Sunday 4 August 2024

2024/25 UEFA Europa League Third Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

Referee appointments for the third qualifying round of 2024/25 UEFA Europa League, first legs. 

Filip Glova will officiate Panathinaikos - Ajax


Tuesday 6 August 2024

18:30 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
FK PANEVĖŽYS (LTU) - MK MAKKABI TEL AVIV (ISR)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev AZE
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov AZE
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli AZE
Fourth Official: Kamal Umudlu AZE
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Elçin Məsiyev AZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Koukoulákis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem van Dop NED

19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC PETROCUB (MDA) - THE NEW SAINTS FC (WAL)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Éric Wattellier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Adrian D. Casha MLT

Thursday 8 August 2024

19:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO) - FK BORAC BANJA LUKA (BIH)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Lukáš Machač CZE
Fourth Official: Jan Všetečka CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Pskit POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason ISL
UEFA Delegate: Joseph O’Brien IRL

19:00 CET - Molde (Aker Stadion)
MOLDE FK (NOR) - CERCLE BRUGGE KSV (BEL)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Miguel Martins Teixeira POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Miguel Almeida da Mota POR
Fourth Official: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Felix Grigore ROU

19:00 CET - Trabzon (Şenol Güneş Spor Kompleksi Papara Park)
TRABZONSPOR (TUR) - SK RAPID WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja EST
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérémie Pignard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR 

20:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional d’Andorra)
UE SANTA COLOMA (AND) - FC RFS (LVA)
Referee: Yigal Frid ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis ISR
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh ISR
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi SMR
UEFA Delegate Ewa Gajewska POL

20:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK PARTIZAN (SRB) - FC LUGANO (SUI)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert NED
Fourth Official: Alex Bos NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Richard Wilhelmus Martens NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Howard Webb ENG
UEFA Delegate: Edgars Pukinsks LVA

20:00 CET - Athens (Olymbiakó Athlitikó Kéntro Athinón “Spýros Loúis”)
PANATHINAÏKÓS AO (GRE) - AFC AJAX (NED)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Poláček SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednár SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański POL

20:00 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK RIJEKA (CRO) - IF ELFSBORG (SWE)
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Evángelos Manoúchos GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Małek POL
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger SUI

20:00 CET - Košice, SVK (Košická futbalová aréna)
FK KRYVBAS KRYVYY RIH (UKR) - FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE)
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Christopher Jäger AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sara Telek AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Barış Şimşek TUR
UEFA Delegate: Ginta Pēce LVA

20:15 CET - Celje (Stadion Z'dežele)
NK CELJE (SVN) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Bartosz Kaszyński POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarosław Przybył POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Juan Antonio Fernández Marín ESP
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov BUL

20:45 CET - Mezőkövesd, HUN (Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion)
FK DYNAMA MINSK (BLR) - LINCOLN RED IMPS FC (GIB)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Novak Simović SRB
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pavle Tomić SRB
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea ROU

21:30 CET - Braga (Estádio Municipal de Braga)
SC BRAGA (POR) - SERVETTE FC (SUI)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis CYP
UEFA Delegate Massimo Nanni SMR

20 comments:

  1. Best game in this round for Glova, but the observer doesn't indicate that committee is following him, at least for now.

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  2. Hategan is appointed to Shamrock Rovers - Celje (2nd leg)

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  3. Howard Webb observe Vd Eijk.

    This week appointment in CL now EL.

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    1. Looks like he is followed more than Lindhout at moment? But he is still Category 2 and must wait before important assignments.

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    2. I never saw a big talent in this referee at all…

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    3. He is Dutch... Evetyhting is in politics. BTW Italy will have 3 games in Champions League second legs. Ludogorets-Qarabag Sozza, PAOK-Malmö Di Bello, Rangers-Dinamo Kijev Guida. We 10 games and 3 Italian. What an unfair appointments with other countries. Rossetti need immediatley resign. Poorest decisions ever.

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    4. I agree that too many Italian referees are concentrated in only one round, but if we look at the number of Italian appointments I think it's indeed OK. One can criticize the fact that most of them got CL games and rather decent games on Q3, instead of previous assignments. Among them, for sure Di Bello is the one that we could have expected in another competition after the very poor season he had, but he is still a Category 1.
      I also observed that after the replacement by Maresca in that hot Bosnian - Albanian clash, Colombo was not appointed for his debut in UEFA competitions. I think we can expect him in Conference League. Chiffi is another referee without assignments, but he appeared as VAR in some games. That's worrying because he got injured during last season in serie A and he was never back, if still not fit at moment, one should also wonder about the career... we will see.

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    5. It seems that the UEFA struggle to find successors of Makkelie and quickly switch from one to another referee (Higler -> Lindhout -> Van der Eijk). In my opinion, they should immediately focus on Nagtegaal. Enormous talent, practically he could've been added to the first category at the moment he got his FIFA badge, he has all the needed skills to become a very top referee.

      It seems Glova impressed the committee last season and it continues.

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    6. Lindhout is a decent category 1 - I don’t see him as future Elite.

      Van der Eijk, I’m not sure about his potential. Too isolated as a referee and lacks maturity. On the other hand, he is brave and not afraid to show his cards. A bit too clinical (like Kovacs). Not always a good approach, he can fuel the fire by doing so. Van der Eijk is not always respected by the players.
      I guess UEFA will identify him as a pure law enforcer if he does not adapt his style. Actually he is a former athlete, with great fitness abilities. But to reach the top, he should be able to change his style and build a personality.

      Joey Kooij just returned from injury. I watched him in a friendly game recently (AZ vs Atalanta Bergamo).

      Most promising category 2 referee is Marc Nagtegaal if you ask me. He has all the tools to reach the top, has the rare ability to connect with players, is respected, and at the same time very calm and mature.

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    7. @ ESF and I seem to agree about Nagtegaal 👍🏼

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    8. Lindhout is not a good referee. I think Vd Eijk and Nagtegaal are two promising referees.

      Higler and Lindhout are in a few years off the europian list or degreadation to a lower category

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    9. I must say, I think Van der Eijk is a good referee who is showing good development. Makkelie wasn't a star either at his start. He is a good decisiontaker who has gotten more important matches recently and who has shown that he is able to lead matches.

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  4. It's Stuart Attwell as VAR in Vilnius.

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  5. Second Legs
    The New Saints vs Petrocub: John Brooks (Murray)
    RFS vs UE Santa Coloma: Juxhin Xhaja (Jakobsson)
    Lincoln Red Imps vs Dynama Minsk: Anastásios Papapétrou (Foley)
    Rapid Wien vs Trabzonspor: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Atkinson)
    Elfsborg vs Rijeka: Andris Treimanis (Ferry)
    Viktoria Plzeň vs Kryvbas: Horațiu Feșnic (Kovačić)
    Cercle Brugge vs Molde: Balázs Berke (Dunauskas)
    Ajax vs Panathinaïkós: Christopher Kavanagh (Jens Larsen)
    Makkabi Tel Aviv vs Panevėžys: Nicholas Walsh (Bossen)
    Lugano vs Partizan: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Evans)
    Servette vs Braga: Igor Pajač (Tritsónis)
    Borac vs KÍ Klaksvík: Georgi Kabakov (Yefet)
    Shamrock Rovers vs Celje: Ovidiu Haţegan (Kari)

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    1. English referee for a Welsh team is perhaps a little unusual in the later qualifying rounds

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    2. @Ecosse Even more so when you consider TNS is actually an English team playing in the Welsh league system

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    3. Brooks has an injury and been replaced by fellow PL Referee Rob Jones

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    4. Jones is a very common Welsh surname. Surprised he would be appointed to a Welsh team

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  6. Another appointment to Frid after a solid perfomance on UCL 2nd round

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