Sunday's games will kick off Matchday 2 of EURO 2024 Qualifiers.
15:00 CET - Nur Sultan (Astana Arena)
KAZAKHSTAN - DENMARK | Group H
Referee: Novak Simović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Djorovic (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Simovic (SRB)
Fourth Official: Lazar Lukić (SRB)
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković (SRB)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jelena Cvetković (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkevich (BLR)
UEFA Delegate: Sviatlana Hrynkevich (BLR)
18:00 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - UKRAINE | Group C
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Richard Wilhelmus Martens (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
ENGLAND - UKRAINE | Group C
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Erwin E. J. Zeinstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Johan Balder (NED)
Fourth Official: Richard Wilhelmus Martens (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Loukas Siotropos (GRE)
18:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - SAN MARINO | Group H
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns (BEL)
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Video Assistant Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
SLOVENIA - SAN MARINO | Group H
Referee: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Ruben Wyns (BEL)
Fourth Official: Erik Lambrechts (BEL)
Video Assistant Referee: Lawrence Visser (BEL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vencel Tóth (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel (ENG)
18:00 CET - Vaduz (Rhein Park Stadion)
LIECHTENSTEIN - ICELAND | Group J
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Pskit (POL)
LIECHTENSTEIN - ICELAND | Group J
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Fourth Official: Sandi Putros (DEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Pskit (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Nikola Kostov (MKD)
UEFA Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Nikola Kostov (MKD)
20:45 CET - Ta' Qali (National Stadium)
MALTA - ITALY | Group C
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov (BUL)
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
MALTA - ITALY | Group C
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov (BUL)
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Tormod Larsen (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Milorad Mažić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Tormod Larsen (NOR)
20:45 CET - Belfast (Windsor Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND - FINLAND | Group H
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
NORTHERN IRELAND - FINLAND | Group H
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kralović (SVK)
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Higler (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Edwin Van De Graaf (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Costas Kapitanis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)
20:45 CET - Bratislava (Národný futbalový štadión)
SLOVAKIA - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Group J
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bresmes (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
SLOVAKIA - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA | Group J
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Bresmes (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fabio Maresca (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)
20:45 CET - City of Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - PORTUGAL | Group J
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Iulian Dima (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)
LUXEMBOURG - PORTUGAL | Group J
Referee: Radu Petrescu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Iulian Dima (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Haţegan (ROU)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Horatiu Fenic (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)
Interesting appointment for the Germany-Peru friendly:
ReplyDeleteMaria Caputi, Ciro Carbone, Alessandro Giallatini, Davide Massa - Paolo Mazzoleni, Luigi Nasca (all ITA)
So a female referee, who is only in UEFA's women first group, but going to the WC. Together with some male countrymen, who regularly work in CL.
GEO-MNG: Hovhannisyan, Ghazarayan, Sevgulayn (all ARM), Aptsiauri (GEO)
Sorry, I was typing when you posted a comment :)
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15:00 CET - Batumi (AdjaraBet Arena)
GEORGIA - MONGOLIA
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Atom Sevgulyan ARM
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
20:45 CET - Mainz (MEWA Arena)
GERMANY - PERU
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Davide Massa ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Luigi Nasca ITA
Clearly they are accelerating her process to develop as she is only, at least on paper, a UEFA Category 1 official and she should officiate at WC. After a quick promotion and after having skipped the abolished Category 3, time is still short so here you have a big appointment in Men's friendly. Orsato's assistant referees are at moment the best in Italy, so you can easily understand the reason for this specific choice. I don't think this is a new start of a process involving some other women, but I think this is made on purpose for her.
DeleteDisappointments (isn't that a great word for appointments below expectations...?) for Kruzliak and Kehlet, I think, while Simovic gets a rather good match for his category.
ReplyDeleteThe rest appears more or less normal to me.
Group C
ReplyDeleteVery important and big ENGUKR goes to Serdar Gözübüyük. With ITA in this group, all games between these three teams are extremely important. It seems the Dutchman has become a trusted referee for UEFA whether one agrees or not. Not so big MLTITA has been assigned to Georgi Kabakov but with Milorad Mažić observing. Another big test for the Bulgarian but the committee rather didn't want to give him a bigger game.
Group H
No really big games this matchday. Novak Simović got KAZDEN with Levan Paniashvili. The committee clearly see the Serb as promising referee. Let's remember that almost every game involving KAZ is challenging for the referee. NIRFIN, quite interesting game if NIR is going to show a good form, goes to Ivan Kružliak and Nathan Verboomen to handle the less significant SVNSMR.
Group J
Besides POR, everything is open in this group with BIH, ISL, maybe also LUX and SVK fighting for the second place. Marco Di Bello with SVKBIH seems the most important this matchday but of course not soooo big on the paper. LUXPOR goes to Radu Petrescu (surely more interesting game than PORLIE given to Eskås in MD1), and LIEISL will be handled by Jakob Kehlet.
So, Gözübüyük with a big and important ENGUKR. Kabakov under special observation of Mažić in 'only' MLTITA though. Committee continue their focus on Simović. Kružliak, Di Bello and Petrescu with 'semi-important' duels. Verboomen and Kehlet with least significant games.
Off Topic,
ReplyDeleteI would like to share my thoughts about next quarter final club matches. I guess that the appointments should be planned in the perspective of semifinals and final to avoid potential lack of candidates. For CL final match, I guess that nobody disagree that the real candidates are Makkelie, Marciniak and Taylor. I would rule out Marciniak just because he already got WC final and a CL match could freeze his motivations of the future as well because it could be a little respectless to the other to class. In Rosetti’s shoes I would wait for quarte final: If City and Chelsea will be out I would go straight to Taylor, otherwise I would go straight to Makkelie. Europe League final could also depend by teams: if Italian ones will be out, it could be a deserved good farewell match for Orsato, otherwise I would go straight to Marciniak, who only officiated super cup final so far (except WC of course).
It arises that CL semifinal could see:
City/BM – Chelsea/Real: Orsato (if Marciniak will official EL fial) and Turpin or Marciniak (if Orsato engaged in EL final) and Turpin
Milan/Naples – Inter/ Benfica: Taylor (if Makkelie engaged in CL final) and Mateu or Makkelie (if Taylor engaged in CL final) and Mateu
Mateu and Turpin already booked
According to such toughts I would go:
CITY-B.M.: VINCIC-MARCINIAK
BENFICA-INTER: DEL CERRO GRANDE-OLIVER
MILAN-NAPLES: TAYLOR-ZWAYER
CHELSEA-REAL M.: JOVANOVIC-KOVACS
FEYENORD-ROME: SHARER-GIL MANZANO
JUVENTUS-SPORTING:GRINFEELD-KRUZLIAK
M. UTD-SEVILLA: ORSATO-MAKKELIE
LEVERKUSEN-UNION SG: MASSA-SOARES DIAS
Probably Conference league can follow a dedicated path
GENT-WEST HAM: PINHEIRO-BASTIEN
FIORENTINA-LECH: STAVREV(just for farewell match)-NYBERG
ANDERLECHT-AZ:LETEXIER-EKBERG
BASEL-NICE:SANCHEZ MARTINEZ-STIELER
As you see Guzubuyuk is out because to me is overrated but I see that uefa comettee trusts a lot on him, so probably he will not miss any match
Does it sound good for you such appointments ?
I don't think, that referees will repeat teams from previous rounds, therefore I don't believe in your predictions for Vincic, Kovacs, Schärer, Gil Manzano, Massa, Soares Dias and Bastien.
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DeleteStrange penalty for Kazahstan, I didn't see any handball
ReplyDeleteMe neither, my impression is that Wind cleared the ball with his shoulder. Is it possible that he touched it with the elbow first?
DeleteLooks like it was called after AR1 input, quite delayed.
https://streamin.me/v/818b239c
The penalty was called by assistant referee for sure, no chance to see for referee and I think VAR didn't intervene because no clear evidence that it wasn't arm.
DeleteThis should be the moment of the handball:
https://ibb.co/1qMr69T
Still not convinced it was a handball and can't undestand how assistant ref could have seen it clearly
DeleteWatched a couple of replays and still I am shocked, how is it possible to give such penalty with VAR???
ReplyDeleteanti75,you are shocked by the decisions of exclusively Serbian referees!!!!!
DeleteThats bullsh*t, nothing to do with his nationality. Yesterday I commented about poor performance of Bastien
Delete2nd YC for reckless elbow for KAZ17: https://streamin.me/v/61ea2121
ReplyDeleteCrazy & unexpected Kazakhstan comeback from 0-2 to 3-2, that controversial handball PK was for sure a turning point.
Looking at the way of raising and showing both cards, including the body language, I must say he looks like a very famous referee from his country!
Delete"Caesar's wife must not only be it, but also look like it"
DeleteHe is one of the most controversial referee in our country. Most of the people doesnt like him. He is too arogant.
DeleteGood first half by Gözübüyük. Could have given a penalty on Kane but probably would have been too soft, certainly not a mistake in my view
ReplyDeleteAgreed, generally a decent performance, but IMO a missed yellow card in 21. after a reckless stamp on foot. I was bothered more though by the hesitant and not so convincing body language (reaching for the pocket twice, delaying a decision) in that situation. Apart from that not sure much to report.
DeleteBest decision to play on because the contact was more than minimal and Kane tried to use it.
DeleteMissed YC in 21', very clear.
He should be less hesitating and more convinced in his decisions, better to have a decision sold with the best body language than appearing always afraid of making a mistake.
Nathan Verboomen with a quiet match.
ReplyDeleteHe gave 3 yellow cards in the match (all 3 to San Marino)
There were also 2 VAR checks in minutes 56 and 90 for a possible penalty, but the VAR (Lawrence Visser) did not intervene.
Kružliak with a very lenient approach, could have been several yellow cards already with another referee.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, very unlike of him.
DeleteMinute 55 circa. Ronaldo with a shameful simulation and correctly given a yellow card. Then sarcastically gave thumbs up and applauded the referee after his expalnation. No card for that. Just wish he would get another one, especially since the decision was 100% correct.
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Deletehttps://streamff.co/v/WO3NmYSB6X
At first let me say excellent call by Petrescu, full simulation, last replay is clear. Then, coming into Cristiano Ronaldo's behavior after that, he was very clever in doing that gesture in a rather "friendly" (with referee) context, at first arguing with him and then having this reaction. If it had been an isolated act, and maybe from a certain distance, it would have looked different. I think that you can't talk about a very mandatory card in this case, but of course in case of second yellow nobody could have blamed referee. I just liked the fact that he was not influenced by the famous Portuguese star and he issued a YC for simulation with firmness, reaching already a level that is not common for other referees, even when they SAW WELL what has happened...
Two very interesting situations from Liechtenstein - Iceland, referee Kehlet (DEN).
ReplyDelete14' Offensive foul whistled with the worst timing
https://streamff.co/v/MBBG0ymqiw
I stopped the video at the beginning of the whistle, it was exactly when ball was entering the net. Not clear which foul wanted to punish referee, UEFA site reports foul by nr. 11 ISL, the player scoring the goal. Phantom call by referee that in an important game would have "disallowed" VAR intervention...
40' Disallowed goal after OFR for a previous foul
https://streamff.co/v/1m_XY_AwO2
I think that the Polish VAR assessed a step on foot. While the intensity seems very soft, one can agree with the call since the scoring player i took advantage on defender, scoring immediately after that, but if I look at this situation as standard one, I'm in doubt whether clear enough for an intervention or not. Nevertheless, we definitely saw less clear calls for alleged steps on foot, so I think it is OK.
@14': I don't think, VAR would have intervened, if he could, because there is a small push in the back by the goalscorer.
DeleteBut yes, he should have waited a bit longer.
A penalty appeal from Malta - Italy, I think supportable to play on. Correct by VAR to stay silent, should have been whistled only by Kabakov.
ReplyDeletehttps://streamff.co/v/P_Uvdy8U7X
U21 EURO Quali
ReplyDeleteGreece-Belarus - 28/3 16:00
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad NOR
Assistant referees:
Øystein Ytterland NOR
Runar Langseth NOR
Fourth official: Daniel Higraff NOR