Thursday, 17 February 2022

Europa League 2021/22 - Referee Appointments - KO Play-offs (I)

The following referees have been appointed to handle the first legs of 2021/22 UEFA Europa League KO Play-offs.


17 February 2022

18:45 CET - Barcelona (Camp Nou)
FC Barcelona (ESP) - SSC Napoli (ITA)
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2:  Mihai Ovidiu Artene (ROU) 
Fourth Official: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mehmet Murat Ilgaz (TUR) 
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu (TUR)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Antonio Uzcudun Gómez (ESP)

18:45 CET - Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Football Club Zenit (RUS) - Real Betis Balompié (ESP)
Referee: Benoît Bastien (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Benjamin Pagès (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aurélien Drouet (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérémie Pignard (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Amaury Delerue (FRA) 
UEFA Referee Observer:  Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Olzhas Abrayev (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Aleksandr Kudriavtsev (RUS)

18:45 CET - Dortmund (BVB Stadion)
Borussia Dortmund (GER) - Rangers FC (SCO)
Referee: Clément Turpin (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Danos (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Gringore (FRA) 
Fourth Official: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Gijs de Jong (NED)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Heinz Willems (GER)

18:45 CET - Tiraspol (Sheriff Stadion)
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) - SC Braga (POR)
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Jean Paul Mievis (BEL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Roman Jitari (MDA)

21:00 CET - Seville (Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán)
Sevilla FC (ESP) - GNK Dinamo (CRO)
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti (ITA) 
Fourth Official: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Doveri (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Emmanuelle Puttaert (BEL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Antonio Israel Mariscal Sánchez (ESP)

21:00 CET - Bergamo (Stadio di Bergamo)
Atalanta BC (ITA) - Olympiacos FC (GRE)
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida (SUI) 
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Dudic (SUI) 
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Velasco Carballo (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Philippe Prudhon (FRA)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Giacomo Paganessi (ITA) 

21:00 CET - Leipzig (RB Arena)
RB Leipzig (GER) - Real Sociedad de Fútbol (ESP)
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR) 
Fourth Official: Alper Ulusoy (TUR)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mete Kalkavan (TUR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Raymond Ellingham (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Phivos Constantinides (CYP)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Harald Sather (GER) 

21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)
FC Porto (POR) - S.S. Lazio (ITA)
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Joost van Zuilen (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU) 
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański (POL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: José Carlos Neves Ramalho (POR)
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100 comments:

  1. matei1415 February 2022 at 10:02

    There is not a clearer sign than that. Makkelie is kept in the shadow in Tiraspol. Extremely low profile game. The UCL final is coming.

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    1. matei1415 February 2022 at 10:08

      Also, huge game for Istvan Kovacs. I was really not expecting that, last game domestically on 12. Great suprise!

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    2. Anonymous15 February 2022 at 10:11

      I really wonder what committee will decide regarding the WC play-offs and Makkelie. Play-off games are certainly not "low profile" games...

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    3. Sam15 February 2022 at 17:02

      I agree that CL final is very likely for Makkelie, maybe he will get a relatively "low profile" in the play-off? Anyway IMO he is one of the most capable referees and he will do well

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  2. Anonymous15 February 2022 at 10:05

    Certainly not an easy game for Gözübüyük after all the recent outbursts in Portugal.

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    1. M16 February 2022 at 01:34

      Agree, maybe more of a big name was needed there.

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  3. matei1415 February 2022 at 10:31

    Let's wait to see what game will get Hategan on UCL (next week or in the second leg) and than we can debate this subject.

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  4. Chefren15 February 2022 at 10:31

    The highlights of this set of appointment is surely Kovacs and his big assignment in Barcelona. I was sure about an "upper" Elite, but the Romanian has definitely started his journey to become one of the very trusted referees from the Elite Category.
    Still, I think, quite early to say that he is in competition with Hategan, the latter has a more than huge background and he should be still considerd nr. 1 but it is also sure that in a so long time until today he didn't manage to get a final and now one could say Kovacs is deserving a bit more certain assignments. Let's see however the next assignment of Hategan.
    Gözübüyük will have a very hot game in Porto indeed, while Makkelie seems hidden by committee, after this game, for sure a CL assignments will follow. In case of good performance by Gözübüyük another interesting game in EL could follow as well.
    Schaerer in Bergamo with Velasco is another interesting choice: new Elite referees are followed closely by committee members, after Jovanovic and Kuipers in CL.
    No Spanish assignment for all week's game, and that's very particular indeed, on next week I think we will have not less than three Spanish crews. This could also help in terms of predictions.

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    1. Chefren15 February 2022 at 12:04

      German referees without appointments as well: so the question about Zwayer stays suspended. However, after Brych retirement, we have four Elite rather on paper than in reality.
      Only Siebert seems the very trusted, Stieler doesn't get important games, Aytekin is always Low Elite, Zwayer has now this situation... I'm very curious about the latter, I think in case of assignment he will get something like the game of Makkelie in EL First Legs, but for other reasons.

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    2. Philipp S15 February 2022 at 12:15

      Stieler is currently injured.
      Zwayer will return in 1. Bundesliga this weekend, so he could be appointed in Europe next week, but I rather expect that for the following window.
      So I think, next week we will see Siebert (CL or EL) and Aytekin (EL or ECL).

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    3. Alex15 February 2022 at 14:04

      Tony, Could you please remind, why Zwayer is suspended?

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    4. Zwayerbrazil15 February 2022 at 14:13

      He took an own pause due to the hard/death threats that he received after the der klassiker.
      He back on Sunday from this pause.

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  5. MARIO15 February 2022 at 11:39

    Big match for Kovacs, this is for sure the more important news for the appointment and as you said Chefren, we should start to consider him as a top elite.
    Busy period for Turpin just back from the CWC where he refereed almost all matches considering his duty as IV. No rest and no time for his children :-)
    Very low profile appointment for Makkelie and Cakir but I guess in two divergent directions: Makkelie maybe is protected by the spotlight for a further sonorous appointment while Cakir is probably on the descent phase of his extraordinary carrier.
    Happy to see Bastien in a quite important match, good to try to recover him him.
    Finally in my opinion Guzubuyuk is really overrated and for his lenient way doesn't deserve a big match like Porto - Lazio. I see many officials better than him

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    1. Mikael W15 February 2022 at 12:22

      To add sth on Turpin - I watched all of his SF and most of his 3/4playoff at the Club WC, and I thought the Frenchman showed a simply spectacular way of refereeing IMO. Very good disciplinary control (besides a small epoch in the SF game), and his mimics/gestures/presence/soft skills were superlatively good.

      It wouldn't be wrong to say that CWC games have only tenuous links to how UEFA club comp matches are played, but on that form, I think Turpin is the no.1 of all European referees!

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    2. Sam15 February 2022 at 17:12

      Taylor and Makkelie certainly shows more capabilities on the pitch than Turpin. Not a successful EURO for Turpin either. Top 3 referees on my list are Makkelie, Taylor, Lahoz. I can't choose which one is the "best" (it is just too difficult to pick the best one.......)

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    3. Anonymous15 February 2022 at 17:15

      Every referee has its strong aspects. It can be facial expressions, a confident body language, decision making, card management, etc. etc.

      In my opinion, Turpin doesn't have the natural authority based on for example his length or his physics, however he compensates that very well with his mimics and facial expressions. This is one of his strong and well-trained aspects- if you ask me.

      I think Taylor, Orsato, Makkelie and Marciniak don't use as much facial epressions as Turpin. They are very calm and confident. Besides that, especially Marciniak and Makkelie seem to rely a lot on communication to manage players.

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  6. RikB15 February 2022 at 12:05

    Positive also to see Kamphuis back. Domestically, he is finally back and immediately officiates Feyenoord.

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  7. Philipp S15 February 2022 at 12:19

    Millot is appointed as VAR although he wasn't at the UEFA course (at least not on the list from December) - so we now know, that this is possible. Martinez Munuera is another obvious candidate for that.
    In general, the situation with French VARs is interesting:
    Delajod was at the CWC with Turpin, who however mostly works with Brisard in UEFA.

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    1. Anonymous15 February 2022 at 17:37

      Too many differences between FIFA and UEFA... can they decide on pairs referee-VAR, same as referee-ARs?

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  8. Sam15 February 2022 at 17:06

    I hope Hategan will get the spot considering age and experience in the big stage. Of course everything should be based on performance. CL and play-off can determine everything, but until now, I think Hategan is ahead in the competition

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  9. Hans17 February 2022 at 09:06

    OT Your opionion about this penalty by Frappart (3:50)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szc7HOmQ_w&ab_channel=ESPNNL

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    1. Hans17 February 2022 at 09:07

      Or this Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G9nBiWlz7A&ab_channel=SilverStar (1:36.00)

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    2. Chefren17 February 2022 at 10:41

      After the live sequence, my first impression had been outside the box and not punishable. Replay confirms that in my opinion it is not punishable because defender tries everything to avoid a contact with arms in rather natural position. The problem with handballs, without VAR, can't be solved, but what I can say is that too often we see easy whistles, referees immediately think that a handball is punishable and I would guess that most of the times they don't take a moment to try to understand more the nature of the action. It is very difficult without VAR, as said, but I don't see other solutions...

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  10. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 11:13

    Apparantly the first time that Makkelie is with a portuguese team again, since the SRB-POR incident.

    Tbh I hope to see Oliver again with Juventus, Hategan with PSG, etc.

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  11. Mikael W17 February 2022 at 12:30

    OT: Interesting appointments today from Saudi Arabia.

    Al Batin vs. Al Nassr
    Referee: César Ramos (MEX)
    VAR: Nicolás Gallo (COL)

    Al Hilal vs. Al Shabab
    Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (PAR)
    VAR: Fábio Veríssimo (POR)

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    1. Mikael W17 February 2022 at 14:19

      Ramos just correctly awarded Al Batin a penalty for a careless trip (31’).

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    2. Mikael W17 February 2022 at 15:42

      Wow, what a game that turned into for César Ramos! Will cut clips if I can find somewhere to download the FMR.

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  12. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 14:33

    Hmm I must say, Makkelie's appointments a bit different since EURO 2020. For sure some potentially problematic matches, but he is kept away from the real high profile games. The only exception was LIV-ATM.

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  13. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 15:14

    He was shocking in Finland - Russia and England - Denmarrk in addition to Serbia - Portugal and it was clearly acknowledge by the Committee in starking contrast to his fanclub here in this blog. Also I have noticed that some of the Dutch "readers" connected with Kuipers have suspiciously disappeared from the blog since his retirement.

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  14. Mikael W17 February 2022 at 15:51

    I watched all three of those matches and Makkelie definitely wasn't "shocking" in any of them. There were many comments during the EURO on Law5 where reason, to varying degrees, gave way to passion; I don't think your remark about (now-retired, btw) Kuipers 'fans' is really fair either.

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  15. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 16:01

    Well, I must say... During the EURO I have read many comments from not-so-objective (maybe chauvinistic) people who were obviously rooting for a certain referee and being very negative about strong competitors, however... I don't think those people were all Dutch and obviously it has nothing to do with the discussion icedteatower has opened. :)

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  16. Chefren17 February 2022 at 19:21

    Kovács so far with a good performance. A check by VAR for 0-1, possible offside, but the goal was regular. A few later, minute 31', Barcelona asked for a free kick at the edge of penalty area, it happened after a defensive mistake. Could have been even red card for DOGSO in case of whistle (but rather YC for SPA), playing on not a mistake. Now the game can become more challenging with Barça trying to do something.

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  17. Ecosse17 February 2022 at 19:24

    Good VAR intervention in Dortmund. Didn't see the handball in real-time myself

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  18. Chiagozie17 February 2022 at 19:24

    Great spot by Jerome Brisards!!! Most VAR might forget to check incidents where there was no appeal!!! Certainly sure VAR in England would not be bothered at all!!

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  19. Chefren17 February 2022 at 19:27

    VAR intervention for Turpin in Dortmund, handball:
    https://streamable.com/90teon
    100% correct call.
    Maybe some German referees wouldn't have whistled it? :)

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    1. Philipp S17 February 2022 at 19:37

      I think, also in Germany 100% correct.

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    2. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 19:51

      I think this should be penalty everywhere :) Good Ofr, good penalty call.

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  20. Law 5 Commenter17 February 2022 at 19:29

    About 38'YC against Napoli player. What was it for? The slide tackle into back of Barca player?

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  21. Chefren17 February 2022 at 19:32

    OFR in Tiraspol for handball:
    https://streamja.com/1N1jP
    Another quite difficult infringment to spot live.

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    1. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 19:50

      Agreed, difficult to spot real time but penalty correctly awarded after good Ofr.

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    2. Chiagozie17 February 2022 at 20:23

      Of the 3 OFR for handballs this should be the one spotted by the referee all based on the position of Makkelie!! He was standing just in front of the incident based on the video above, the only credit I can give him is that it’s probably a perception error, because of how high on the arm it struck!! Maybe he thought it struck his shoulder.

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  22. Matthew T17 February 2022 at 19:59

    4th Rangers goal given correctly by VAR. For me an error by the assistant as I’m struggling to see an offside in the play.

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  23. Chefren17 February 2022 at 20:03

    OF in Barcelona for handball, today very hot topic in all the games.
    Penalty awarded to Barcelona. In this case the arm is very open, not natural position.

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  24. Davidcrammond17 February 2022 at 20:03

    OFR for Handball very harsh in my opinion. BAR-NAP

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    1. Chiagozie17 February 2022 at 20:07

      I thought the same but the ball changes direction as a result

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    2. Chefren17 February 2022 at 20:11

      https://streamff.com/v/ff37fa
      The contact with arm is clear, the concept of "harsh" can't be applied to handball, you have just to detect whether there is touch or not and the position of the arm.

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    3. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 20:17

      I agree with Chefren, one can have an opinion on the current interpretation of handball offences, but UEFA’s guidelines are quite clear in this respect. I don’t see another option as to recommend an Ofr.

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    4. Philipp S17 February 2022 at 20:59

      IMO the position of the arm is not enough, you also have to consider the movement. If the arm is there only as part of the natural running movement, it would be not punishable, I think. However the arm also moves into the path of the ball, therefore penalty is OK.
      But not as clear as the other penalties today. So here I would use Chefren's sentence from above: "Maybe some German referees wouldn't have whistled it" (or at least some VARs would not have intervened).

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    5. Chefren17 February 2022 at 21:14

      The fact that this penalty has been called by German VARs shows us that indeed they are applying committee's guidelines, as Chiagozie wrote below, as well. And that's the only partial solution to solve problem, because it is better that than having some very clear penalties not whistled for too much particular reasons.

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  25. Chefren17 February 2022 at 20:37

    Now a more challenging end of the game for Kovacs, correct YC for time wasting.

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    1. Chefren17 February 2022 at 20:40

      90'+2 very risky tackle inside the box with studs hitting ball very high in the air, correct assessment by Kovacs, then after that defensive free kick.

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  26. Chefren17 February 2022 at 20:51

    Kovács: considering the difficulty of the game and the background, we must start our analysis from a different point of view than Orsato and Marciniak games in Champions League of recent days. This was by far a more important test for the Romanian and I think he did overall very well, showing to committee that indeed he can be a name for something more inside the Elite pool. I found all his decisions very correct, good foul detection, a wise card management, I can't find any very clear missed card or, on the contrary, a wrongly given one.
    Most important thing is control of a so hot game until the end.
    Very positive point: management of added time and YC for time wasting. I also have a feeling that he has a certain ascendant on players without having to do so much for being respected. This is something I don't see in Hategan, personal opinion of course.
    The penalty call, after OFR: no faults at all for him because it was impossible to detect that, ball didn't have a significant change of the path but this is not important, VAR was there to check that touch has occurred. If you ask me, committee can be fully satisfied.
    My mark is 7.9 (8.5). A crucial mistake that stays only on paper.

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    1. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 22:11

      Did you notice that Kovacs did not seem very familiar with the OFR process (signal, body language)? Was this his first OFR in an UEFA match?

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  27. Chiagozie17 February 2022 at 20:55

    One thing we can say about all 3 penalties whistled for penalties after OFR is that there is clear consistency and that is all what fans ask for!!! I can imagine the VAR courses and training!! Lol

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  28. Dominik M.17 February 2022 at 21:17

    Penalty given by Guida in Sevilla - https://streamable.com/a18gfv

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    1. Chefren17 February 2022 at 21:24

      The only doubt can be about the intensity of the contact, to be honest, not really clear, but in this scenario a penalty call is definitely expected. Attacker tries to jump and we can believe he would have been interested in reaching ball and scoring, without the foul. DOGSO scenario seems quite clear, good to wait before whistle (defender's save on the line).

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    2. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 21:50

      I don't see any contact. Simulation.

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    3. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 21:57

      Are you serious?

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    4. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 22:16

      Guida absolutely flawless in his first half. Excellent performance ‘cause he has always been in total control of the match. Both the DOGSO and the penalty are correct decisions.

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    5. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 23:18

      Undoubtedly exciting and great Guida’s performance tonite. Every decision he took has always been totally accepted by the players. He has always been calm, clean and very, very determined. In addition, he was very good on the decisive episode, the crucial decision taken, the penalty granted.
      He has long deserved the élite category and tonite he confirmed it

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  29. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 21:18

    Possible SFP/VC (stamp on lower leg) in POR-LAZ in 15”?

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  30. Euro Soccer Ref17 February 2022 at 21:33

    Danny Makkelie in SHEBRA

    In general, that was a normal difficulty game with long periods of very boring game from the refereeing point of view.

    The key match incident was Sheriff's penalty appeal (handball) initially waved away and disallowed Sheriff's goal due to offside signalled by AR2. Most likely there was an offside offence (although the lines were not shown by broadcaster) and VAR checked the previous penalty appeal. The handling was very blatant - arm unnaturally and widely outstretched, never a part of natural movement - and penalty was given after an on-field review. There was a second Sheriff's penalty appeal for handball in 59' but the arm didn't make a defender bigger, so no penalty was the only correct outcome in this case.

    As for disciplinary control, the Dutchman excellently spotted SPA character of tripping in 15' and without hesitation correctly cautioned 3SHE. He could have balanced yellow cards in 32' (high kick deemed as careless only because of the player committing a foul being strongly focused on playing the ball) and in 36' (play-on after SPA impeding in case of FK given). In 45+6', a reckless studs challenge was committed by SHE player but maybe it was smart to close one eye after not sanctioning two fouls of Braga players earlier in the game.
    Another possible yellow cards not given in 46' (step on foot) and 63' (play-on after very difficult to detect trailing leg contact after fairly playing the ball). All in all, maybe not optimal but also nothing serious I think.

    Also it is worth to note that Makkelie was very alert at the beginning with regard to stealing metres at throw-ins. He ordered players to take some steps back several times in first twenty minutes.

    A type of game in which you can only loose as a referee. No occasions to shine as a leader or manager and there always will be one or two mistakes. Today, 7.9 (8.3) would be my mark.

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref17 February 2022 at 21:42

      I forgot: excellent lost time compensation! Six minutes added to 1H and five minutes added to 2H.

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  31. Chefren17 February 2022 at 22:22

    Aother very blatant handball in Leipzig, VAR intervention needed, missed by Cakir live.

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    1. JD17 February 2022 at 22:30

      But also non of the real sociedad players noticed it I think

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  32. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 22:40

    Minute 80 Leipzig what kind of penalty is that? Clear simulation. Could spot it without replay.

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  33. JD17 February 2022 at 22:41

    Now a very, very soft penalty given by cakir to RB. In my opinion even wrong. What is your opinion?

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    1. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 22:41

      100% obvious simulation.

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    2. Philipp S17 February 2022 at 22:42

      I think the same.
      Probably no intervention because there was some contact, but really borderline in that aspect.

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    3. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 22:44

      I see no contact at all and it was clear anyway. Player jumped with both legs and it's even more funny that he acted as if it hurt too.

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    4. JD17 February 2022 at 22:44

      I think ofher VARs than irrati would have probably intervened

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  34. anty7517 February 2022 at 22:42

    A clear dive by Leipzig player, I am shocked that VAR confirmed that penalty.

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  35. Dominik M.17 February 2022 at 22:43

    Penalty given by Cakir in Leipzig - https://streamgg.com/v/620ebcb79b2a4

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    1. pele2317 February 2022 at 22:44

      I think you can see that the defender hits the attackers knee with his hand. Supportable (but soft) penalty in my opinion.

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    2. Chefren17 February 2022 at 22:47

      Second penalty in Leipzig - Real Sociedad:
      https://streamable.com/qhrlai
      I think that VAR couldn't prove the evidence of a simulation, but I hardly see a contact there, most is made by attacker. One can maybe accuse the defender of knowing that opponent is behind and then deliberately obstructing him by not moving, but rather a too soft call.

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    3. JD17 February 2022 at 22:48

      I see the contact but this contact is not supportable at all. Then we get around 1000 freekicks per game

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    4. Chefren17 February 2022 at 22:52

      Irrati is very strict with protocol, as long as you can find even a very small contact, he supports, differently from most of the other VARs, in this cas I can easily guess that another VAR would have intervened. Still, Cakir rewatching it would have never whistled. This is the problem of VAR protocol, such situations must be always accepted.

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    5. Dominik M.17 February 2022 at 22:53

      Once again I feel like UEFAs approach to situations like that is just simply wrong. As Chefren said, Irrati probably couldn't prove that there was no contact 100%, so the decision stands.
      I'm sure that we would have seen a VAR intervention in a FIFA competition.

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    6. JD17 February 2022 at 22:58

      By the way, grman commentators are just discussing whether this penalty was very lucky or simply wrong.

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    7. Anonymous17 February 2022 at 23:09

      No penalty, no Var intervention

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    8. Sam17 February 2022 at 23:23

      IMO not a soft call but a wrong decision. For me this is simulation

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    9. Jackson18 February 2022 at 01:45

      I would never ever give a penalty for this.

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    10. Anonymous18 February 2022 at 07:58

      I also don't see the contact. If VAR has to suppport this call, then UEFA should consider how more obvious a simulation should be.

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    11. David18 February 2022 at 09:57

      The replays arent great, but I think this PK is supportable. The contact from the defenders hand on the knee could be enough to make him stumble. With no better or conclusive replays, I think VAR was right.

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    12. Ugur B18 February 2022 at 10:20

      I would support the PK as well. The arm which hit the knee of attacker, doesn't allow him to continue his regular run. We don't know how strong that contact, but with the arm defender enlarges his area and blocks the attacker. It is soft maybe but supportable call.

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  36. Philipp S17 February 2022 at 23:04

    Predictions for next week (VAR in brackets)
    Chelsea - Lille: Karasev (Irrati)
    Villareal - Juventus: Siebert (Dankert)
    Benfica - Ajax: del Cerro Grande (Martinez)
    Atletico - ManUnited: Hategan (di Bello)

    Dinamo - Sevilla: Meler (Dingert)
    Olympiakos - Atalanta: Gil Manzano (Hernandez)
    Sociedad - Leipzig: Letexier (Delajod)
    Napoli - Barcelona: Taylor (Kavanagh)
    Betis - Zenit: Massa (Valeri)
    Rangers - Dortmund: Kulbakov (Pinheiro)
    Braga - Tiraspol: Mateu (de Burgos)
    Lazio - Porto: Vincic (Tierney)

    Qarabag - Marseille: Jug
    Maccabi - PSV: Jovic
    Slavia - Fenerbahce: Collum
    PAOK - Midtjylland: Ivanov
    Randers - Leicester: Kruzliak
    Bodo - Celtic: Peljto
    Partizan - Sparta: Aytekin
    Vitesse - Rapid: Raczkowski

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  37. Anonymous18 February 2022 at 08:01

    How did schärer and Gözübüyük do?

    I saw a fraction of the 2nd halve (POR-LAZ) and it seemed pretty calm. Both teams accepted the scoreline and didnt take any risks. Next week is going to be more tensed for sure.


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    1. pirri18 February 2022 at 10:11

      I was live in Bergamo, solid easy game for Schaerer. First atalanta goal was scored by corner kick wrongly given by AR (quite easy to see from the stadium). Olympiacos trainer complaint about the ref but, except from this, I didn't found any other wrong decision from the team

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  38. Anonymous18 February 2022 at 15:08

    I am afraid that, yes, that is the case... Cakir was a very good referee, but, unfortunately, no one can stay at the top forever...

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  39. Chefren18 February 2022 at 15:56

    Please find below some clips from Gözübüyük's game POR - LAZ. I didn't watch the game but I found the most significant incidents:

    4'
    https://streamable.com/d16zbj
    Early YC for blatant holding, unsporting behavior.

    39'
    https://streamable.com/2mkhwd
    YC for reckless challenge, quite delayed, I would have said reported by AR1, but I didn't see signals from him, very likely referee decided by himself.

    45'
    https://streamable.com/44vits
    YC for reckless challenge from behind.

    55'
    https://streamable.com/4yvoa7
    Possible YC for reckless challenge.

    71'
    https://streamable.com/daujfr
    YC for reckless challenge.

    73'
    https://streamable.com/pntx3e
    YC for reckless challenge.

    75'
    https://streamable.com/gxl0iq
    At first (74:18) possible second YC for reckless challenge, player immediatelt apologized, aware of his action. Then (74:40) not clear contact if you ask me, but rather too passive attitude from fourth official. Maybe reckless however it is not clear based on the only replay shown.

    77'
    https://streamable.com/9h1qij
    YC for reckless challenge.

    70' ---> 80' The most challenging minutes in the game.

    Bonus clip (exactly in these minutes), referee's reaction, unluckily from a "wrong" camera, I would have like to see him ;)
    https://streamable.com/wgeg26
    Maybe he could have booked player, but one can't be 100% sure that player was totally aware about the whistle when he kicked ball away (dissenting gesture of frustration?).

    Also a short remark about some "short whistles" that in this game (especially the situation of the possible second YC, first incident in 75' clip) were very particular, I would have expected a bit longer whistles from most of referees.


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  40. matei1418 February 2022 at 23:22

    https://www.facebook.com/111732483697756/posts/482254299978904/
    Mike Dean is the heighest paid referee in the Premier League. On top is the other "veteran" Martin Atkinson and the Elite Michael Oliver. Stats from 2020/21 season.

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  41. Dominik M.19 February 2022 at 09:44

    OT: A (imo) wrong intervention in Mainz-Leverkusen (Referee: Cortus, VAR: Welz) last night. I'd be very interested in your opinions about this situation.

    https://streamja.com/n3zyv

    There also was a missed penalty for handball imo, looked quite clear (2' - if anyone has a clip).

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    1. Chefren19 February 2022 at 10:39

      I can report that in serie A this season we are experienced such kind of VAR interventions for all the goals in which there is a player in offside close to play, but not playing ball.
      Some goals have been disallowed, among them I can remember Milan - Napoli, I posted the clip on the blog (maybe you saw it) and then another situation as well a few time ago in Torino - Venezia. A player was jumping trying to play ball close to the other attackers and he was assessed as punishable, despite the evidence of this influence was missing. This is a very similar case. Also, AIA said that they followed the guidelines of UEFA and for UEFA it seems as all these goals should be disallowed for offside to find consistency, but I strongly disagree.

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    2. Chefren19 February 2022 at 11:40

      The situation in 2': https://streamable.com/sfsdd5
      Still, not a very clear replay if you ask me, but I think indeed ball touched directly open arm, in this case should be penalty.
      In Italy referees are very strict with handballs, and that's true, but still I don't understand which criteria are used by German referees and VARs to be honest... accidental can mean both everything and nothing!

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    3. Flip19 February 2022 at 13:05

      In my view, the disallowed goal is simply a mistake. The attacker is not directly influencing the defenders - they are rather concentrated on the player who actually scores with his header.
      I think, directly disallowing the goal would be somewhat supportable on the field because of the visible participation in the header duel (which seems to be quite an important factor nowadays like Chefren said). But the VAR intervention is quite clearly wrong IMO.
      Regarding 2', I struggle to find arguments against a penalty here to be honest. The defender has his arm lifted unnaturally and the ball is expected (long distance, not significanty changed path) - probably, they assessed it as accidental because of the confusing situation with another defender, but I disagree and I would like the VAR to intervene.

      In general, again an unconvincing performance by Benjamin Cortus and I'm surprised that the experienced VAR Tobias Welz showed a lack of accuracy yesterday.

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  42. Euro Soccer Ref19 February 2022 at 11:03

    Videos from Sheriff-Braga handled by Danny Makkelie

    https://we.tl/t-QeZJd3L5eY

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  43. Mikael W19 February 2022 at 12:19

    Report on Donatas Rumšas's performance in Rapid vs. Vitesse can be found in the link below:

    https://law5-theref.blogspot.com/2022/02/europa-conference-league-202122-referee.html?showComment=1645269539500#c2004585695809133092

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  44. Law 5 Commenter19 February 2022 at 20:00

    OT: De Bruyne gets taken down by a tactical foul at about 63' in Man City v. Tottenham and then pushes the Tottenham player down with two hands. Taylor gives YC to Tottenham player and nothing to De Bruyne. It's moments like this that makes one lose faith in an otherwise good referee. Likewise, Oliver often does well, but it's hard to forget not giving a RC to the player who ended van Dijk's season last year. Actually, there was no foul called on that play. Even if the ball was already out of play, a RC could still have been given.

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