Tuesday, 7 December 2021

2021 FIFA Arab Cup - Referee Appointments for Group Stage Matchday 3

 2021 FIFA Arab Cup will be used for testing preselected WC referees. These are the referees in charge of MD3. 



6 December 2021

Syria vs Mauritania Referee: SAMPAIO Wilton (BRA) Assistant Referee 1: SIMON Danilo (BRA) Assistant Referee 2: PIRES Bruno (BRA) Fourth Official: SIKAZWE Janny (ZAM) Video Assistant Referee: TRACI Rafael (BRA) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: GONZALEZ Leodan (URU) Offside VAR : SIWELA Zakhele (RSA) Support VAR : CUADRA FERNANDEZ Guillermo (ESP) Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates Referee: SIEBERT Daniel (GER) Assistant Referee 1: FOLTYN Rafael (GER) Assistant Referee 2: GITTELMANN Christian (GER) Fourth Official: CONGER Matt (NZL) Video Assistant Referee: DINGERT Christian (GER) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1:KWIATKOWSKI Tomasz (POL) Offside VAR : DOS SANTOS Jerson (ANG) Support VAR : AQUINO GAONA Eber (PAR) Oman vs Bahrain Referee: SATO Ryuji (JPN) Assistant Referee 1: MIHARA Jun (JPN) Assistant Referee 2: NOMURA Osamu (JPN) Fourth Official: MARRUFO Jair (USA) Szymon MARCINIAK (POL) MARRUFO Jair (USA) Video Assistant Referee: KIMURA Hiroyuki (JPN) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: BLOM Kevin (NED) Offside VAR : ESCOBEDO Adonai (MEX) Support VAR : GUERRERO Fernando (MEX) Qatar vs Iraq Referee: GASSAMA Bakary (GAM) Assistant Referee 1: CAMARA Djibril (SEN) Assistant Referee 2: NOUPUE Elvis (CMR) Fourth Official: MARTINEZ Said (HON) Video Assistant Referee: EVANS Shaun (AUS) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: JIYED Redouane (MAR) Offside VAR : LISTKIEWICZ Tomasz (POL) Support VAR : SOTO Juan (VEN)
7 December 2021 Jordan vs Palestine Referee: FAGHANI Alireza (IRN) Assistant Referee 1: ABOLFAZLI Mohammadreza (IRN) Assistant Referee 2: SOKOLNICKI Pawel (POL) Fourth Official: MARCINIAK Szymon (POL) Video Assistant Referee: AL-MARRI Abdulla (QAT) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: MARRUFO Jair (USA) Offside VAR : FOLTYN Rafael (GER) Support VAR : DINGERT Christian (GER) Morocco vs Saudi Arabia Referee: MATONTE CABRERA Andres Matias (URU) Assistant Referee 1: SOPPI Martin (URU) Assistant Referee 2: BARREIRO JARA Carlos (URU) Fourth Official: MARTINEZ Said (HON) Video Assistant Referee: GONZALEZ Leodan (URU) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1:AQUINO GAONA Eber (PAR) Offside VAR : DOS SANTOS Jerson (ANG) Support VAR : EVANS Shaun (AUS) Lebanon vs Sudan Referee: HERNANDEZ GOMEZ Fernando (MEX) Assistant Referee 1: BARWEGEN Micheal (CAN) Assistant Referee 2: DIAZ MEDINA Karen (MEX) Fourth Official: CONGER Matt (NZL) Video Assistant Referee: ESCOBEDO Adonai (MEX) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: GUERRERO Fernando (MEX) Offside VAR : PIRES Bruno (BRA) Support VAR : KWIATKOWSKI Tomasz (POL) Algeria vs Egypt Referee: TELLO Facundo (ARG) Assistant Referee 1: BRAILOVSKY Ezequiel (ARG) Assistant Referee 2: CHADE Gabriel (ARG) Fourth Official: SIKAZWE Janny (ZAM) Video Assistant Referee: CUADRA FERNANDEZ Guillermo (ESP) Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: SOTO Juan (VEN) Offside VAR : SIMON Danilo (BRA) Support VAR : TRACI Rafael (BRA)

38 comments:

  1. Why marrufo fo in Oman vs Bahrain althouth he is in var room in this tournament?

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    1. Maybe (I hope so, tbh) a punishment for a very important no intervention after blatant reckless use of arm in 90' of KSAJOR. But I expected also Japanese team to be punished for below-par performance in ALGSDN.

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  2. Where assistant referee 1 in alireza faghani team Mohamed reza mansouri ?

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    1. Yeah, why does Faghani have a Polish AR on this game?

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    2. We should not forget COVID issues, but I hope that this isn't the case.

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  3. After receiving some inquiries, FIFA decided to replace Marrufo with Marciniak in Oman vs Bahrain.

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    1. Maybe by Saudi Arabia FA / team that want Marrufo being strongly punished for not calling Gassama for an OFR after a blatant and crucial penalty missed?

      As I pointed out above, this inexplicable mistake was potentially very crucial for the game and group (we don't know if KSA would scored but still).

      Most likely the mistake(s)' influence on the final result is also an important factor why Sato (and Kimura) was appointed again after two crucial mistakes (only one corrected by VAR unfortunately) in ALGSDN. There the game was one-sided and ALG won anyway.

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  4. CLIPS FROM MD2 (if anyone is still interested :D)

    BHRIRQ: https://we.tl/t-qxBgQe32Sf
    OMAQAT: https://we.tl/t-WfcXS83NnJ
    MTNUAE: https://we.tl/t-TqZOFaigw9
    SYRTUN: https://we.tl/t-p8o37AFWWd
    - - - -
    JORMAR: https://we.tl/t-IVtgZe6c4s
    LBNALG: https://we.tl/t-Io0AqYNC1H
    SDNEGY: https://we.tl/t-LZMmI8WMoO
    PLEKSA: https://we.tl/t-s1mLRo3Qiv

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  5. Good first half by Siebert from what I saw. Solid foul detection and two very good advantages given. But I wonder what whistle he uses? There were two situations in which the players didn‘t hear that he has already stopped the game.

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  6. SYRMTN (Wilton Sampaio)

    39' YC 5SYR for a kick in the head; reckless vs SFP
    https://youtu.be/Qw2sH6ZRJvw?t=3066

    81' YC 17MTN after tackle and good advantage; reckless vs SFP; penalty appeal: striking
    https://youtu.be/Qw2sH6ZRJvw?t=6673
    replay: https://youtu.be/Qw2sH6ZRJvw?t=6790

    90+5' Possible advantage after foul(?) in the penalty area leading to a goal being scored
    https://youtu.be/Qw2sH6ZRJvw?t=7498


    I have become a fan of Wilton Sampaio. He enters the field of play simply to referee what is in front of him and radiates calmness and confidence. He is extremely focused on assessing incidents and therefore quite distant but his naturally serious body language and mimics make players respecting him. Two potential SFP incidents, indeed very close to SFP, but still maybe not clear and obvious mistakes and hence I can live without VAR intervention. Well done, Brazilian team, I would like to see you at the WC!

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    1. Me too. IMO Sampaio is by far better than Claus and he deserves it.

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    2. The 39' it's a RC for nr 5 of Syria, in my opionion.

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    3. In my view:
      39' SFP for me. The player has his boot enormously high and hits the opponent dangerously in the head; he is wholly responsible for his action which is endangering his opponent's health.
      81' Good advantage and correct play-on after this penalty appeal; but the challenge looks very wierd. With the first leg it seems to be intended to play the ball, but he puts it down to the ground and instead uses his left leg when the ball is already played and dangerously hits the opponent with open studs on the shin. Thus, I prefer a RC for SFP here as well, but certainly nothing clear and obvious.
      90+5' Everything's correct here.

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  7. Marrufo is the 4th official now in OMN-BHR, not Marciniak.

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    1. Also Adonai Escobedo as offside VAR instead of assistant referee in this role like in all other games so far.

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    2. The switch had been officially announced, it was even on fifa.com, but they backtracked on the decision, another one of those interesting behind-the-scenes stories that cannot be made public.

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  8. Offside check for Oman's third goal took nearly 2 minutes. Shouldn't this now be an immediate decision with the new technology?
    It was clearly only about the tight position, nothing subjective to decide.

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  9. Qf : qatar vs uae - ryuji sato japan / Tunisia vs oman conger new Zealand

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    1. predictions referees qf arab cup : Qatar vs uae sato japan / Tunisia vs oman conger new Zealand / Morocco vs Algeria siberet Germany / Egypt vs Jordan hector Martinez Honduras

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    2. My QF predictions (nearly agreeing with you)
      TUN-OMN: Marciniak, Sokolnicki, Listkiewicz (POL), Hernandez (MEX) - Kwiatkowski (POL), Cuadra (ESP), Noupue (CMR), Evans (AUS)
      QAT-UAE: Sato, Mihara, Nomura (JPN), Matonte (URU) - Kimura (JPN), Blom (NED), Escobedo (MEX), Jiyed (MAR)
      EGY-JOR: Martinez, Ramirez, Lopez (HON), Conger (NZL) - Guerrero (MEX), Aquino (PAR), Pires (BRA), Gonzalez (URU)
      MAR-ALG: Siebert, Foltyn, Gittelmann (GER), Sampaio (BRA) - Dingert (GER), Al Marri (QAT), Simon (BRA), Marrufo (USA)

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  10. Some interesting calls in today's matches: Matone with a clear penalty and later an OFR after he decided on free kick on the edge of the penalty box. Apparently, VAR had seen that a foot contact had been insided, but Matonte decided no foul after OFR. Was a rather challenging game, with some rough play and lack of respect by some Saudi players.

    Hernándenz with a very good instant SFP RC a couple minutes ago. Foot to the side of the head. Not intentional, but definitely a RC.

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    1. Another horrible tackle, another RC. Hernández should NOT have needed an OFR for this decision.

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  11. Algeria vs Egypt (Tello) ends in a draw. Decisive regarding first and second place was the fair play record, with both teams on an identical number of cards until added time. Tello then cautioned two Algerians, with the second booking being overturned for a SFP RC after OFR.

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  12. QATIRQ (Bakary Papa Gassama)

    07' UB or VC by 7QAT?
    https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=1173

    15' Penalty incident: kicking
    https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=1618
    another replay: https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=1731

    81' Penalty incident: handball
    https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=6668
    replay: https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=6732

    84' Potential advantage leading to goal, possible YC 22IRQ after tackle
    https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=6883

    87' Penalty incident: tackle
    https://youtu.be/Jxu01mYBrUA?t=7031

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    1. My views:
      7' I don't see enough force/intent to justify a sending-off but a YC should be issued.
      15' Basically, the defender misses the ball and only hits the opponent's leg. But the amount of contact (there is no stamp in the end) still seems acceptable, so I would support Gassama here, especially regarding VAR.
      81' Correct IMO as the arm position can be justfied by the sliding movement.
      84' Seems like a reckless tackle, so YC would be appropriate; no major issue whatsoever.
      87' Good play-on for me, the ball is already shot on goal, the following contact doesn't have a clear reckless character.

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  13. Arab Nations Cup - Qatar 2021
    Quarterfinals

    Tunisia vs Oman

    Referee: SIEBERT Daniel (GER)
    Assistant Referee 1: FOLTYN Rafael (GER)
    Assistant Referee 2: GITTELMANN Christian (GER)
    Fourth Official: CONGER Matt (NZL)
    Reserve AR : MAKASINI Tevita (TGA)
    Video Assistant Referee: DINGERT Christian (GER)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: BLOM Kevin (NED)
    Offside VAR : SOKOLNICKI Pawel (POL)
    Support VAR : KWIATKOWSKI Tomasz (POL)


    Qatar vs United Arab Emirates

    Referee: MATONTE CABRERA Andres Matias (URU)
    Assistant Referee 1: SOPPI Martin (URU)
    Assistant Referee 2: BARREIRO JARA Carlos (URU)
    Fourth Official: SIKAZWE Janny (ZAM)
    Reserve AR : SIWELA Zakhele (RSA)
    Video Assistant Referee: GONZALEZ Leodan (URU)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: SOTO Juan (VEN)
    Offside VAR : BRAILOVSKY Ezequiel (ARG)
    Support VAR : KIMURA Hiroyuki (JPN)


    Egypt vs Jordan

    Referee: MARTINEZ Said (HON)
    Assistant Referee 1: LOPEZ Walter (HON)
    Assistant Referee 2: RAMIREZ Christian (HON)
    Fourth Official: HERNANDEZ GOMEZ Fernando (MEX)
    Reserve AR : DIAZ MEDINA Karen (MEX)
    Video Assistant Referee: GUERRERO Fernando (MEX)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: MARRUFO Jair (USA)
    Offside VAR : CHADE Gabriel (ARG)
    Support VAR : EVANS Shaun (AUS)


    Morocco vs Algeria

    Referee: SAMPAIO Wilton (BRA)
    Assistant Referee 1: SIMON Danilo (BRA)
    Assistant Referee 2: PIRES Bruno (BRA)
    Fourth Official: SATO Ryuji (JPN)
    Reserve AR : MIHARA Jun (JPN)
    Video Assistant Referee: TRACI Rafael (BRA)
    Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: CUADRA FERNANDEZ Guillermo (ESP)
    Offside VAR : DOS SANTOS Jerson (ANG)
    Support VAR : ESCOBEDO Adonai (MEX)

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    1. Thanks, the post will be opened after today's UEFA games.

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    2. Marciniak and Faghani kept for semi-finals or final?

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  14. MARKSA (Andrés Matonte)

    13' Penalty incident: charging
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=1444

    29' After several play-on calls, 14KSA steps on an opponent's hand; accidental vs VC
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=2396

    45+2' Penalty awarded after GK's foul
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=3491

    53' YC 14KSA after trailing leg tackle; reckless vs SFP; possible 2YC for dissent
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=5001

    55' YC 12KSA after late challenge; reckless vs SFP
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=5101

    58' Following OFR, FK (vs PK) decision annulled
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=5292

    74' YC 9KSA after stamp; reckless vs SFP
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=6248

    79' FK (vs PK) decision and 2YC 14KSA after SPA-tripping
    https://youtu.be/lIR2JyRSlIw?t=6553

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    1. My views:
      13' Attacker is in the worse position and goes down after a light contact - correct call.
      29' Accidental IMO but Matonte's way of dealing with this whole scene is quite disastrous (generally passive, wierd play-ons, ...)
      45+2' Completely correct decision, GK is simply too late.
      53' The KSA player is sprinting across half of the field desperately simply to go into this dangerous tackle; a RC would have been appropriate with the attacker's leg dangerously catched in between the defender's legs/hips. The player must be sent off nonetheless for his unacceptable dissent behavior.
      55' Again, risky challenge but I think it's still okay to assess this as reckless.
      58' Excellent by all (V)MO: the contact is inside the penalty, so a FK is wrong in either case but the VAR sent the referee to the monitor because this situation isn't a penalty - the attacker is wholly responsible for the contact, he initiated it by moving into the defender's path.
      74' Reckless IMO, correct.
      79' This is actually not a foul for me: the attacker acts cleverly by putting his leg between the defender's legs so that the KSA player makes him fall down - the latter however didn't commit any infringement during that.

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  15. JORPLE (Alireza Faghani)

    07' Penalty awarded after tackle
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=1158

    18' Goal disallowed due to offside (AR1)
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=1839

    40' Penalty incident: handball
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=3150

    45+2' YC 9PLE after landing on an opponent's head; accident vs UB vs VC
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=3524

    70' Goal disallowed due to offside (AR2)
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=6127
    LINES: https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=6365

    87' Penalty incident: kicking
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=7099

    90+1' Good onside at goal (AR1)
    https://youtu.be/h1KsJQGfqnc?t=7333

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    1. For me:
      7' The decision is at least supportable for me. There is a slight contact with the ball but the following contact with the opponent is too significant.
      18' Correct and expected flag.
      40' Totally unintentional, correct play-on.
      45+2' I would go for 'accidental' as I don't really see intent here but Faghani's decision is a clever one.
      70' Excellent decision by AR2, extremely close offside offence.
      87' The defender puts his leg into the kicking movement of the attacker and pretends that the PLE player kicked his foot but it's rather him committing an offence here IMO - while a penalty would be actually a correct decision, the official took a suportable decision as well.
      90+1' Again, good onside/offside call, this time by AR1; the still image seems clear but with the Real speed you can see how close this certainly was.

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  16. LBNSDN (Fernando Hernández)

    36' Penalty incident - step on foot? in case of foul - SPA vs DOGSO
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=2886

    49' Play-on call after trailing leg tackle - reckless vs SFP (player had to be substituted shortly afterward)
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=4628

    62' RC 20LBN for SFP - high studs kick
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=5400

    74' Following OFR, YC 5SDN changed to RC 5SDN for SFP - two-footed tackle; YC Coach SDN for dissent (possible 2YC for continued dissent afterwards)
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=6127

    83' Penalty incident: striking
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=6663

    89' Striking by 6SDN in retaliation to blatant holding by 14LBN - UB vs VC, no cards given
    https://youtu.be/FqAi349S2Ow?t=7012

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    1. My views:
      36' I think there's rather no clear foot contact, play-on is totally okay.
      49' Actually, the player goes in this challenge very dangerously from behindm the opponent's ankle is bending due to the contact with the trailing leg - I prefer a RC here (player's action endangers his opponent's health) - play-on is a clear error nontheless.
      62' Completely correct RC.
      74' Uncontrolled and highly dangerous tackle; again, clearly correct sending-off. As the whole action was quite obvious (not so much about a specific point of contact), Hernandez could have spotted this on-field.
      83' I would support the official here, I cannot detect a clear striking offence.
      89' Both players should be cautioned IMO; the LBN player holds the opponent blatantly (LoR), the SDN player reacts frustratedly but his strike lacks brutality/force to be worthy a RC.

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