Referee appointments for the first qualifying round of 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, second legs.
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Javier Alberola Rojas ESP will be observed by former Elite Martin Atkinson ENG |
Tuesday 16 July 2024
16:30 CET - Podujevo (Stadiumi “Zahir Pajaziti”)
FC BALLKANI (KOS) [2-1] UE SANTA COLOMA (AND)
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Semen Shlonchak UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Matyash UKR
Fourth Official: Oleksandr Kalonov UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kopiyevsʹkyy UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Oleksandr Shandor UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Stéphane Lannoy FRA
UEFA Delegate: Michal Mertinyák SVK
18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB) [1-0] ĦAMRUN SPARTANS FC (MLT)
Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Brice Parinet Le Tellier FRA
Fourth Official: Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward IRL
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE
18:00 CET - Helsinki (Bolt Arena)
HJK HELSINKI (FIN) [0-3] FK PANEVĖŽYS (LTU)
Referee: Craig Pawson ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Ian Hussin ENG
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Anthony Harrington ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Þóroddur Hjaltalín ISL
UEFA Delegate: Ádonis Prokopíou CYP
18:00 CET - Yerevan (Urartu Marzadasht)
FA PYUNIK (ARM) [0-0] FK DYNAMA MINSK (BLR)
Referee: Snir Levi ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Ziv Adler ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Moshe Bohbot ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Oljas Abraev KAZ
19:00 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
NK CELJE (SVN) [5-0] FC FLORA TALLINN (EST)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic MDA
19:30 CET - Bucharest (Stadionul Steaua)
FC FCSB (ROU) [7-1] VIRTUS AC 1964 (SMR)
Referee: Stefan Ebner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Steinacher AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Undesser AUT
Fourth Official: Safak Barmaksiz AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Julian Weinberger AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Rotem Kamer ISR
21:00 CET - Podgorica (Gradski stadion Podgorica)
FK DEČIĆ (MNE) [0-3] THE NEW SAINTS FC (WAL)
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Cevdet Kömürcüoğlu TUR
Fourth Official: Çağdaş Altay TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier MLT
UEFA Delegate: Michális Mítas CYP
21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL) [0-0] VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL)
Referee: Jarred Gillett ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Samuel Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michael Salisbury ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP
Wednesday 17 July 2024
17:00 CET - Ohrid (Sportsko-Rekreativen Centar “Biljanini izvori”)
FK STRUGA (MKD) [2-4] ŠK SLOVAN BRATISLAVA (SVK)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Asier Pérez de Mendiola González de Durana ESP
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes ESP
Video Assistant Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Gevorg Hovhannisyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: René Siegrist SUI
19:00 CET - Differdange (Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange)
FC DIFFERDANGE 03 (LUX) [0-2] KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO)
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno ESP
Assistant Referee 2: José Enrique Naranjo Pérez ESP
Fourth Official: Francisco José Hernández Maeso ESP
Video Assistant Referee: César Soto Grado ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Artur Azaryan ARM
19:00 CET - Batumi (Adjarabet Arena)
SK DINAMO BATUMI (GEO) [1-3] PFK LUDOGORETS 1945 (BUL)
Referee: Dario Bel CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Patrik Kolarić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Fran Jović CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku ALB
UEFA Delegate: Jacques Antenen SUI
19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC PETROCUB (MDA) [0-0] ORDABASY FK (KAZ)
Referee: Miloš Milanović SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Milan Pašajlić SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Novak Novaković SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Ilić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Momčilo Marković SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov BUL
21:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
KF EGNATIA (ALB) [0-1] FK BORAC BANJA LUKA (BIH)
Referee: Fabio Maresca ITA
Assistant Referee 1:
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Moro ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Chaim Ya’akov ISR
UEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE
21:00 CET - Larne (Inver Park)
LARNE FC (NIR) [0-3] FC RFS (LVA)
Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago José Pereira da Costa POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe da Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: José Armando Torres Bessa POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX
UEFA Delegate: Michael Zoratti AUT
About Egnatia - Borac Banja Luka, I hadn't checked the assignment before but it was reported that Colombo, new Italian FIFA referee was appointed for his debut in UEFA clubs competitions. Then the replacement with Maresca.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that everything happened in the first leg of the tie, including a suspension for racism, with the Polish referee very busy. Absolutely, in case, not a game fro a debut and you can understand why there was this change, with a very experienced referee.
Here first leg in full:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOIUZyrZaMY
One of the most interesting moments, 67', in the middle of second half.
Yeah after the first match Albanian players and coach were absolutely furious with the referee, saying that they have never seen such a bad referee and claiming that the disciplinary measures were unequal for both teams.
DeleteInitially, it was Andrew Madley for HJK Helsinki - FK Panevėžys and Andrea Colombo for KF Egnatia - FK Borac Banja Luka.
ReplyDeleteFirst, good lack to the referees!
ReplyDeleteSecond Éric Wattellier and Alerola Rojas will be the next elite referees in Europe.
Last, in Borac-Egnatia i think UEFA officials (delegate, referees ecc) should have reacted earlier.
Maybe UEFA should even have prevented the tie from happening in the first place, Bosnian teams aren't allowed to play Kosovar teams and maybe they shouldn't be able to play Albanian either...
DeleteIt's not at all. It's because the Bosnian team is from the the serbian part of Bosnia and it looks like a Serbia-Albania match (for clubs).
DeleteIf you rembember what happend in Belgrade ?
Did you guys watch Colombia vs Argentina Final?
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about 3 penalty shouts in that game?
2 for COL and 1 for ARG?
OT:
ReplyDeleteBertrand Layec reported to become a new head of Croatian referees!
Can anyone share any experience regarding his positions in France, Belgium and Cyprus?
Not impressed by Maresca's refereeing in Elbasan. Players are making it a very tough game on a foul recognition level, but the Italian is visibly unsure how to decide in (too) many incidents, in addition to a very arbitrary disciplinary control -> his refereeing isn't arousing much trust from the players, who try to kid him very often. One could guess the opening of three YCs was suggested by VAR and it would have been nice to see a replay to determine whether it was SFP or not. In addition, the goal for the Bosnian side shouldn't have stood imo, careless foul committed before (can understand why it wasn't deemed c&o though).
ReplyDeleteClip: https://www.streambug.io/cv/9e5458
Potential penalty to Egnatia Rrogozhine: https://streambug.org/cv/6d9290
DeleteSimilar story in the second half, but the game felt more under Maresca's control since the break. Hopefully everything goes well in extra time!
I agree that foul should have been whistled before the 1-1 by Bosnian side, clearly reckless, bur a situation in which VAR seems not expected to intervene (in practice, not enough).
DeleteIt would be good to have all "clean" goals in a game, we know.
The penalty could have been whistled as well. Hopefully in extra time he was good.
Nothing really happened in extra time, the most interesting event was the goalnet being repaired at one stage :D. One of the penalties was repeated for the goalkeeper being off the line, seemed a correct decision by Peretti.
DeleteIn the end, okay-ish performance by Maresca all told.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqR4RklIj74
ReplyDeleteOFR for Alberola Rojas in the 32:30 minute of first half.
Changing YC to RC for SFP.
The point of impact was decisive, one can agree with VAR call, could have looked like a classic reckless challenge.
Clear RC, I don't see any reason to support anything else, textbook SFP
DeleteA situation from Dinamo Batumi - Ludogorets, Dario Bel was the referee.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/GeorgianFooty/status/1813624349569470533
Allegedly the goal was disallowed because of the foul of the attacker that was on the first post.
Many Georgian people furious against the blog on the social media as if we were UEFA (this happens very often, but this time I was very surprised by the origin of the protests).
DeleteIt seems as this situation in Georgia was a very big topic, based on this clip I think one can't draw a definitive conclusion, perhaps a classic situation in which VAR can't intervene in both cases, but expected decision is play on.