Match officials have been appointed for the game between Real Madrid CF and Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki.
2022 UEFA Super Cup
10.08.2022 21:00 CET, Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (Finland)
Real Madrid CF (ESP) - Eintracht Frankfurt (GER)
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Peter Bennett (ENG)
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Frankowkski (POL)
Fourth Official: Donatas Rumšas (LTU)
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Frankowkski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels (LVA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
UEFA is proud to announce that the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will premiere in European club competitions at the UEFA Super Cup match in Helsinki. Furthermore, SAOT will also be used as of the group stage in the upcoming UEFA Champions League season.
"UEFA is constantly looking for new technological solutions to improve the game and support the work of the referees. This innovative system will allow VAR teams to determine offside situations quickly and more accurately, enhancing the flow of the game and the consistency of the decisions", said UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer Roberto Rosetti.
The new system will operate thanks to specialised cameras which are able to track 29 different body points per player. A total of 188 tests have been performed since 2020, including all matches in last season's UEFA Champions League, the knock-out stage of the UEFA Women's Champions League, and the complete UEFA Women's EURO final tournament, as well as the other club competition finals.
"The system is ready to be used in official matches and implemented at each Champions League venue", Rosetti confirmed.
No English vars.
ReplyDeleteAs expected, not so much to add, if not the fact that it is very nice to read Donatas Rumšas name as fourth official and the confirmation about English VAR out from big games in UEFA...
ReplyDeleteI think it's quite a relief to finally see the top 3 best UEFA VAR officials who don't have a strong political background in 1 quite prestigious match. I think it should be these 3 men who were behind the scenes in London yesterday
ReplyDeleteI must say I was very surprised that Monzul wasn’t paired with Polish VAR from the start - she even had a Polish assistant referee, it would have made perfect sense
DeleteTo be honest, we will never know if these three VARs would have intervened in the Women final. As commented on this blog by several readers and Mikael, an OFR + PK decision would lead to a heavy “colour of the card discussion”. In my view, YC is the better decision, but a RC might be expected by football community. I dare to say, this might be the main reasons for VAR to stay quiet. If the VAR can find any room to support on-field decision (close distance, unexpected ball, etc), they will support, not just because it was a final, but deciding the colour of the card would be a heavy task for Monzul in front of that monitor. The ref team puts themselves in the middle of attention and it would lead to heavy discussions in English and German press.
DeleteI agree that a Polish VAR with Monzul would have made sense. The fact that she was 1) cooperating with the Italians 2) ánd kept in the shadow with some ‘weaker’ games, confirms for me that both Monzul and the Italians were already selected before the EURO had started. Not a good signal. It would be better to;
- appoint the best and most reliable VAR of the tournament in the final;
- and test the final referee in a more challenging game. The final was a very challenging one and tbh Monzul wasn’t really tested during the EURO.
As Monzul lives and referees in Italy at the moment, the Italian VAR also makes perfect sense.
DeleteTrue. However, comparing with the WC 2018, the appointment of Irrati was justified because of 'the language'/ I'm assuming the Italians speak English(?) with Monzul and at the level she officiates in Italy, there is no VAR in place. So, you can't speak about a long-term cooperation with an Italian VAR team.
DeleteI also don't think Valeri/Mariani were the best VARs of the tournament. Remember that 5 min check? It leaves a sour taste in my mouth that other VARs simply didn't have a chance in advance, even when their performance was outstanding
It's the distribution principle.
DeleteVAR assignments in UEFA finals 2022:
- UCL final: French
- UEL final: Dutch / Slovenian
- UECL: German
- Womens CL: Portuguese
- UEFA Womens final: Monzul + Italian VARs were already anticipated.
- The Polish VAR's are rewarded with the Supercup. The most meritocratic appointment IMO.
I'm not talking about Kwiatkowski's potential to intervene in handball incident last week but it seems the Rosetti factor really spoiled it, Monzul was chosen for obvious political reasons, despite being a very experienced referee but I think more than 50% of those factors were due to political factors. There the question is whether the Italian VAR should be assigned, are they the best VAR officials of the tournament? Doesn't Monzul still have a very long experience factor, does Valeri have that factor? Isn't he a complete golden boy, it's a shame UEFA or Rosetti are too selfish and really, really spoil everything. UEFA could have assigned Monzul with Tiago Martins or Kwiatkowski, aren't UEFA/Rosetti currently being very arrogant and showing off their power "especially" for the Italian. I don't know if it's nationalism, political factors, economic bribes, or something else. I don't hate the Italian or Valeri. If there was Irrati, I would definitely support him. Isn't it clear that there is a fundamental difference between Valeri and Irrati. I just can't figure it out... come on there's no "perfect evil" why looting everything.
DeleteSí habrá VAR en Serie C (la categoría de Monzul).
DeleteGood and deserved game for Oliver and his team - good luck.
ReplyDeleteImo we must recognise what a fantastic referee Oliver is, he can be trusted with any game in England and is at least on the TV game or derby game every week, with few errors. He has done 2 FA Cup Finals, EFL cup final and Community Shield, meaning other than the play off final he has achieved everything in England. I think his style in these games may need to adapt a little to UEFA games, which is why we usually see Taylor on the bigger games out of the two. But if he can master European refereeing (he is not far off imo) I think we will see huge appointments including finals on an international stage.
However, not a surprise to see no English VAR, they do not deserve it. Hopefully with Riley leaving we will see an improvement but until then they must be kept off big games.
Just as an off topic but about English refs: Taylor has been appointed opening game of the season Crystal Palace - Arsenal (05/08 20:00 BST). Oliver has West Ham - Man City (07/08 16:30 BST). No surprise they get the biggest games, there is a mile between them and the rest at the minute.
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DeletePGMOL comes off looking like garbage time after time in regards to VAR.
ReplyDeleteFirst, VAR use in England is an utter disgrace and an insult to the system.
Second, Kavanagh is rightly/deservedly demoted on the biggest European stage for women. We all remember how he absolutely screwed over his compatriot Welch with an unnecessary and inexcusable VAR intervention.
And now, Oliver gets a somewhat impressive assignment. Yet the UEFA Referee Committee sends the message that English VARs are not trusted nor up to the task.
For all the stuff the English love to brag about. They sure seem to be stuck in the medieval times of football.
"For all the stuff the English love to brag about. They sure seem to be stuck in the medieval times of football."
ReplyDeleteIf all refereeing is these days is VAR, I agree with you. It was seen as a way of 'solving' all the mistakes.
Should you wish to go beyond this and look at the decent referees we have developed and probably more impressive the quality of the ARs we have had and still have, then we are light years ahead of most others.
England is no better than Spain, Germany, or Italy. The only difference being those nations are actually good at implementing (and using) technology to enhance the already good referees that they have.
DeleteI’ve been reading this wonderful blog for almost 5 years now. It’s a great place to discuss performances. Thank you all and keep going. However, I'd like to share two general observations:
ReplyDelete1) First of all, the “anonymous” comments. I understand that not everybody wants to use a Google account or knows how to activate cookies on a mobile phone :D. However, sometimes there are long conversations (>5 posts) between just Anonymous people. Or Anonymous people critizing other anonymous people. I don’t enjoy reading such conversations. It’s almost like the same person ‘robotic’ replies to his own questions. I want to encourage people to use at least initials, a name or a nickname if they reply anonymously.
2) Secondly >> objectivity; one of the main 'features' of a referee. I have the impression that many reporters are not fully objective (patriotic?) when they are reviewing a countrymen. I have seen plenty of comments from Turkey, France, Netherlands, BIH, Italy and more, praising their referees or supporting wrong decisions. There is a few exceptions > e.g. regular users like ESF and Quilava are able to reject performances of a Spanish/Polish referee and I appreciate that objectivity a lot.
I understand, we are all human and we have our favorites. I suppose, even the admins have strong preferences. I suspect @Mikael likes the French a lot (Turpin, Letexier) as I can't recall you ever wrote a very negative comment about their performances, even when below par. No personal attack, just an observation :))
I also supported my favorite referees on a few occassions. With a hindsight, I realized it impairs the objectivity of this blog. Hopefully, other readers can also take that into account.
We can all contribute and help the admins to maintain the 'credibility' of this blog.
I share your words. Thank you for your honesty
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DeleteTom from Austria
Currently not letting us sign in properly? Can only do anonymous??
DeleteMaybe the answer would be to disable "Anonymous" posting again. They've done it in the past.
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Just want to ask BD what is the difference if you read Anonymous or a name you don't know?
DeleteVery good referee 👌🏾
ReplyDeleteSo, the SuperCup is tomorrow. Firstly I'd like to wish Oliver and his team all the best.
ReplyDeleteI must question PGMOL's management of him. He had WHU-MCI on Sunday 16:30, will do RMA-FRA on the Wednesday at 20:00 and is then back on EPL duty at 12:30 on Saturday for AST-EVE. 3 games in 6 days, which isn't unheard of but is there really any need?
I know it's the start of the season so he should be fresh and is probably happy to have all 3 games, but the over-reliance on him has become a problem and could lead to mistakes. He is one of the most athletic referees around so his physical fitness isn't necessarily the biggest worry, but surely giving him the weekend off after the SuperCup would be no problem - let alone giving him the earliest game of the weekend. They rely on him too much, which is understandable as he is a fantastic referee, but I just hope it never starts to lead to mistakes.
Anyway, best of luck to all officials involved, hopefully more big international games to come for them.
Aston Villa vs Everton really isn’t a game that many other PL referees couldn’t manage. Poor management from the incompetent Riley, just as Paul Tierney having a game is.
DeleteThe management of Dan cook (assistant) is poor as well. Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday is a bit unnecessary
It's not Riley anymore it's Martin Atkensin and Jonathan Moss
DeleteIt’s still Riley
DeleteSo it's gone from Riley to Atkinson/Moss now?
DeleteFrom bad to worse.
Riley is still general manager of PGMOL. Moss is Select Group 1 manager. Atkinson is Select Group 1 coach
DeleteOT : News : From September 1, Herbert Fandel (58) becomes the new boss of Belgian referees.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/RoyalBelgianFA/status/1557347378939797504?s=20&t=FgBuT4lcCh-fTM8S32mPtw
Makes a lot of sense since he didn't have a job in refereeing anymore (besides observing) and he lives quite near to Belgium (50 km from the border, 220 km from Brussels).
DeleteAnd Snoddy now in the high profile position in Kuwait from August as Referee Committee Chairman so clear no return to Greece.
DeleteWell, Oliver will be happy enough, he’s barely had a decision to make!
ReplyDeleteOne of the easiest first Half one could ever ever officiate in!!! Kudos to both team for focusing on playing and of course to the 3rd team for letting the game flow irrespective of its easiness.
ReplyDeleteWas Real Madrids second goal not offside?
ReplyDeleteClearly onside
DeleteWell onside. Still wish they would have given us the SAOT animation. You have a new toy so lets use it!
DeleteA very easy night for Oliver in Helsinki. I think the game was pretty boring in the sense that Real Madrid is too good. Oliver's performance as a top elite referee IMO cannot be "assessed" in this game (in a positive sense), because there is almost nothing to highlight in this match, even a yellow card came out from his pocket just in the last minute :)
ReplyDeleteWell, 8,3 - 8.4 for Oliver, in probably the easiest European final ever. Good that he did give the final YC.
ReplyDeleteRumsas did miss quite a blatant incident in 45' in front of him. I do actually think that should have been a yellow card. Does someone have a clip?
Don't think I've ever seen a more easy going final
ReplyDeleteSterile game, UEFA22 approach, Alario foul at +91' *classic* example of no real control on players actions, sound onside before 2-0, no problems, nothing more to say.
ReplyDeleteLooked like a friendly to me!
ReplyDeleteBoth Oliver and VAR missed violent conduct against Lenz in 45’. Could have changed the match. But every 50/50 went for Real anyway
ReplyDeletehttps://clip.dubz.co/v/sjf86t
DeleteTo be honest I think UEFA would expect their (Elite) refs to manage this scene without a caution. Of course it should be a yellow - VC would be too exaggerated for essentially tactical trip with minimal force - but to suggest anything more is quite wrong IMO.
A bit amusingly: I guess Rumšas pushing buttons into his board was the reason for this miss :D
That’s a yellow for unsporting conduct. But a hard verbal warning would be okay. Never violent conduct. It was a regular trip.
DeleteI would actually prefer a RC for VC. I don't think, this is a tactical action, but looks to me like revenge for their previous duel. As it is not related to the game, the force is surely excessive (as none was neccessary). And kicking the opponent off-the-ball is a basic example for VC by my understanding.
DeleteProbably not clear enough for the VAR though.
A deliberate foul when the ball isn’t close is not violent conduct unless it is brutality or excessive force. That’s not even close to any of them. The force was careless. But the act was unsporting.
DeleteAnd how would you explain the incident in the 72‘? I don't think there can be two opinions here. That's a clear RC.
DeleteOne missed YC for RM right at the end of first half, otherwise excellent from Oliver! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteThe Super Cup is nothing more than an over-promoted glorified friendly. It's no different than the multiple friendlies Euro teams play in the USA every summer.
ReplyDeleteIn general football has lost its prestige. Even the CL is the same every time. The Europa league is even worse. So these extra ”finals” are completely overrated and people should stop watching so UEFA stop it.
DeleteI don't think it's entirely wrong to say the Supercup is just a glorified friendly match. But still here the European team's American tour which also brought in large audiences and the Supercup itself are two different things. You will never get a guarantee that Real Madrid will field a full team in a friendly match, which means that it means that the Supercup still has its own prestige, the prestige is the most important things when you talk about a tournament, second is the quality of the game. I can say you will give an opinion that is turned 180 degrees when the team that meets in the Supercup is a big team, for example the Madrid derby in Supercup a few years ago. Here it is clear that the problem is that Madrid are too superior to Frankfurt, which means so far there is no problem because every year the conditions of a team and the teams that meet in the Supercup can change. Maybe another solution is to hold another Finalissima which brings together the UCL champions and the Copa Libertadores champions only, the prestige is higher and the quality can be maintained. While practically UEL, UECL, and even the Copa Sudamericana are "de facto" tournaments to accommodate "smaller" teams, so actually there is no need to held a match between strata 1 and 2 teams, of course this is not balanced. For me, we just have to wait for the new FIFA Club WC format which should be the answer to the "glorified" friendly match of Supercup. With more matches, of course, more referees will be sent, gradually the Supercup will be abandoned.
DeleteKeep dreaming. The Super Cup will never be abandoned. It's yet another "money-grab" match for UEFA. Thus the reason they've begun to pimp it around Europe.
DeleteHONDA : The series of prestigious finals began yesterday for a very strong referee like Oliver. European or World I mean because he has already made several at home. I will have a lot of fun watching him.
ReplyDeleteOliver and VAR missed the scene : Daniel Caravaj punches the Frankfurt Players in the back
ReplyDelete*(71')
DeleteThanks for the hint. The incident happened at 71:03. That's a clear punch from Caravaj and a red card! Scandalous that there was no VAR intervention here!
DeleteSequence: https://clip.dubz.co/v/wg2523
DeleteClose-up: https://clip.dubz.co/v/4f3h3x
Ignoring (though this one was simply missed) impeding fouls annoys players!
Carvahal's slap was short of "brutality", though. I'm sure UEFA are fine with no intervention.
If Rosetti is fine with no intervention here, VAR has failed and should be abolished. Violent behavior is not to be tolerated!
DeletePerfectly normal and acceptable in "modern" football with "modern" referees. Completely in accordance with the now widely used and accepted Suggestions to Manage the Game (formerly known as the Laws of the Game).
DeleteSorry folks but I'm really disappointed with these interpretations of the rules by UEFA. I'm fine with an generous game managment, but we can't turn a blind eye to such clear things. It destroys the integrity of our sport.
DeleteIntegrity? That has long ceased to exist in "modern" football.
DeleteIsn't priority #1 for a "modern" referee to be spectacle and player friendly?
The powers that be and the fans see 22 players and fully expect 22 to finish no matter what. Quite simple really.