Thursday 25 November 2021

2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League - Matchday 5

UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the following officials to handle MD5 games of 2021-22 Europa Conference League group stage. 


25 November 2021

16:30 CET - Tallinn (Lilleküla Stadium)
FC Flora Tallinn (EST) - FK Partizan (SRB) | Group B
Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL) 
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Darragh Keegan (IRL) 
Fourth Official: Neil Doyle (IRL) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandr Gvardis (RUS) 
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest (NED) 

16:30 CET - Almaty (Almaty Ortalyk Stadion)
FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) - FC Basel 1893 (SUI) | Group H
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgi Elikashvili (GEO)
Fourth Official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (GEO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergey Zuev (RUS) 
UEFA Delegate: Kejdi Tomorri (ALB) 

18:45 CET - Helsinki (Helsinki Football Stadium) 
HJK Helsinki (FIN) - Alashkert FC (ARM) | Group A
Referee: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Yves De Neve (BEL) 
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny (BEL) 
Fourth Official: Kevin Van Damme (BEL) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Georgios Bikas (GRE) 
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)

18:45 CET - Prague (Eden Arena) 
SK Slavia Praha (CZE) - Feyenoord (NED) | Group E
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN) 
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikko Alakare (FIN) 
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Malek (POL) 
UEFA Delegate: Ciprian Paraschiv (ROU) 

18:45 CET - Haifa (Sammy Ofer Stadium) 
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - 1. FC Union Berlin (GER) | Group E
Referee: Michal Ocenas (SVK) 
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Bednar (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Polacek (SVK) 
Fourth Official: Martin Dohal (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sergejus Slyva (LTU) 
UEFA Delegate: George Fantaros (CYP) 

18:45 CET - Gibraltar (Victoria Stadium)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) - F.C. Copenhagen (DEN) | Group F
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Már Sigurðsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Þórður Arnar Árnason (ISL)
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustià Chato Ciprés (AND)
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Borissov Lekov (BUL) 

18:45 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - PAOK FC (GRE) | Group F
Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Mario Diks (NED) 
Fourth Official: Sander van der Eijk (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair (SCO) 

18:45 CET - Maribor (Stadion Ljudski vrt)
NŠ Mura (SVN) - Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) | Group G
Referee: Antonio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Nelson Filipe Vila Pereira (POR) 
Fourth Official: Fabio Oliveira Melo (POR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Augustus Constantin (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic (MDA) 

18:45 CET - Rennes (Roazhon Park) 
Stade Rennais FC (FRA) - Vitesse (NED) | Group G
Referee: Espen Eskås (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Øystein Ytterland (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Maksimas Bechterevas (LTU) 

18:45 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - Omonoia (CYP) | Group H
Referee: Morten Krogh (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Niels Høg (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen (DEN) 
Fourth Official: Jörgen Daugbjerg Burchardt (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR) 
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)

21:00 CET - Tel Aviv (Bloomfield Stadium) 
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) - LASK (AUT) | Group A
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Benjamin Pagès (FRA) 
Assistant Referee 2: Erwan Christophe Finjean (FRA) 
Fourth Official: Thomas Leonard (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vuckov (CRO) 
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Ana Raspopović (MNE)

21:00 CET - Nicosia (GSP)
Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP) - KAA Gent (BEL) | Group B
Referee: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Zürcher (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Benjamin Zürcher (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović (MNE) 
UEFA Delegate: Ariel Scheiman (ISR)

21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico) 
AS Roma (ITA) - FC Zorya Luhansk (UKR)| Group C
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mihai Ovidiu Artene (ROU) 
Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete (ROU) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER) 
UEFA Delegate: Alexandr Keplin (KAZ) 

21:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL) | Group C
Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: David Elias Bitton (ISR) 
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Fourth Official: Liran Liany (ISR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN) 
UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos (GRE)

21:00 CET - Randers (Randers Stadion)
Randers FC (DEN) - CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) | Group D
Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO) 
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO) 
Assistant Referee 2: Calum Spence (SCO) 
Fourth Official: David Alexander Munro (SCO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP) 
UEFA Delegate: Bartosz Łaski (POL)

21:00 CET - Jablonec Nad Nisou (Stadion Střelnice)
FK Jablonec (CZE) - AZ Alkmaar (NED) | Group D
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT)
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Brandner (AUT) 
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Steinacher (AUT)
Fourth Official: Rene Eisner (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan (ARM) 
UEFA Delegate: Vignir Þormóðsson (ISL)
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41 comments:

  1. OJSref23 November 2021 at 10:32

    Most important matches for Brisard (battle for first place), Kovacs and Higler (battles for second place).

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  2. Euro Soccer Ref23 November 2021 at 10:36

    For the first time, third category referees appointed:

    BEL Bram Van Driessche
    DEN Morten Krogh
    GEO Goga Kikacheishvili
    ISL Helgi Mikael Jónasson
    POR António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre
    SUI Urs Schnyder
    SVK Michal Očenáš

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  3. Chefren23 November 2021 at 10:48

    I wonder what happened to Kruashvili after Under 21 final, definitely strange to see him out from everything, maybe the appointment for that final was the maximum he could reach, I can't find other explanation.
    Now we see another referee from Georgia as Category 3, as Euro Soccer Referee pointed out.
    For the rest, we can just highlight Kovacs appointment in Rome.
    I think he is the first Elite referee in this tournament?
    The mistakes by Greek team in Roma - Bodo were too blatant...

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    1. Chiagozie23 November 2021 at 11:18

      Chefren Orel Grinfield got a match On match day 3 I think

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    2. Chefren23 November 2021 at 11:38

      Yes you are right! So we can say that this was for starting again after a long stop, while Kovacs is the first "technical" appointment of an Elite in this competition.

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    3. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 16:43

      G.Kruashvili had a game in MD3 conference league, think about the next match will be in MD6 also.

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    4. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 16:56

      Kovacs became a trusted referee for Italian teams.

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  4. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 10:50

    Still any Spanish 2nd cat appointed in ECL. Kept for MD6?

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  5. Forlan23 November 2021 at 12:15

    Well, my initial guess was that it ECL will serve as a test for "upper" 2nd category referees, but something very strange has happened because we have some category 3 now and some category 2 with previous debut in EL have had only 1 appointment so far in less prestige competition.

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    1. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 13:44

      Indeed! So, EL for ELite/"upper" 1st cat, and ECL for standard 2nd cat/3rd cat. And "upper" 2nd cat, as VAR/AVAR in UCL/EL. SO, when are going to be tested, considering that in December upgrades/downgrades are expected? Strange...

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  6. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 13:03

    Chefren do you think for Andorra or Gibilterra ref some possibility in Matchday 6?

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    1. Chefren23 November 2021 at 13:47

      Yes, why not? However, Jason Lee Barcelo got YL this week, considering that very often appointments are made on double matchdays basis, maybe this could exclude him from MD6, but of course we can't know. Very likely to see the referee from Andorra, and, as reported some weeks ago on the blog, maybe the time will come for a referee from Armenia. I still think that for San Marino is more difficult than other countries.

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    2. Anonymous23 November 2021 at 15:41

      Thank you, we will see MD6. About SMR: few possibilities for the quality of the referees or for the low level of their football system?

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    3. Chefren23 November 2021 at 15:57

      The second option you mentioned!

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    4. Euro Soccer Ref23 November 2021 at 16:16

      I thought that Luca Barbeno is quite close to UECL debut. Maybe even closer than Barcelo and Armenian referees? He's maybe not a top manager but a solid referee. In addition, if I was committee, I would observe Ghaltakhchyan closely. I saw him in Armenian SuperCup and he has many skills of top referees.

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    5. RikB23 November 2021 at 20:56

      I agree. Barbeno is quite old at 40, but he did a lot of matches in recent years, including an interesting an U21 qualifier and many UEFA Youth League matches.

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    6. Anonymous24 November 2021 at 08:44

      Why SMR team don't have matches in Italy too? For example in B or C division? Do you know AR careers?

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  7. Refsav23 November 2021 at 21:27

    How was that not handball against Rudiger? Also clear foul in there too.

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  8. Chefren25 November 2021 at 19:18

    Second YC absolutely correct by Carvalho Nobre, I didn't watch the first one.

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  9. RikB25 November 2021 at 19:30

    Very difficult match in Prague between Slavia and Feyenoord. Gestranius doesn't convince me on the pitch and he doesn't get trust from players. Strange situation where a player from Feyenoord got a YC and this was changed into a RC after input from, I assume the fourth official.

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    1. Hans25 November 2021 at 19:49

      Very strange! Gestranius was close and the FO or AR was much further away. RC acceptable though

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  10. Hans25 November 2021 at 19:47

    AR flagged at 2-0 Rennes-Vitesse, player Vitesse stop defending. Then flag down and Rennes scores..

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    1. Anonymous25 November 2021 at 19:59

      Oeff, and it was a clear offside so AR’s signal was correct in the end… The goal was not scored immediately after the flag, Vitesse gained possession of the ball again, but definitely not good refereeing.

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    2. Hans25 November 2021 at 20:02

      Indeed. Not a good clip but you can see the reaction of the defender and the goal here

      https://twitter.com/milyYaL/status/1463937136084852743?t=i1ZPsk_8hgyeaCaNZSkrWQ&s=19

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    3. Chefren25 November 2021 at 20:18

      https://streamja.com/W623G
      Some remarks, did the player in offside touch the ball? It is not clear, otherwise I could understand why referee overruled assistant referee, but still one can discuss as the ball passed between player's legs so he made an active movement.
      Then, we must also say that the action lasted for a while before scoring, players should have been more than aware that offside flag had been "annulled". It was not immediate.
      Still, a poor management, though.

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    4. Anonymous25 November 2021 at 20:27

      I’m I mistaken or is it really, really clear that the player in offside position plays (backheels) the ball?

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    5. Chefren25 November 2021 at 20:36

      Yes indeed it is clear I rewatched. Definitely strange that AR accepted the overrule. Other option is that he changed idea, but why, on a correct call? The offside position is clear according to video.

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    6. Anonymous26 November 2021 at 02:10

      I believe that Eskas thought the ball was played by a defender: The replay clearly showed that it did not.

      A serious mistake.

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  11. Quilava25 November 2021 at 21:17

    Excellent advantage by Kovács before 1-0.

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    1. Chefren25 November 2021 at 21:44

      And a few minutes ago, I think a supportable penalty, but not very clear. VAR would have supported.

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  12. RikB25 November 2021 at 22:14

    Jablonec - AZ Alkmaar
    54' Schüttengrüber misses an, IMO, clear red card for SFP.

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    1. Anonymous25 November 2021 at 22:22

      That cannot be anything else than a RC, no doubt whatsoever! Late studs-up tackle with high intensity far above the ankle. Remarkable that only a YC was issued, while the referee seemed to have an open line of vision. Very clear mistake unfortunately.

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref25 November 2021 at 23:50

      Indeed, shocking SFP missed...

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  13. Anonymous26 November 2021 at 01:39

    Poor performance of georgian referee in Kairat-Basel, someone should make videos. Esp. min 73 (clear penalty missed), 77-78 (mass confrontation) and after final whistle.

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    1. superstar011026 November 2021 at 08:30

      Agree. Also penalty awarded in 43' is wrong decision for me.

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  14. Anonymous26 November 2021 at 02:00

    53' of Mura-Tottenham, Nobre seemed to be very angry and even looks like he kicked(!) a Mura player.

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  15. Hans26 November 2021 at 08:22

    Clip RC Til after Gestranius first gave a yc (2:13)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjKX-vci0Xo&ab_channel=ESPNNL

    Missed RC by Schüttengrüber for SFP (2:20)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmQGsSJ_H3E&ab_channel=ESPNNL

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    1. Anonymous26 November 2021 at 08:31

      Video only actives in NED :/

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    2. Hans26 November 2021 at 08:48

      RC Til

      https://streamable.com/it8lse

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    3. Chefren26 November 2021 at 09:28

      Slavia Praha - Feyenoord: I don't understand how another official can have a better view on this incident than Gestranius? Very strange, unless he changed idea by himself. RC is supportable, but I think more YC here, so original decision was OK.

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    4. Chefren26 November 2021 at 09:29

      The missed RC by Schüttengrüber is shocking: he was even in a good position to spot the point of contact. Very serious mistake, too lazy approach to a crucial incident.

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