Friday, 18 June 2021

UEFA EURO 2020 Match 21: Sweden - Slovakia (discussion)

Second appearance for Daniel Siebert, about to officiate Sweden - Slovakia in group E. Discussion about his performance. 



Group E
St. Petersburg, 18 June 2021 15:00 CET
SWEDEN - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER)
Fourth Official: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Fifth Official: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: Stuart Attwell (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Artur Azaryan (ARM)

47 comments:

  1. Hopefully another good performance for Daniel.

    Expecting a much tougher clash!

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  2. The game is indeed very important after the unexpected win by Slovakia on MD1, and Sweden in good position after the draw against Spain.

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    1. Absolutely, I expect a quite tough match. Very good sign for Siebert, UEFA seems to trust him, it is not an unimportant game.

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  3. Again, Siebert tries to talk with players very early.

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  4. Since he seems to be Germany's candidate for the next World Cup, UEFA will feel responsible to challenge him, to fill his refereeing CV. So a 1 game EURO never was an option from my perspective. On the contrary, I could imagine he gets a KO game as a surprise.

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    1. When is brych retiring from uefa competitions?

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    2. It was reported after EURO, the same as Kuipers, but it seems that now for both something could change, according to last rumors...

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    3. Champions league nights won’t be the same without them 2 :(

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    4. Brych will continue. His goal is the final at the World cup 2022

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  5. Now YC for persistent infringment, Siebert explained that this was the reason. Too many fouls.

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  6. Very easy decision for Siebert to book #20 Olsson after his third offence,

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  7. Clear YC for SWE20 excellent refereeing from Siebert. Warned him before now correctly issues YC for persistance

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  8. Correct YC for #20-SWE. Siebert warned him twice before, now YC for SPA. Well "constructed" YC, accepted by everyone.

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  9. Not the expected intense game but Siebert does very well in my view. Like in SCO-CZE, he allows physical play only intervening for the clear fouls which totally fits considering the game itself and the overall approach at EURO. Good YC for #20-SWE that was understandable for everyone because of Siebert's earlier warnings. No difficult incidents to be evaluated. Good job so far.

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  10. Missed corner for sweden (Min. 47)

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  11. Most boring match of the tournament...

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  12. Missed corner for Sweden in 47' is the biggest mistake so far. I think this sentence is a sign of how interesting the match is...
    Interesting situation in 62', attacker foul correctly perceived in the penalty area by Siebert but he waited in order to allow VAR to intervene if necessary. Two seconds after that, offside by Swedish attacker was signaled by AR2. Defender of SVK was protesting and Siebert explained that he saw the incident but had to wait. Siebert could have whistled immediately but at least it was good to communicate with the defender.

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  13. Definitely the most boring game of the tournament, I must agree!
    However, Siebert did well what he had to do so far.

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  14. Penalty + YC given by Siebert! Correct decision.

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    1. Indeed, it is a boring game but it is difficult for a referee. You have to be concentrated, you cannot relax. Good that Siebert whistled the clear foul immediately. Maybe we will have a more interesting game now?

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  15. Correct pk for sweden!!!

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  16. Penalty and YC for DOGSO by Stieler: correct decision. Good ONSIDE by AR2 as well. Finally something interesting to assess him, he was ready to make this call. The player had slightly kicked the ball, but I think that without foul he would have reached it again (otherwise foul without card possible as well).

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    1. Stieler is probably at home in Hamburg ;) I fully agree, except with the name.

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    2. Stieler at euro confirmed! :)

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    3. You're right Chefren, both are excellent referees, but here we have SIEBERT ;) (before Peter plays the know-it-all, I dared to correct you here).

      Good YC, at first I thought no card is ok. But replay shows, it's DOGSO, empty goal.

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    4. Sorry, I meant Siebert of course!

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  17. YC + indirect free-kick for dissent. Very good decision not to ignore it.

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  18. Siebert ready during the crucial moments of the game.

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  19. I think he showed his potential for upcoming tournaments. He did a very good job at EURO.

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  20. Missed YC in 90' for #10-SWE, Kabakov could have helped to detect the step on the opponent's heel.

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  21. OK to play on following a penalty appeal for handball, you can support this decision. More play on than penalty, a whistle shouldn't have caused VAR intervention, though. Opinions?

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    1. Unexpected ball from very close distance. Play on is my decision.

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    2. I believe with the new directives it's quite clear to play on.
      Would also say VAR to call if whisteld.

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  22. Slovak referee18 June 2021 at 16:54

    Sweden - Slovakia

    Siebert - Seidel, Foltyn (Fritz)

    9' Good delay on the whistle and an advantage played
    19' Missed foul in the middle of the pitch
    23' Good YC for the SPA trip or for persistent infringment, I guess you can choose one or the other

    Very quiet first half for Siebert, not much work to do for him. He correctly gave a YC after warning the player before and besides one missed foul in the middle of the pitch, no mistakes were made on his part.

    47' Missed corner kick after a touch from the defender
    56' A good advantage, altough a little late, seemed like a safe choice after not calling the faul
    58' A very good offside call by Seidel
    63' A difficult situation, however incorrect offside call by Foltyn. We can argue about it being a dangerous play (head pretty low), but a very good interaction with Škriniar - talking some sense into him, deescalating the situation.
    76' Correct and a pretty straightforward PK decision together with a YC for Dúbravka, no argument from the players either
    80' A correct YC for dissent, you don't have to be a lip-reader to comprehend what Duda said
    83' A very close offside call, but let's give the benefit of the doubt to Foltyn
    87' A good YC for an SPA trip
    90+5' A good PK no-call, definitely no handball by today's standarts

    A very good performance by Siebert and his team. Not a difficult match to handle, all the cards were pretty straightforward, but he did it magnificiently. With 1 good PK call and 1
    good PK no-call on the top, we can forget about some smaller mistakes. He let the game flow, did not blow for small fouls and the players understood it, toughened up a little. We was fully in control of the match with respect from all sides (except for a one well-handled situation). I think UEFA will be very happy with him and even a KO stage match may come his way, which I would whole-heartedly agree with. Well done!

    Good performances by both AR, missed one offside each in my opinion, but it was very close to tell, so fine by me. No work besides that.

    Good call to not recommend an OFR by VAR at 90+5'

    R - 8.5
    AR1 - 8.3
    AR2 - 8.3
    VAR - 8.3

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  23. It was definitely not the most challenging game for Siebert but he was there when he was needed. He did not lose concentration, so he called the correct penalty for Sweden + YC immediately. Good no penalty decision for handball in 90+5'. I think Daniel Siebert can be very proud of what he has achieved. Nobody expected him to attend EURO but was able to deliver and received a second match (which is even more than what he could expect). If he got a third match, it would be a big surprise.

    I was able to meet Daniel Siebert once, he is a very nice guy and I am really happy for him.

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  24. Did not watch the second half, but seems Siebert did a very good job. Hope to see him in the WC next year. I really look forward to it!!

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  25. Impressed by Siebert today. Happy for him

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  26. Mr. Daniel Siebert - the best game manager and one of the best player manager at this EURO. I disagree it was an easy game for the referee who presented a superb stepped approach.

    The way he managed persistently infringing Olsson in 2', 9' and 23' was simply outstanding and should be shown at seminars for referees! Also the way he issued a warning in 63' after dissent - calm, firm and professional, reaching the target, wow!

    Furthermore, after the above mentioned warning for dissent, he didn't ignore the next one in 80'. Perfect!

    Of course, penalty is a good call but the DOGSO character of it was not so clear at real time. Thumbs up for detecting it!

    The missed YC for stamp in 90+1', one-two missed fouls (happens to everyone) and sometimes too late whistles after quite clear offences are points for improvement. I had a gut feeling he relied (too?) much on his team members at times.

    Well, after another very strong performance we can even expect Mr. Siebert getting R16 game. I am sure Daniel Siebert (along with Andreas Ekberg) were planned for only one group stage game but Roberto Rosetti rewarded Siebert with another clash. This can happen again after another very strong performance of the German!

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    1. I don't think he will get R16 game but he did really good job at EURO.

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  27. I concur that it will be difficult to see Siebert again, Brych should be first option and very likely we will not have so many referees from the same country in KO stage, but he can be extremely pleased with what he achieved in this tournament so far. Waiting for Brych's decision after EURO (to leave or not), he is now 100% sure of getting Elite status, with the chance to be even German nr. 1 for Qatar 2022.

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    1. Siebert is an Euro referee (category does not matter at this point) and should be treated like all other Euro referees.

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  28. Imagine how many negative comments would be here if Zwayer would have handled the games instead of Siebert? :)

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    1. Well, Siebert is in the much better shape :D

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  29. Convincing performance by Siebert

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  30. HIGHLIGHTS

    https://we.tl/t-Kr39W70vEb

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