Thursday 11 March 2021

Europa League 2020/21 - Round of 16 - Referee Appointments (I)

UEFA Referees Committee has chosen the following officials to handle 2020-21 Europa League's Round of 16  first legs.


11 March 2021

18:55 CET - Prague (Eden Arena)
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Rangers FC (SCO)
Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: István Kovács (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkevich (BLR)

18:55 CET - Manchester (Old Trafford)
Manchester United FC (ENG) - AC Milan (ITA)
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomaž Klančnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Andraž Kovačič (SVN)
Fourth Official: Matej Jug (SVN)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Łukasz Wachowski (POL) Duncan Fraser (SCO)

18:55 CET - Kyiv (NSK Olimpiyskiy)
FC Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - Villarreal CF (ESP)
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Peter Bankes (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović (MNE)

18:55 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
AFC Ajax (NED) - BSC Young Boys (SUI)
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Maurizio Mariani (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Paul Zaharia (ROU)

21:00 CET - Granada (Estadio Municipal Nuevo de Los Cármenes)
Granada CF (ESP) - Molde FK (NOR)
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Referee 1: Radosław Siejka (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik (POL)
Fourth Official: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Gil (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall (SWE)

21:00 CET - London (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) 
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) - GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mikalis Koukoulakis (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Andrey Medintsev (BUL)

21:00 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis)
Olympiacos FC (GRE) - Arsenal FC (ENG)
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Christian Dingert (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan (ARM)
UEFA Delegate: Anna Bordiugova (UKR)

21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS Roma (ITA) - FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
Referee: Artur Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Soares (POR)
Fourth Official: Tiago Martins (POR)
Video Assistant Referee: João Pinheiro (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luis Godinho (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Roland Tis (BEL)        

152 comments:

  1. Hategan with Kovacs’s AR1, Vasile Marinescu replacing Sovre. I don’t know if it is a good or a bad thing.

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  2. Nijhuis, Van Boekel and Higler are tonight in Turin. They will travel to London Wednesday?

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  3. Definitely not a good signal for Sovre, as I was guessing yesterday, I think he wont attend EURO...

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    1. The fact that he was not given any suspension, when Coltescu was (albeit only a symbolic one), to be honest I think that signals that UEFA wants to keep Sovre available. Maybe not now, maybe not even in future CL matches, but perhaps for the EURO. I hope so, anyways. It would be a shame to see him miss out over this disaster.

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  4. Some 1st class ... candidates to be promoted next season

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    1. The same for several years...

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  5. Two consecutive referees from Italy for the Young Boys. Rarely seen.

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  6. Why Vincic unexpected? He is one of the best UEFA have at the moment.

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  7. Octavian Şovre's international career is (surely) over. 1973-born, he isn't going to the EURO now, so his last international match was in Paris. At least he has an education programme to look forward to...

    It seems UEFA's decision took the refs committee by surprise: Haţegan - Şovre, Gheorghe - Kovács team were in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

    I actually can't believe that I'm reading the names Guida, Siebert - how were their R32 performances were IN ANY WAY a recommendation for higher tasks? It's good to know that anything 8,0 and above is a "good performance" in this UEFA era.

    Deserved appointments for Vinčić and Soares Dias after convincing on different levels in their CL KO debuts, and glad that Oliver finally got a game.

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    1. If the decision took the Ref Comm by surprise, doesn’t that mean Sovre still has a pretty good chance at the EURO? Perhaps this is just cautious management by UEFA, wanting to not put Sovre out in the Europa League a mere three days after this big headline comes out. I hope that’s the reasoning, anyways.

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    2. Yes that's a good point, maybe the committee did want to take him out of the media fire so soon after the announcement, on the premise he will return for Haţegan's next assignment.

      I guess we can only wait-and-see if Şovre returns for the EURO, but personally I wouldn't bet on it.

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    3. If UEFA did not want Sovre at Euro, they would have given him the same suspension as Coltescu. The non-suspension means that Sovre will be eligible for appointments after he completes the education indicated by UEFA. Otherwise, there is no point for 1973-born AR to continue...

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    4. I guess it is easy to become too fixed in the present. In Vinčić's delicate moment, I thought it could be even all over for him, but he returned without problems on a high level.

      With (poor) Colțescu having been put over the media parapet, I guess Şovre will be able to return in time without bigger issues. KSA appointment at least was a signal in that direction.

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    5. Exactly, if Vincic was back within few months, why not Sovre (although replacing an AR might be easier than finding another top referee)?

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  8. Some video clips from Russian league:
    https://t.me/REF_EX/194
    https://t.me/REF_EX/195
    https://t.me/REF_EX/197
    https://t.me/REF_EX/198
    https://t.me/REF_EX/199
    https://t.me/REF_EX/206

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    1. 1) Play on correct decision IMO
      2) Penalty + YC
      3) Play on supportable
      4) Penalty
      5) Looks offside, not 100% sure though
      6) RC, good decision by the ref

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    2. Spot on answers. 100% agree.

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  9. About Hategan assignment, we can point out that a FIFA referee has been appointed as fourth official, and the same had happened with Kovacs in the middle for EL game with Hategan fourth a few weeks ago. So maybe UEFA asked Romanian federation for selecting only international officials in this role, after the incident in Paris.
    We will see whether different names will appear in this role on next assignment for both Kovacs and Hategan.
    Vincic in Manchester is a very good signal for him after his CL KO stage group, he showed a good performance, and committe liked it.
    At moment he is absolutely in a good form, I don't know how much EURO can be a dream, if Skomina will be out (only in that case, it would be possible, in my opinion). But this should be known before.
    Finally a game for Oliver and that's indeed already a success after the troubles, but it is clear that for UEFA Taylor comes before while Oliver must still wait for his chance at very high level.
    The rest of appointments should be consequence of positive assessments by committe in previous games, it is very interesting that they didn't care at all about the troubles experienced by Siebert in Napoli - Granada, but, as I stated, important decisions were OK so indeed as Mikael wrote, this should be enough for UEFA.
    Raczkowski is always liked by Rosetti, but without a real chance to advance.
    I also have a question about Marciniak, no UEFA games, but regularly appointed in domestic league. This doesn't make sense, if he has health problems, he shouldn't officiate at all? What is the reason?

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    1. About Marciniak, Today i saw v interview with him and he said that, he has had problem with health after covid infection , but now he is recovered and he will back and he said that he will be referee in elimination WC :)

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    2. But IDK, if he is health and he had good match in Greece, he should be back earlier maybe, next week

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    3. I think this is a sign that Oliver will have a CL game next week

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    4. IMO, Vincic should go to EURO independently from Skomina. There are not many alternatives at the moment, so that I think, that all referees, that have been used in CL R16 so far, will go to the EURO (if they don't mess it up hugely until then). That's 11 different referees until now - we can probably add Hategan, Oliver, Orsato and Mateu. Then there are three places (if it will be 18 in total again), maybe for Marciniak and Skomina, if they are fully recovered and maybe for Frappart.
      Every other Elite referee has not done much to justify a promotion in the last two years, I think.

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    5. It will be difficult for UEFA to find 18 top referees (17 men plus Frappart), so two referees from some countries (eg Spain, Germany) will be needed. In this context, Vincic has his place on merit.

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    6. Vincic and Skomina definitely deserve Euro IMO

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  10. Nobody misses Marciniak, a bad season with one match, as for me, this season we will not see him in the cups anymore

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    1. My feeling is that these appointments were made before Marciniak fully recovered and got the "green light" to return. I believe that we will see him in FIFA/UEFA matches some time in March.

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    2. Calm down. Marciniak already told that he will be back (UEFA) in March.

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    3. Are you blind or you cant read :) ?

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  11. Agree with anonymous...Vincic is in a very good shape this season. I think he is fully expected and deserved.

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  12. probably most agree that Szymon has his best years behind him, now he is a 1st category judge

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    1. First category? He is the best elite referee ever.

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    2. Well, this is normal. There are a number of names in elite category are 1st category in my mind, such as Sidiropoulos and Karasev.

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    3. Sam, I couldn't agree more.

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  13. I watched the Paris - Barcelona game this morning. Thoughts:


    KMIs

    I thought the discussions on the blog yesterday were really excellent and I have little to add (both penalties, potential SYCs).

    One can only assume that Attwell only checked the goalkeeper position at the saved penalty, which is actually a big / very hard to accept mistake.


    Managing the game

    I agree with the consensus - Taylor was very good! We all know that the FA's lobby is very strong, so 2020 could be a stellar year for him in terms of international appointments if he carries on like this.

    I want to speak a bit about this 'Taylor vs. Oliver' debate which comes up very often. I would really like to conduct a sociological study re. Michael Oliver, and why so many young people like him so much! It seems they identify with his personality and style somehow.

    Taylor simply has a better feel for this 'helicopter overview' as was excellently described on TTT - he can stay in the background and knows when to step in with cards and presence.

    Personally, I don't see the same skills in Oliver in his UEFA games (also in foul detection, leadership style), though he is a very clear first place in terms of PL matches.

    That being said, I believe both will go to the EURO.


    Balance: very good performance from Taylor, but the VMOs not recalling the second penalty is disappointing.

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    1. I think that Taylor is certainly on course for CL Semi-final and can even be thrown into the mix for EL final. This of course depends on progression of English teams in both competitions. He is clearly trusted at the highest level.

      In terms of Oliver and Taylor, I agree that Taylor's style certainly helps him in international games hence why he is given many important games. This is somewhat reversed in the PL, although both receive important games it is Oliver who would be considered the number one.

      We cannot forget, however, that Taylor is 42 compared to Oliver who is just 36 still. Oliver could potentially still have more than a decade of refereeing. Assuming he continues at the level he is at in the PL, he has plenty of time to figure the best way to 'adapt' his own personal style when it comes to international refereeing. I think he can expect another year or two of 'good' but not 'excellent' appointments at international level but given the experience he already has and the time he still has left, I strongly believe he will reach the very top of international refereeing.

      I think both Taylor and Oliver will be at Euros.

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    2. I don't get what UEFA and people on this blog see in Taylor, I watch a lot of his games in the EPL and I don't think he is very good at all Olivier by far should be number 1 in England then followed by Kavanagh

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  14. Marciniak appointed on Saturday at 1 Liga (second tier) match with his regular assistants.

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  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWmi1mtJqfg

    From Belarus Cup QFs - can anybody translate what the committee's conclusions were?

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    1. 1. ok
      2. 2YC - ok
      3. RC - ok, penalty - mistake AR.

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  16. Manchester - Milan early minutes: correctly disallowed goal by AR2 and now another intervention for handball before the goal scored by Milan. It was disallowed without OFR. Such situations are always difficult to spot live.

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  17. How could that possibly be a yc? Acting by the fouled player sold it, but the foul didn't appear reckless.

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    1. For me clear YC, it was a late tackle

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    2. Man U - Milan. Didn't realize that there are 4 games being played tonight.

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  18. Appointments for World Cup preliminars
    Romania - Macedonia
    Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)
    Romania - Germany
    Clement Turpin (France)
    Armenia - Romania
    Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
    https://www.frf.ro/recomandate/arbitrii-delegati-la-partidele-romaniei-din-martie-in-preliminariile-cm-2022/
    Another appointments?

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    1. These appointments should be confidential at moment, so Romanian football federation did a mistake by publishing them.

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  19. Decent half from hategan. Correct yc for rangers, yc for Prague manager too. Czech side playacting a bit towards the end but he hasn't fallen for it.
    I think the 2nd half might be a bit more feisty

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    1. Hategan very much favoring the home team here

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  20. Agree. After two deliberate fouls from behind by Milan players before, caution issued was timely - definitely more careless than reckless, but still late and a defendable call IMO.

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  21. Totally wrong assessed foul by Guida, so also wrong YC for Tagliafico
    Clean tackle on the ball

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    1. Wrong YC indeed. It seems Guida's positioning is a bit off in the second half, he is quite far away from the ball most of the time.

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  22. Borderline stamp of Aebischer. YC given by Guida. No VAR intervention is supportable.

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  23. Guida over-all does decent, 8.2 level so far, but I am not really happy with his style. Bit uninterested, bit unclear at times, and a couple of YC's were possible to interpret different. Over-all, dcent job.

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  24. 83' missed second YC Manchester?

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    1. I think a second yellow there would be harsh. But I think another foul by McTominey and he will see a second yellow

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    2. IMO clear SPA

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    3. Should be assessed as SPA - very clear passing option to the left.

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  25. is there a video about milan disallowed goal ?

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  26. Disallowed goal is not clear, UEFA must show video!

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    1. at first replay I've the perception that the ball splats one second on kessie arm but it's no clear agree

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    2. The replay they show at bout 28 seconds is clear as day there's no doubt it hit his arm

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    3. https://streamable.com/s5zxts

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    4. Anonymous, does not open...

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  27. Good first half for Siebert on Olympiakos - Arsenal. The match is of normal/easy difficulty with 3 correct cautions. No problems with control and acceptance. Good foul detection.

    Positioning needs improvement.

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    1. And 1 clear missed caution for an undeniable reckless stamp on foot in the early minutes.

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    2. Disagree here Edward. Stamp missed at 10' was really clear and in general I think Siebert was too passive (especially regarding (potential) SPA offences). His gestures and mimics were really not sophisticated (-> too aggressive) either.

      His approach seems to be inflaming the match, not calming it down.

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    3. Yes, I would say the attacker impeded the goalkeeper there - missed that live, well-spotted!

      Quiet 2H, good performance by the German ref.

      On the whole, this was no resume to be promoted to Elite for Siebert in my eyes.

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    4. I would have liked to see Siebert in a match with crowd. Certainly that would have been a real test.

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    5. +1

      I think he'll replace Aytekin in Elite regardless of performance, maybe even as early as the summer.

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    6. I believe that you are correct. Germany is a big refereeing nation and can support 4 Elite referees. I think that we have seen it before.

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    7. Germany currently have 4 Elite referees: Brych, Stieler, Zwayer and Aytekin. If no replacement, Siebert would be the 5th, unless Brych will retire after Euro.

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    8. It is quite likely that Brych will retire after EURO, so maybe nobody will have to be replaced.
      So if you consider that and you add the current form of Aytekin and Zwayer, you could even dare to say that at moment the only "stable" German Elite referee is the new one, Stieler, and therefore it is absolutely logical to look for another one.
      But, and I also agree with Mikael, so far definitely not convinced by Siebert. He needs a real development before such important step.

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    9. Maybe Brych will stay one more year, so Germany will have a good candidate for WC2022? If he will retire and Zwayer is not in his best form, who will be going from Germany?

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  28. I think this should have been OFR. Handball can be factual decision but in these 2 videos, handball is not clear. I think it’s better way for the referee watch it on monitor and decide.

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  29. No VAR intervention in London? Looked a quite clear penalty.

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    1. Yesterday we were told a stamp on the foot is a stamp on the foot is a foul. Defender was late, didn’t play the ball and hit attacker’s foot. Penalty should have been awarded IMO.

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    2. Very clear penalty in my opinion. If Gozubuyuk saw it but he didn't want to whistle (and this can be only reason for NO INTERVENTION) it is referee's mistake, definitely. Impossible to support...

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  30. Did anyone see Oliver?

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    1. I saw. Fantastic foul detection, good personality and presence on the pitch. He had no controversial situations but it was a very good match also because well-helped by Stuart and Simon.

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    2. I agree, not too difficult game, but he did a good job.

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  31. I have no explanation for NO VAR intervention in Tottenham - Dinamo Zagreb a few minutes ago. If OFR in Taylor's game yesterday was correct, well, this was more than obvious. Given that van Boekel is very experienced, I really don't understand what happened there.

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    1. I think that the referee thought the reaction of the home team player was too much and that the contact was more from the side. He had a very good body language and was calm and convinced. However, it did seem like a clear foul and OFR material.

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    2. Actually the referee was very far away from the incident, not anticipating towards the zone where the action could be expected.

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  32. Replies
    1. Rangers - Praag: Gil Manzano
      Villareal - Kiev: Schrarer
      Milan - United: Stieler
      Young Boys - Ajax: Marciniak
      Zagreb - Spurs: Kulbakov
      Molde- Granada: Collum
      Arsenal - Olympiakos: Grinfeld
      Shakhtar - Roma: Zwayer

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    2. I think Rosetti is very hard to predict, but let's give it a try

      UCL
      BMG - MCI: Mateu Lahoz
      RMA - ATA: Makkelie
      BAY - LAZ: Oliver
      CHE - ATL: Orsato

      UEL:
      DIN - TOT: Grinfeld
      MOL - GRA: Sidiropoulos
      ARS - OLY: Massa
      SHK - ROM: Stieler
      YB - AJA: Kovacs
      MIL - MANU: Del Cerro Grande
      VIL - DNK: Kulbakov
      RAN - SLA: Zwayer

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    3. My predictions for next week (VAR in brackets):
      Manchester-Gladbach: Mateu (Martinez)
      Real-Atalanta: Makkelie (Blom)
      Bayern-Lazio: Gil Manzano (Hernandez)
      Chelsea-Atletico: Orsato (Guida)

      Rangers - Prague: Marciniak (Gil)
      Villareal - Kiev: Brych (Fritz)
      Milan - United: del Cerro Grande (Sanchez)
      Young Boys - Ajax: Sidiropoulos (Dingert)
      Zagreb - Spurs: Zwayer (Stegemann)
      Molde- Granada: Bastien (Delajod)
      Arsenal - Olympiakos: Karasev (Meshkov)
      Shakhtar - Roma: Stieler (Dankert)

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    4. Hard to see Del Cerro and Stieler for Italian teams after very controversial performance in JUV-Porto (clear penalty not given) and ATA-RMA (though the RC was right IMO)

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  33. Opinions about Arsenal’s second goal?

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    1. nothing wrong with it, Olympiakos player play acted to try and get it disallowed

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    2. However Gabriel's elbow is on defender's neck

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    3. It is a good header IMO, I think it would be bad to disallow this goal. Football expects a goal, similiar to Maguire vs. Burnley in January 2021.

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  34. Wonder if Madden might get a match given he missed his last 32 tie for covid reasons

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    1. I agree,I think Madden will get a match and Collum will not I dont see Scotland getting two appointments

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  35. Good match from Raczkowski

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  36. Great Raczkowski and his team! In my opinion in 2 years he will be in elite.

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    1. I was really impressed by Radoslaw Siejka!! He did a great job with some calls that neither a robot would have done. I noticed him in PSG-Leipzig when he was the substitute of Listkiewicz in Team Marciniak. Then I saw it in a Tottenham match, last month in Rangers-Royal Antwerp and yesterday.
      Really great assistant referee.

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  37. The incident in Tottenham - Dinamo Zagreb:
    https://streamable.com/34he0k
    Just to clarify my point of view, if VAR doesn't intervene in such situation in Italy, he is removed from his duties without doubts at the end of the season...
    It would be very, very interesting to know the reason of this choice by van Boekel, according to what Gözübüyük saw and said to him.
    It is the most obvious penalty ever seen, if you ask me.

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    1. I agree. The most clear penalty that you will see.

      IMO, VAR intervention is mandatory here.

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    2. Agree that this should be a VAR intervention. "Most clear penalty you will see", "removed from his duties" just indicates that the people on this blog (Chefren, Mikael, Edward) have a very limited view of football. They have expertise on referees yes, but they lack the feeling for the match. That is why they are here and not on a football field.


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    3. I don’t understand why you think it’s necessary to personally disqualify these people with your last sentence. You can disagree of course and present arguments, but your conclusion seems rather poor and your tone arrogant. Why do you choose to discuss the people who present the opinion instead of the situation/decision?

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    4. @Anonymous at 22:16

      I can sympathize with you. It has been a difficult week for Dutch refereeing. Moreover I think it's clear that Gozubuyuk has lost his chances of promotion to the Elite.

      Actually he was never Elite material IMO.

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    5. Chefren, sorry for my late reply, one off the reasons why probably Pol van Boekel doesn't give easy penalty's is he is been a former professional football player himself, to be honest... i'm also a referee myself, and yes i'm Dutch, but to give a penalty for this feels cheap for me, personally i'm also not a person that gives easy/soft penalty's,,, you know in my vieuw a penalty is not something you should get like a present, but something you worked hard for and fully 150% deserved, i mean.... not tot easy, i think that's the reason why they don't give it

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    6. IMO
      it's a mandatory PK and OFR missed and I'm sure that Rosetti and Co. are (very) unhappy with it. However, I don't think it's one of the clearest I have ever seen, that's too harsh.

      In addition, I think it's ridiculous to deem that clear stamp on foot as "soft PK".
      And if you give penalties for how hard the attacker works for it, we are totally lost, I'm sorry. Referees have to apply the LotG appropriately and if there is such a foul, I give a penalty. It's just a dumb movement by the defender.
      If that was the reason for them to not give that PK, it makes it even worse for me.

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    7. Flip i think we have a clear different opinion in what is a very clear stamp for you, and what is a very clear stamp for me... this is not even a stamp for me....just a very light touch, yes there is a touch.... but realy need the player to fall over this??? i don't think so, that's also why i also after 10 times seeing this video, and after slowmotion would not give a penalty

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  38. Chefren? Are you serious? Did you have something against van Boekel / Gozubyuk? Most obvious? Of course this is not a penalty. This soft penalty’s destroyed football. Big compliment to continue

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    1. What is the attacker supposed to do in this situation Referee1?

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    2. Yes I'm serious, nothing against van Boekel and Gözübüyük, focus on the incident. The defender tries to go for the ball but he clearly hits attacker. There isn't any anticipation of contact by attacker who is only trying to advance with ball. The contact with foot is more than clear, the full incident is in my opinion a full classic penalty sequence, I can't find arguments to say "not enough". This would be valid in case of movements by attacker as well, but actually he does nothing and he is clearly hit. Very sophisticad and in my opinion wrong to make an assessment like this, even more from referee's position, you see, he is very far. So, could he make such evaluation? Difficult to say, in a normal context this should have been OFR. In case of incident happened in a game with Italian team and with an important score, this would have been perceived as shocking and without explanation. That's my point of view.

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    3. IMO very clear penalty. With VAR, this is unacceptable

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    4. That's a super clear penalty. Stamp + tripping.

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  39. But you still continue and continue. You gave your opinion and we respect it. But it is now for years that some “refs” are trying to kill here. First it was always Mazic, Kassai, Cakir. You give your opinion and that’s it. Why post many times about in my opinion soft penalty. Please be fair. This is a education blog. You say yes , I say no. Respect it, no hard feelings

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    1. It's the end of discussion, of course I respect all the opinions, I posted another message just to show the video! That's all!

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  40. 11.03.21
    manchester united f.c. (eng) - a.c. milan (ita)
    referee slavko vincic (svn)
    var bastian dankert (ger)

    04' ok no yc kessie (mil) for slight stamp
    05' goal mil disallowed due to offside (ar2)
    11' (r.16') goal mil disallowed after var intervention because of handball
    17' advantage issue
    18' yc saelemaekers (mil) for reckless kick
    33' warning james (mun) for delaying the restart
    34' penalty incident, ok play-on after possible tripping by kjaer (mil)
    44' penalty incident, ok play-on after holding by kjaer (mil)
    ht whistle chat with kjaer (mil) about the holding penalty incident
    46' handball issue
    50' possible yc meite (mil) for spa
    55' yc mctominay (mun) for spa
    59' penalty incident, correct play-on after alleged jumping at an opponent by wan-bissaka (mun)
    67' missed foul and yc matic (mun) for reckless stamp
    83' possible 2nd yc mctominay (mun) for spa
    85' possible yc rafael leao (mil) for spa
    90' missed yc amad (mun) for reckless stamp; conflict management
    90+1' correct play-on after accidental handling

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    1. Welcome back and thanks for all your reports!

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  41. 11.03.21
    a.f.c. ajax (ned) - b.s.c. young boys (sui)
    referee marco guida (ita)
    var massimiliano irrati (ita)

    21' possible yc sulejmani (yb) for spa
    24' penalty incident, correct play-on after alleged push
    28' possible yc lustenberger (yb) for reckless kick
    31' missed fk for studs-up challenge
    32' handball issue, possible yc rensch (ajx) for spa
    37' possible yc lefort (yb) for reckless kick, no replay
    40' possible yc tadic (ajx) for reckless kick
    49' yc lauper (yb) for reckless tackle
    51' [r.52', 53'] penalty incident, play-on after late striking with head by zesiger (yb)
    53' play-on after possible simulation, no replay
    53' harsh yc tagliafico (ajx) for reckless tackle
    57' possible yc tadic (ajx) for reckless use of arm
    59' possible yc klaassen (ajx) for reckless use of arm
    64' yc aebischer (yb) for reckless stamp
    77' yc sierro (yb) for reckless kick
    86' [r.87'] missed handball in attack
    88' possible yc timber (ajx) for reckless kick / spa, no replay
    90+2' good onside at 3-0 goal (ar2)

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  42. 11.03.21
    f.c. dynamo kyiv (ukr) - villarreal c.f. (esp)
    referee michael oliver (eng)
    var christopher kavanagh (eng)

    09' yc sydorchuk (dkv) for reckless tackle
    12' missed fk and possible yc kedziora (dkv) for handling / spa
    14' missed fk and yc gerson rodrigues (dkv) for reckless stamp
    21' accidental clash between gerson rodrigues (dkv) and geronimo rulli (vil)
    24' yc alfonso pedraza (vil) for spa
    30' [r.43'] good onside at 0:1 (ar2)
    36' possible yc ? (vil) for delaying the restart
    39' play-on after exaggerated fall by gerson rodrigues (dkv)
    41' accidental stamp on hand by capoue (vil)
    45+1' [r.45+2'] play-on after alleged illegal use of arm
    49' handball issue
    53' [r.56'] penalty incident, play-on after handball by shaparenko (dkv)
    65' yc capoue (vil) for reckless stamp
    70' [r.71'] missed idfk for dangerous play of byesyedin (dkv)
    82' possible yc raul albiol (vil) for reckless kick, no replay
    85' possible yc moi gomez (vil) for deliberate(?) landing on an opponent

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  43. Belarusian Premier League Week 1 Highlights:

    Isloch vs. Slavia Mozyr
    Ref. Viktor Shimusik (UEFA 3rd Caetgory)

    Foul + RC Missed?:
    https://youtu.be/MY2DZ0f4YDE?t=196

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    1. IMO it's a FK and DOGSO RC. However, the foul isn't that clear, so I wouldn't call it a clear mistake.

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  44. After watching the performance of Guida in Ajax - Young Boys, i'm convinced he will not reach Elite. He is lacking the soft skills and a bit random foul management. Fine for group fase EL, but nothing more.

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    1. Agree. Not a bad referee at all, but just not a referee with a really convincing way of doing.

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    2. My thoughts too! In the past I saw one brilliant performance of him in one of the big Serie A game where he showed great soft skills (so actually he has this x-factor) but in UEFA he is really average. Whistle -> nothing or card, no management at all.

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  45. 11.03.21
    s.k. slavia praha (cze) - rangers f.c. (sco)
    referee ovidiu alin hategan (rou)
    var marco di bello (ita)

    05' possible yc boril (slp) for reckless stamp, no replay
    09' [r.10'] penalty incident, play-on after alleged holding by helander (ran)
    11' prevention at corner kick
    15' warning morelos (ran) for exaggerating contact
    16', 17' fouls in attack correctly whistled
    22' [r.23'] play-on after possible spa tackle by kamara (ran)
    24' warning kudela (slp) for late challenge
    25' correct no yc boril (slp) after normal foul and exaggerated reaction
    29' yc barisic (ran) for spa
    32' ok no yc patterson (ran) for possible spa
    39' dubious fk to ran, yc to slp staff member
    40' possible yc goldson (ran) for spa
    43' ok no yc hagi (ran) after careless kick
    47' play-on after possible holding/spa by kent (ran)
    51' idfk for dangerous play by morelos (ran) instead of fk to ran
    53' missed fk slp for handling
    54' harsh yc davis (ran) for reckless stamp
    56' yc zima (slp) for spa
    65' possible yc morelos (ran) for impeding progress
    72' possible yc masopust (slp) for reckless tackle
    83' possible yc oscar (slp) for reckless kick, no replay
    86' correct play-on after collision
    87' penalty incident, possible strike, fk for foul in attack

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  46. 11.03.21
    granada c.f. (esp) - molde f.k. (nor)
    referee pawel raczkowski (pol)
    var pawel gil (pol)

    06' missed offside by ar2
    08' correct play-on after possible handball
    26' good advantage prior to 1:0
    33' yc eteki (gra) for spa
    36' advantage, possible yc nehuen perez (gra) for reckless strike with head
    40' very good delayed flag by ar1 after offside
    42' warning sinyan (mol) after careless use of arm, dissent roberto soldado (gra)
    48' harsh yc sigurdarson (mol) for reckless kick / spa
    57' yc hestad (mol) for reckless kick; reckless or sfp?
    68' advantage, yc ellingsen (mol) for reckless stamp and correct no penalty after alleged handball
    71' 2nd yc ellingsen (mol) for reckless tackle
    79' penalty incident, play-on after handball by victor diaz (gra)
    89' [r.90', 90+1'] play-on in a possible spa scenario, yc eikrem (mol) for dissent

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  47. 11.03.21
    a.s. roma (ita) - f.c. shakhtar donetsk (ukr)
    referee artur soares dias (por)
    var joao pinheiro (por)

    09' play-on in a possible spa scenario
    11' good delayed flag by ar2
    19' possible yc cristante (rom) for spa
    23' good onside at 1:0 by ar2
    25' possible yc pellegrini (rom) for reckless tackle
    38' possible yc mancini (rom) for reckless kick
    40' warning cristante (rom) for another team's foul
    49' possible yc mancini (rom) for spa
    55' yc kumbulla (rom) for spa
    58' yc alan patrick (shk) for reckless stamp, advantage problem
    61' possible yc diawara (rom) for spa
    63', 66' very good onsides by ar1
    64' missed offside by ar1
    67' [r.68'] penalty incident, play-on after alleged kicking by cristante (rom)
    73' [r.76'] advantage issue prior to 2:0, yc maycon (shk) and taison (shk) for dissent, missed yc gonzalo villar (rom) for reckless kick
    75' penalty incident, play-on after possible charging, no replay
    76' good onside by ar1
    83' play-on in a possible spa scenario, yc mancini (rom) for dissent
    86' conflict management

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  48. Surprise surprise - Al-Jassim didn't tell a player "I will kill you", as this article explains.

    https://japantoday.com/category/sports/japan's-kobayashi-apologises-for-saying-referee-threatened-to-kill-him

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    1. Honestly, It's quite distasteful how easy you can dish out such a huge accusation as a death threat and yet after just say "It was a misunderstanding", it's the easy escape. You have to bee 300% sure about it if you want to talk about it.

      It reminds me a situation in France where former FIFA referee Tony Chapron was publicly accused of being racist by a player after being sent off, and when match officials gave the recording of their communication during the game, it was clear that this was a lie. Ironically this incident has not saved Chapron from being classified as racist by fans even with clear evidence of the contrary (!!!)

      I hope (even if is quite delusional) a punishment will follow, because it's just unacceptable; social medias and co are a very powerful entity which is a front door to hatred, and players are well aware of that.

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    2. ... or Kobayashi changed his mind in order to continue safely in Qatar?

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  49. Very good way of using the VAR system in La Liga’s match between Getafe and Atletico Madrid. Referee Sánchez Martínez incorrectly issues only a YC to Getafes Nyom after a studs on calf tackle. VAR after a swift check advises an OFR and Sánchez Martínez only needs a quick view on the monitor before deciding for a fully deserved RC to Nyom. All solved in only 1 minute and 49 seconds from foul to RC.

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    1. It was indeed a quick process, such SFP was ultra clear and decision has been adjusted quickly.

      Later in the game, a penalty could've been awarded, but I think VAR was right to support Sanchez Martinez, no clear and obvious mistake IMO.

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    2. And the other way around in the Real Madrid game. For example when Ramos clearly got pulled down with an arm lock. Nothing from VAR.

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  50. Really strange scene in the Eredivisie today. The trainer of FC Groningen pulled/pushed a player of the opponent down. Referee Lindhout (UEFA 3rd category) gave a YC. Enough?

    https://twitter.com/ESPNnl/status/1370845610602082307?s=20

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    1. Clear RC ("physical behaviour towards an opposing player")

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    2. If it was a throw-in for the navy blue team, then I agree it's a crystal clear RC, also by the LotG.

      However, given the context (throw-in to greens, clear DtR play, match time, players reaction, not a punch or sth like that) - YC is a sensible choice.

      In any case I'm sure KNVB and van Egmond will support the common-sensical position.

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    3. I’m not that sure. Philipp S quoted the relevant passage in the LOTG, then I see no room for interpretation for Yellow Card here. It’s literally addressed in the Laws

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  51. 11.03.21
    tottenham hotspur f.c. (eng) - g.n.k. dinamo (cro)
    referee serdar gozubuyuk (ned)
    var pol van boekel (ned)

    03' warning after careless use of arm
    10' prevention at corner kick
    14' warning leovac (dzg) after late challenge
    16' missed fk after impeding progress
    25' correct play-on in the build-up to 1:0
    32' play-on after alleged handball in dogso scenario
    37' play-on after tackle
    42' possible yc aurier (tot) for reckless kick
    44' play-on in a possible spa scenario, no replay
    44' play-on in a possible spa scenario, no replay
    45+1' possible yc majer (dzg) for spa
    45+1' yc dier (tot) for reckless tackle
    48' missed fk tot after careless kick
    50' missed pk tot after careless trip by majer (dzg)
    54' good advantage, possible yc davies (tot) for ub
    55' missed yc petkovic (dzg) for reckless use of arm
    67' missed fk and yc davinson sanchez (tot) for reckless stamp
    67' play-on after tackle
    68' yc ademi (dzg) for reckless stamp
    77' yc ivanusec (dzg) for spa
    79' yc davinson sanchez (tot) for reckless kick
    82' missed fk tot after push close to ar1
    85' yc hoejbjerg (tot) for holding / spa
    86' missed fk dzg after holding
    88' play-on after challenge, possible yc leovac (dzg) for reckless kick, yc ristovski (dzg) for dissent
    90' missed fk and yc leovac (dzg) for reckless use of arm / spa close to ar1; ub or vc?

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  52. 11.03.21
    olympiakos f.c. (gre) - arsenal f.c. (eng)
    referee daniel siebert (ger)
    var marco fritz (ger)

    01' possible yc el arabi (oly) for reckless use of arm
    10' missed yc valbuena (oly) for reckless stamp
    16' ok no yc lala (oly) after careless kick
    18' [r.20'] good onside by ar1
    20' possible yc aubameyang (ars) for spa
    22' yc m'vila (oly) for reckless tackle
    25' ok no yc reabciuk (oly) after possible spa
    26' [r.28'] good play-on after exaggerated fall
    37' [r.39'] ok play-on after exaggerated fall
    37' yc bouchalakis (oly) for spa
    39' missed ck oly
    43' yc gabriel (ars) for reckless kick
    44' correct play-on
    45+1' correct play-on after exaggerated fall and missed fk and yc saka (ars) for spa-holding / reckless tackle
    53' correct play-on after fair tackle
    65' ok no yc papastatopoulos (oly) after possible spa
    67' offside issue
    76' ok no yc el arabi (oly) for careless use of arm
    79' 1:2 allowed, possible illegal use of arm by gabriel (ars), yc to staff member oly for dissent

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