Saturday, 4 September 2021

2023 UEFA Under-21 Championship Appointments (September 2021)

Find below the appointments for September's matches in Under-21 EURO Qualification.

Juri Frischer (EST) in charge of France - North Macedonia


2 September 2021

Group D
16:00 CET - Brest (Ablasny spartyŭny komplieks "Brescki")
BELARUS - ICELAND
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (ALB, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ilir Tartaraj (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Erind Burgu (ALB)
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Bajramaj (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Georgi Yordanov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae (ROU)

Group H
16:30 CET - Yerevan (HFF Tekhnikakan-Kentron Akademiayi Marzadasht)
ARMENIA - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Dzmitryj Dzmitryjeŭ (BLR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dzianis Jemiaĺjančykaŭ (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Siarhiej Firynovič (BLR)
Fourth Official: Anton Lašuk (BLR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Maksims Krivuņecs (LVA)

Group B
17:30 CET - Győr (Alcufer Stadion)
HUNGARY - ISRAEL
Referee: Vladimir Moskalov (RUS, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitriy Safyan (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Valentin Murashov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Igor Panin (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Knut Bjørn Nordheim (NOR)
Mentor for Delegate: Loukás Siótropos (GRE)

Group G
18:00 CET - České Budějovice (Fotbalový stadion Střelecký ostrov)
CZECH REPUBLIC - SLOVENIA
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR, 3Cat) Donald Robertson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Adi (ISR) Sean Carr (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR) Ross Macleod (SCO)
Fourth Official: Shalom Ben Avraham (ISR) Gavin Duncan (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Fróso Ppekrí (CYP)
Mentor for Delegate: Scott Struthers (SCO)

Group H
18:30 CET - Le Mans (MMArena)
FRANCE - NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Juri Frischer (EST, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Sander Saga (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid (EST)
Fourth Official: Kristo Külljastinen (EST)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Tibor Vámos (HUN)
Mentor for Delegate: Harry Been (NED)

Group A
19:00 CET - Velika Gorica (Gradski stadion Velika Gorica)
CROATIA - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Denys Shurman (UKR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk (UKR)
Fourth Official: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Attila Ábrahám (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos (GRE)

Group B
19:00 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - GERMANY
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (ISL, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurðarson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jóhann Gunnar Guðmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Þorvaldur Árnason (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Michális Mítas (CYP)

3 September 2021

Group B
16:00 CET - Jelgava (Zemgales Olimpiskais centrs)
LATVIA - POLAND
Referee: Ian McNabb (NIR, 3Cat) Keith Kennedy (NIR, 3Cat)  
Assistant Referee 1: Gareth Eakin (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paul Robinson (NIR)
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews (NIR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Casha (MLT)

Group C
16:30 CET - Ta' Qali (Centenary Stadium)
MALTA - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Milovan Milačić (MNE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Đikanović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Dragan Vujović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Predrag Radovanović (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Roxana Berceanu (ROU)

Group F
16:30 CET - Zenica (Trening centar NFSBiH)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Anders Olav Dale (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Christer Solheim Jørgensen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Mohammad Usman Aslam (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Michał Listkiewicz (POL)

Group C
17:30 CET - Nitra (Futbalový štadión FC Nitra)
SLOVAKIA - LITHUANIA
Referee: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Fredrik Klyver (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Allheim (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergey Zuyev (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Nikola Kostov (MKD)

Group F
17:30 CET - Empoli (Stadio Comunale Carlo Castellani)
ITALY - LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (SVK, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Štrbo (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Erik Weiss (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Ziemba (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Jonathan Leese (ENG)
Mentor for Delegate: Kris Bellon (BEL)

Group A
18:00 CET - Drammen (Marienlyst Stadion)
NORWAY - AUSTRIA
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Francalanza (MLT)
Fourth Official: Etienne Mangion (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
UEFA Delegate: Filips Dhondt (BEL)
Mentor for Delegate: Tormod Larsen (NOR)

Group A
18:00 CET - Pärnu (Pärnu Rannastaadion)
ESTONIA - FINLAND
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili (GEO)
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Pat Duffy (IRL)

Group D
18:00 CET - Eschen (Sportpark Eschen-Mauren)
LIECHTENSTEIN - CYPRUS
Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (LUX, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Da Costa (LUX)
Fourth Official: Jérémy Muller (LUX)
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Māris Verpakovskis (LVA)

Group H
18:00 CET - Stara Pazova (Sportski centar FSS)
SERBIA - UKRAINE
Referee: Balázs Berke (HUN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Theodoros Georgiou (HUN)
Fourth Official: Bence Csonka (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Giel Kirkels (NED)
Mentor for Delegate: Nebojša Ivković (SRB)

Group E
19:00 CET - Sion (Stade de Tourbillon)
SWITZERLAND - GIBRALTAR
Referee: Rauf Cabarov (AZE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Cavanşir Yusifov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Rəşad Əhmədov (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kjell Gunnar Alseth (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: David Moran (IRL)
Mentor for Delegate: Pierino Lardi (SUI)

Group E
19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - BULGARIA
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dojando Myftari (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Renato Malaj (ALB)
Fourth Official: Florian Lata (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandr Gvardis (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Ionel Piscanu (ROU)

Group I
19:00 CET - Bursa (Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu)
TURKEY - BELGIUM
Referee: Ádám Farkas (HUN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Szert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szalai (HUN)
Fourth Official: Mihály Káprály (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban (ROU)

Group F
20:30 CET - Podgorica (Gradski stadion Podgorica)
MONTENEGRO - SWEDEN
Referee: Urs Schnyder (SUI, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Stefan Horisberger (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Edlira Jaupaj (ALB)

Group C
20:45 CET - Almendralejo (Estadio Francisco de la Hera)
SPAIN - RUSSIA
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns (BEL)
Fourth Official: Jan Boterberg (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Björn Fecker (GER)
Delegate Trainee: Charles Anthony Robba (GIB)

6 September 2021

Group G
18:00 CET - České Budějovice (Fotbalový stadion Střelecký ostrov)
CZECH REPUBLIC - ALBANIA
Referee: Julian Weinberger (AUT, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Sara Telek (AUT)
Fourth Official: Stefan Ebner (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

Group H
18:30 CET - Toftir (Tofta Leikvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS - FRANCE
Referee: Volen Chinkov (BUL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Petar Nikolov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dimitar Dobromirov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Stanimir Trenchev (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustià Chato Ciprés (AND)
UEFA Delegate: Þórir Þormar Hákonarson (ISL)

Group G
19:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional)
ANDORRA - SLOVENIA
Referee: Petri Viljanen (FIN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Veli-Matti Leppänen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Turkka Joonas Valjakka (FIN)
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Eyjólfur Ólafsson (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Mohamed Taa (FRA)

Group D
20:00 CET - Amadora (Estádio José Gomes)
PORTUGAL - BELARUS
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (AUT, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Witschnigg (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Höfler (AUT)
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)

7 September 2021

Group F
16:00 CET - Dudelange (Stade Jos Nosbaum)
LUXEMBOURG - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Loúkas Sotiríou (CYP, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ómiros Tziortzís (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Ioánnis Lazárou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Kyriákos Christodoúlou (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)

Group H
16:00 CET - Ohrid (Sportsko-rekreativni centar "Biljanini izvori")
NORTH MACEDONIA - SERBIA
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (MDA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vadim Vicol (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Denis Oală (MDA)
Fourth Official: Ion Orlic (MDA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Márton Esterházy (HUN)

Group I
16:00 CET - Nur-Sultan (Astana Arena)
KAZAKHSTAN - DENMARK
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Nedelkoski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Kushtrim Lika (MKD)
Fourth Official: Jovan Kačevski (MKD)
UEFA Referee Observer: Yuriy Baskakov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest (NED)

Group F
16:30 CET - Zenica (Trening centar NFSBiH)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - SWEDEN
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Fourth Official: Adriano Reale (IRL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Gabriel Weiss (SVK)

Group A
17:00 CET - Oulu (Raatin stadion)
FINLAND - CROATIA
Referee: Vítor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira (POR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás (POR)
Fourth Official: Gustavo Fernandes Correia (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mark Steven Whitby (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Ingrida Siliūnienė (LTU)

Group C
17:30 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
LITHUANIA - SPAIN
Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandar Kasapovič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: David Gabrovec (SVN)
Fourth Official: Alen Borošak (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov (EST)

Group E
17:30 CET - Sofia (Stadion "Slavia")
BULGARIA - WALES
Referee: Visar Kastrati (KOS, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Besnik Morina (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Lumturije Muhadri (KOS)
Fourth Official: Mervan Bejtullahu (KOS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Targo Kaldoja (EST)

Group F
17:30 CET - Vicenza (Stadio Romeo Menti)
ITALY - MONTENEGRO
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås (NOR, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Øystein Simon Ytterland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM)
UEFA Delegate: David McDowell Zor (SVN)

Group A
18:00 CET - Ried im Innkreis (Josko Arena)
AUSTRIA - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Amine Kourgheli (BLR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Juryj Chomčanka (BLR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktar Hiecikaŭ (BLR)
Fourth Official: Dzianis Ščarbakoŭ (BLR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Darko Ramovš (SRB)
Mentor for Delegate: Wolfgang Thierrichter (AUT)

Group A
18:00 CET - Pärnu (Pärnu Rannastaadion)
ESTONIA - NORWAY
Referee: Gergő Bogár (HUN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: István Albert (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gergő Vígh-Tarsonyi (HUN)
Fourth Official: Csaba Pintér (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: John Taylor (SCO)

Group C
18:00 CET - Khimki (Arena Khimki)
RUSSIA - MALTA
Referee: Artem Kýchın (KAZ, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Denıs Labashov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergeı Kalachev (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Bolat Sárıev (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun (BLR)
UEFA Delegate: Nikoloz Jgarkava (GEO)

Group D
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Luís Miguel do Nascimento Teixeira (AND, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Eric José Machado Gomes (AND)
Assistant Referee 2: Joan Guiu Serra (AND)
Fourth Official: Rui Miguel Maciel de Queiros (AND)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina (MNE)

Group E
18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Victoria Stadium)
GIBRALTAR - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Michal Očenáš (SVK, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Tomáš Vorel (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Gabriel Ádám (SVK)
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Rudolphe Mannaerts (BEL)

Group H
18:00 CET - Kovalivka (Stadion "Kolos")
UKRAINE - ARMENIA
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (SWE, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng (SWE)
Fourth Official: Fredrik Klitte (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mika Peltola (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Kazimierz Oleszek (POL)

Group B
18:15 CET - Riga (Daugavas stadions)
LATVIA - GERMANY
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (AUT, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Weiß (AUT)
Fourth Official: Alan Kijas (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolay Ivanov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist (SUI)
Mentor for Delegate: Barry Bright (ENG)

Group I
18:30 CET - Bursa (Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu)
TURKEY - SCOTLAND
Referee: Igor Pajač (CRO, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Ivan Mihalj (CRO)
Fourth Official: Dario Kulušić (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Milan Karadžić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)

Group E
18:45 CET - Deventer (Stadion De Adelaarshorst)
NETHERLANDS - MOLDOVA
Referee: Emmanouíl Skoulás (GRE, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Chasán Koúla (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Nikolaḯdis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Evángelos Gratsánis (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari (SMR)
Mentor for Delegate: Scott Struthers (SCO)

Group D
19:00 CET - Reykjavík (Fylkisvöllur)
ICELAND - GREECE
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Tom Adi (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR)
Fourth Official: Shalom Ben Avraham (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Niklas á Líðarenda (FRO)
UEFA Delegate: Gerard Lawlor (NIR)

Group B
20:00 CET - Lublin (Arena Lublin)
POLAND - ISRAEL
Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Richard Havrilla (SVK)

Group G
20:00 CET - Milton Keynes (Stadium MK)
ENGLAND - KOSOVO
Referee: Kaarlo Oskari Hämäläinen (FIN, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Sami Nykänen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Juuso Mantere (FIN)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Emara (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ferry (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen (FRO)
Mentor for Delegate: David Roger Griffiths (WAL)

Group B
20:30 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - HUNGARY
Referee: Andrew Davey (NIR, 3Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey (NIR)
Fourth Official: Timothy Marshall (NIR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Neli Lozeva (BUL)

Group C
20:30 CET - Lurgan (Mourneview Park Stadium)
NORTHERN IRELAND - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (ISL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Már Sigurðsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Þórður Arnar Árnason (ISL)
Fourth Official: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Haraldur Haraldsson (ISL)
Mentor for Delegate: Mark Blackbourne (ENG)

11 comments:

  1. Germany:
    Incident from last weekend's Bundesliga match Borussia Dortmund - 1899 Hoffenheim, handled by Felix Zwayer [VAR: Matthias Jöllenbeck].

    1': Early YC for HOF#14 (reckless use of ellbow)
    https://streamable.com/m985rw

    26': Penalty appeal (tackle) - possible reckless foul by HOF#14
    https://streamable.com/pabg9f

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    1. Correct YC, particular that it happened after only 9 seconds.
      The penalty in my opinion should have been whistled, no ball, only opponent, late challenge. I doubt that Zwayer had the exact perception of what had happened there...

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    2. 1' shows good alertness!

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  2. Controversial VAR intervention yesterday in serie A game Genoa - Napoli:
    https://streamable.com/sb232x
    Foul on keeper before goal?
    As you can see referee assessed the situation by making clear gestures and having a free view. VAR intervened.
    In my opinion a wrong VAR intervention, he should have supported referee.
    When there is something to assess related to keeper, it is always difficult to find consistency.
    I would say this is not even a possible foul.

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    1. IMO this is a prime example VAR should not be used. The referee seemed to have a clear perception, assessed the incident clearly.
      And: I don't even see a foul here, the GK takes a big risk when going there, both are focused on the ball. The attacker makes no illegal movement IMO and it's actually he who gets a knee in his back.
      I don't get that call tbh.

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    2. I agree with Flip.

      VAR shouldn't intervene. The attacker makes no illegal movement and doesn't try to block the GK from reaching the ball.

      IMO both the referee and VAR are to blame here. After all, according to the VAR protocol the referee takes the final decision.

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    3. GK sticks out his knee and hits the attacker and falls. Attacker did absolutely nothing.

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    4. No foul at all. Serious mistake by the VAR for me.

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  3. Initially a very good decision, ruined firstly by VAR even asking for a review and secondly by referee himself as I am not sure what they showed him to make a difference. Keeper comes 16 yards, jumps and makes a mess, lands awkwardly and cries. Never a foul

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  4. LATVIA - POLAND
    Referee: Keith Kennedy

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  5. ITALY - LUXEMBOURG
    Referee: Peter Kráľovič (SVK)
    13' simulation
    https://streamja.com/zP65L
    https://streamja.com/ZpP09

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