this is exactly the aforementioned case.

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    2. We are taught that it's an offence if you try to block a shot or pass.

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    3. I would like to see more comments... for me very interesting situation

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    4. Actually I don’t think he was trying to block a pass or a shot, he was simply trying not to fall heavily on the ground and, since LOTG allow the defender to do so, and I cannot spot any movements of the arm towards the ball to make the handling deliberate, to me this is a play-on situation

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  35. Correct PK by Gestranius in Zagreb.

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  36. IMO correct FK + RC for DOGSO by Strukan in Prague (23')

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  37. Duje Strukan with a straight RC for DOGSO, holding outside the box, central position.
    Correct decision for what I could watch (short replay of the end of action).

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    1. Interesting situation - did the holding cause the fall of the attacker or did he go down easily having realised he wasn't going to reach the ball?

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    2. Video: https://twitter.com/noobfcb/status/1319359953707073545

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    3. https://streamja.com/rLNZ2

      IMO supportable, clear pulling, slight rotation of the attacker. The question about intensity remains, though.

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    4. Mmmh rewatching it, the intensity of the holding is not clear, one can have the doubt player deceived referee to get the foul, however I think basically the call can be supported without the contrary evidence.

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    5. IMO no foul would be the better call, however DOGSO RC isn't wrong/supportable.

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  38. There is a possible offside situationbefore Leicester goal. An attacker was lying down close to keeper, this would have been deeply analyzed, in case, by VAR. Without it, I think too difficult for AR1.

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    1. There was really nothing to analyze, it was in split seconds, the person who was on the floor was the one who passed the ball to the goal scorer and the ball was in the net withing a split seconds and player on the floor had no time to even influence the goal keeper, I will even argue that the ball was in front of the player on the ground

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    2. There was really nothing to analyze, it was in split seconds, the person who was on the floor was the one who passed the ball to the goal scorer and the ball was in the net withing a split seconds and player on the floor had no time to even influence the goal keeper, I will even argue that the ball was in front of the player on the ground

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    3. Similar to Ajax - Real Madrid a few years ago. A player in offside position was touching the goalkeepr. Goal would be disallowed.

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  39. Possible tight offside before Wolfsberfger’s penalty

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    1. No offside. Everything correct by Stegemann and his team.

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  40. Hernández Hernández missed a penalty for Hoffenheim - charging foul (24').

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  41. Interesting situations in Sparta Prague - LOSC.
    38' - Potentially missed 2nd YC for Lille (SPA - holding)
    45+2' - Possible penalty kick for Sparta. R originally whisteled a penalty, but after AR's intervention only DFK. IT seemed to be wrong decision since PK should have been whisteled because the foul was on the line.

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    1. 55' - too early whistled - clear advantage for Lille should have been awarded.
      Not very convincing performance from Strukan in my view

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    2. Regarding the 38' situation (Botman holding Pavelka), player cannot be cautioned for SPA when the advantage was applied. On the other hand, I believe these kinds of holding offenses (holding an apponent in possesion with zero intent to play the ball) should always be punished by YK for unsporting behavior. So Botman should have been shown a 2nd YK for unsporting behavior and sent off - crucial mistake.

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  42. Confrontation in Sparta Praga - Lille, some cards issued by Strukan. Good body language if you ask me.

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    1. Yeah, the confrontation was handled really well. But other situations were not that good

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  43. Missed foul by Hernández Hernández before Hoffenheim goal I think :/

    Stankovic ejected by 2 consecutive YCs for dissent.

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    1. Clear ball, excellent call!

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    2. I sincerely hope so! Live it seemed like a foul for me.

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    3. Looks pretty good to me.
      https://streamable.com/yodrhb

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    4. IMO no foul, everything correctly assessed.

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  44. Obvious RC missed: Rudy Boq. 64’ in SCBraga-AEKAthens

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  45. Is there a report on how Frappart did?

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  46. Del Cerro Grande penalty in Bern:
    https://streamja.com/pAJr5
    I think that VAR would have intervened, no contact at all, rather simulation by attacker.

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    1. No contact, haha??? That is celar penalty!

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    2. I won't say there is no contact. In the shot from the goal camera you can clearly see there is contact with the defender's back.

      I do agree this is not a penalty kick. The defender has a right for his position and is "not moving into the way of an opponent", as the LOTG it states.

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    3. IMO penalty should not be awarded, but it's not a crucial mistake, because contact can be seen.

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    4. I see a clear contact. IMO penalty. Never a crucial mistake

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    5. Defender moved back (look the camera behind the goal) and he hit the attacer with the ball in his possesion, so clear penalty and yellow card for defender (promising attack)

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    6. Clear penalty. He blocked move with his back.

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    7. Quite laughable that nowadays people seem to think contact is synonym for foul.
      No penalty here! It will be supported but by structurally calling these penalties a referee will never be considered top elite.

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    8. There is contact, but not enough for a penalty kick. Football is a contact sport and not every contact is a foul.

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  47. Defender moved back (look the camera behind the goal) and he hit the attacer with the ball in his possesion, so clear penalty and yellow card for defender (promising attack)

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  48. As there is contact for sure it will be supported

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  49. Viktor gomes from South Africa will referee today ahli vs wac in 2 nd semi final caf champions League in Cairo

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  50. Anyone have the video of MISSED penalty from Maden at PAOK-OMONOIA? 72 minute

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    1. You must be discussing the correct simulation call at around 60 minutes. There was another incident with Omonoia 11 which can never be a penalty.

      I watched the match and a solid performance from Madden. It surprises me that he was not in champions league and I can’t understand why he has never moved to Elite. Especially when you consider some of the Elite performances we are seeing at the moment.

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  51. Appointments - Bundesliga Germany
    Matchday 5

    20:30 VfB Stuttgart - FC Köln
    Guido Winkmann - Christian Bandurski - Markus Schüller - Matthias Jöllenbeck [Florian Badstübner - Michael Emmer]

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    1. Furthermore, Harm Osmers is appointment today for FC Nürnberg - Karlsruher SC in 2nd division, maybe due to appointments in the next week?

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  52. The penalty by Dabanović for handball:
    https://streamja.com/XaMjX

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    1. For me this is a wrong penalty decision and a textbook example of “when a player falls and the hand/arm is between the body and the ground....”.

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    2. IMO not a wrong penalty.

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    3. Wrong penalty.

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    4. I think that reading all the answers, we can have the solution.
      Indeed this should be just a supportable call, nothing black or white, one can't say 100% correct, 100% wrong, there will be different opinions. So it is up to referee to decide whether player used malice to touch the ball and stop it wiht that arm, or it was something unavoidable due to the movement of defender. I think that just watching the incident, we can't have any evidence, so referee should be supported.

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    5. The evidence is in the LOTG quoted above by Anonymous @19:37: “when a player falls and the hand/arm is between the body and the ground....”

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    6. I am totally agree with chefren.

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  53. Refereeing highlights of the Lech Poznań v Benfica Lisbon game handled by Nikola Dabanović

    https://ok.ru/video/2366241966700

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