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Sunday 8 September 2024
League C, Group 3
15:00 CET - Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - BELARUS
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
UEFA Delegate: Envi Hicka ALB
League A, Group 4
18:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK - SERBIA
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor ENG
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
League C, Group 1
18:00 CET - Košice (Košická futbalová aréna)
SLOVAKIA - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
UEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru MDA
League C, Group 3
18:00 CET - Plovdiv (Stadion Hristo Botev)
BULGARIA - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE
League D, Group 1
18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
GIBRALTAR - LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer EST
UEFA Delegate: Þórir Þormar Hákonarson ISL
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Osijek (Opus Arena)
CROATIA - POLAND
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
PORTUGAL - SCOTLAND
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
League A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Geneva (Stade de Genève)
SWITZERLAND - SPAIN
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
UEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA
Monday 9 September 2024
League C, Group 3
15:00 CET - Luxembourg (Stade de Luxembourg)
LUXEMBOURG - BELARUS
Referee: Lawrence Visser BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Rien Vanyzere BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Thibaud Nijssen BEL
Fourth Official: Lothar D’Hondt BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen DENUEFA Delegate: Envi Hicka ALB
League A, Group 4
18:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
DENMARK - SERBIA
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Bennett ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan ENG
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Konstandínos Kapitanís CYPUEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
League C, Group 1
18:00 CET - Košice (Košická futbalová aréna)
SLOVAKIA - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paweł Sokolnicki POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Karasewicz POL
Fourth Official: Marcin Kochanek POL
Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Lasyk POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NEDUEFA Delegate: Diana Bulgaru MDA
League C, Group 3
18:00 CET - Plovdiv (Stadion Hristo Botev)
BULGARIA - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Anastásios Sidirópoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 1: Polychrónis Kostarás GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Lázaros Dimitriádis GRE
Fourth Official: Vasílios Fotiás GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Ángelos Evangélou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavel Salii KAZUEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle LIE
League D, Group 1
18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
GIBRALTAR - LIECHTENSTEIN
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer EST
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan ISR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant MLTUEFA Delegate: Þórir Þormar Hákonarson ISL
League A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Osijek (Opus Arena)
CROATIA - POLAND
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Thomas Léonard FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Dejan Filipović SRB
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd SWELeague A, Group 1
20:45 CET - Lisbon (Estádio do SL Benfica)
PORTUGAL - SCOTLAND
Referee: Maurizio Mariani ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Daniele Bindoni ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alberto Tegoni ITA
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Paterna ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine NIR
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne BELLeague A, Group 4
20:45 CET - Geneva (Stade de Genève)
SWITZERLAND - SPAIN
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu ROUUEFA Delegate: Claude Runavot FRA
Monday 9 September 2024
League C, Group 1
20:45 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
SWEDEN - ESTONIA
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov BUL
20:45 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
SWEDEN - ESTONIA
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Lasse Koslowski GER
Assistant Referee 2: Eduard Beitinger GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel GER
Video Assistant Referee: Christian Dingert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NEDUEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov BUL
League C, Group 2
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - KOSOVO
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Roland Riedel AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Santino Schreiner AUT
Fourth Official: Julian Weinberger AUT
Video Assistant Referee: Alan Kijas AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Josef Spurny AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Karen Nalbandyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Samuel Dennison NIR
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Budapest, HUN (Bozsik Aréna)
ISRAEL - ITALY
Referee: Ivan Kružliak SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko SVK
Assistant Referee 2: Ján Pozor SVK
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Rune Pedersen NOR
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos GRE
League A, Group 2
20:45 CET - Décines-Charpieu (Groupama Stadium)
FRANCE - BELGIUM
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Video Assistant Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Günter Perl GER
UEFA Referee Observer: William Young SCO
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink NED
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - AUSTRIA
Referee: Nikola Dabanović MNE
Assistant Referee 1: Vladan Todorović MNE
Assistant Referee 2: Srđan Jovanović MNE
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković MNE
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mathieu Vernice FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Thomas Ross NIR
UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP
League B, Group 3
20:45 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
SLOVENIA - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro POR
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves de Jesus POR
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano António Gomes Maia POR
Fourth Official: João António Ferreira Gonçalves POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bruno Alexandre da Silva Esteves POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Strömbergsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevičius LTU
League B, Group 4
20:45 CET - Izmir (Gürsel Aksel Stadyumu)
TÜRKİYE - ICELAND
Referee: Enea Jorgji ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Denis Rexha ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Ridiger Çokaj ALB
Fourth Official: Eldorjan Hamiti ALB
Video Assistant Referee: Luca Pairetto ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Kreshnik Bajramaj ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA
UEFA Delegate: Quanyş Qanapiianov KAZ
League B, Group 4
20:45 CET - Nikšić (Gradski stadion Nikšić)
MONTENEGRO - WALES
Referee: Georgi Kabakov BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov BUL
Fourth Official: Nikola Popov BUL
Video Assistant Referee: Dragomir Draganov BUL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vasimir El-Hatib BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Geórgios Bíkas GRE
UEFA Delegate: Adrian D. Casha MLT
League C, Group 2
20:45 CET - Bucharest (Stadionul Steaua)
ROMANIA - LITHUANIA
Referee: Rade Obrenovič SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež SVN
Fourth Official: David Šmajc SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alen Borošak SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski MKD
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP
Tuesday 10 September 2024
League C, Group 4
18:00 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
LATVIA - FAROE ISLANDS
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari FIN
UEFA Delegate: Zaur Hacı-Məhərrəmov AZE
Friendly
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - SAN MARINO
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Oleksandr Korniyko UKR
Fourth Official: Roman Jitari MDA
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff ArenA)
NETHERLANDS - GERMANY
Referee: Davide Massa ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Filippo Meli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio ITA
Fourth Official: Ermanno Feliciani ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Valerio Marini ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav BIH
UEFA Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE
League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
HUNGARY - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Marco Guida ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Giorgio Peretti ITA
Fourth Official: Matteo Marchetti ITA
Video Assistant Referee:Daniele Chiffi ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rosario Abisso ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Vlado Svilokos CRO
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack LUX
League B, Group 1
20:45 CET - Tirana (Air Albania Stadium)
ALBANIA - GEORGIA
Referee: Erik Lambrechts BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Jo De Weirdt BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny BEL
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen BEL
Video Assistant Referee: Bram Van Driessche BEL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jan Boterberg BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis GRE
UEFA Delegate: Felix Grigore ROU
League B, Group 1
20:45 CET - Prague (Fortuna Arena)
CZECHIA - UKRAINE
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie SCO
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Dallas SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Drago Kos SVN
UEFA Delegate: Cristiano Ascari SMR
League B, Group 2
20:45 CET - Dublin (Aviva Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - GREECE
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Erik Engan NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin NOR
Fourth Official: Mohammad Usman Aslam NOR
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higlre NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erwin Blank NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real ESP
League B, Group 2
20:45 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - FINLAND
Referee: Morten Krogh Hansen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Dennis René Wollenberg Rasmussen DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Steffen Beck Bramsen DEN
Fourth Official: Mikkel Hedberg Redder DEN
Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jonas Hansen DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Birgir Agnarsson ISL
League C, Group 4
20:45 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
NORTH MACEDONIA - ARMENIA
Referee: Harm Osmers GER
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal GER
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp GER
Fourth Official: Florian Exner GER
Video Assistant Referee: Sören Storks GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Johann Pfeifer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Marián Ružbarský SVK
UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban ROU
League D, Group 2
20:45 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional d’Andorra)
ANDORRA - MALTA
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Joakim Östling SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gavan Gillett ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Timothy Wood ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro POR
UEFA Delegate: Haraldur Haraldsson ISL
What previous focus on Kavanagh are you thinking about?
ReplyDeleteHe hasn't worked internationally last season and his qualifiers (EL 3R + ECL PO first leg) this summer were nothing special, I think.
So quite a surprise to see him in league A.
Well, I think that before he was not even appointed. But thinking in detail about this argument, it's correct to say that after Pawson demotion (these could be considered indeed as Pawson games), now he is the new regular (experienced) Category 1 from England and this wasn't before.
DeleteDo you think pawson was demoted due to age or was it performance
DeleteWith respect, I do not believe that Kavanagh will ever excel on a domestic level, let alone the int'l scene. He is a reasonably safe pair of hands, but not a name for the biggest games. If the game can be handled with the referee staying in the background then Kavanagh will be fine, however if the game requires the referee to step in and take control then he'll struggle.
DeleteKavanagh is still relatively young (38) so has time to develop and prove my argument wrong, but I'd personally place more emphasis on Brooks from England to replace Pawson as a trusted Cat 1 referee. It's far too early to say if Brooks could make the Elite group (he's 34) but I'd fancy him over Kavanagh.
Taylor fourth official... Any particular reason?
DeleteTo be honest, it's not known for sure, but I suspect it's related to that Euro quarter-final game between Germany and Spain because of the incident involving Cucurella. Maybe UEFA lost a little confidence in Taylor for these first continental games of the season and decided not to play him.
DeletePawson was demoted due to age, to leave room for new perspective referees. The English situation has been in a stalemate for a definitely too long time.It's time to change, somebody must raise after Taylor and Oliver.
DeleteAbout the appointment of Taylor as fourth, let's remember he got an Europa League play off, that is surely a hidden game and not a very exposed one. I think that committee wants to wait before appointing him again for certain matches, but some things at moment seem already sure for me: now, he can't officiate any German team, he has a certain age (not that old, but OK), and it will be very hard to see him in a CL exposed game, with the chance to lose further credit. We will see.
Taylor will retire in the next 2 years, 3 maximum. He’s already said he doesn’t want to go to 50. No German team isn’t really a big deal, but if still no Italian teams either it’s a bit of a smaller field for him.
DeleteReferee Srdjan Jovanovic failed Uefa Fitness Test, what can be reason that he is changed by Michael Oliver for UEFA NL GAME Belgium Israel. Big regret about this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this important information. So one could guess that in past maybe the same happened when he didn't get games for a long time and apparently this was without reason. Also, let me say, I find this very strange, as he shouldn't have physical problems, given his body shape...
DeleteReferees of today's Asian WC qualifiers:
ReplyDeleteAUSBHR: Omar Al-Ali (UAE)
JPNCHN: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (QAT)
KORPLE: Alireza Faghani (IRN)
UZBPRK: Ahmed Al-Kaf (OMA)
QATUAE: Shaun Evans (AUS)
IRQOMA: Khaled Al-Turais (KSA)
IRNKGZ: Yusuke Araki (JPN)
KSAIDN: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
JORKUW: Adel Al-Naqbi (UAE)
Who will be the referee for the France vs Belgium match and the Netherlands vs Germany match?
ReplyDeleteManzano
DeleteMarciniak
Eskas
Guida (i dont hope it)
After Treimanis in MD1, now terrible appointment for Tohver. I guess that at certain time both were candidate to elite promotion, now huge decline.
ReplyDeleteNorway Austria is derby of that group,could this mean potential focus on Dabanovic?
ReplyDeleteHow is Norway - Austria a derby? Austria - Slovenia is one, but Vienna and Oslo are more than 1500 kilometres separated from each other
DeleteZwayer will work as VAR, very strange because it's not common for him in UEFA games. No appointments for him in this set, while Stieler and Siebert got games. And then we have also Osmers in a game that it's expected to be hot and one could have guessed Zwayer as well, why not? But we must also consider we are at the early stages.
ReplyDeleteZwayer regularly works as VAR in Germany and of course also has internationale experience in that role. But yes, he hasn't done a UEFA VAR game in a while.
DeleteAnd yes, Stieler and Siebert instead of him in both the CL PO and the league A games now is remarkable. Probably Zwayer is hidden a bit after the EURO SF. A punishment wouldn't make sense.
An appointment for MKD-ARM would have been worse than a break for Zwayer, I think.
His semi final was very poor. Your thought make sense
DeleteStill no appointment for Danny Makkelie after euro... UEFA not interested in him anymore?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they want some new referees on the front.
DeleteIts the start off a new campaign and also the refcom has to change.
The football teams are making also different choices.
And be honest... Makkelie is not at his top level
Relax… seems planned. He passed UEFA’s condition test at the course in Genève, 2 days ago.
DeleteIt is a good thing that early season some other Dutch referees are getting their chances.
Very long offside check for Denmark 1st goal.
ReplyDeleteNobody knows how they decided that this was not offside. The position of the camera is extremely bad, they showed position on TV and we could see NOTHING! It is incredible in this era that in Denmark they have such a bad technology, camera position, everything. The refs don't know and we will never know if there was offside.
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ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have information about Nenad Minaković's performance?
IMO Expected level (I've watched almost whole match)
DeleteFully under control and good disciplinary... Some good advantages and I must say impressive fitness level.
Looks like his debut went well and he is ready for next step
I couldn't watch any of yesterday's games, but good to hear.
DeleteWas quite impressed by the 34 year-old Serbian in U17 EURO, he seemed to be clearly one step ahead of his peers in terms of 'maturity', guess he would have been assigned to the final if it wasn't for Serbia reaching the SFs. His promotion to First after the tournament was an unexpected but welcoming decision, IMO he could have a higher ceiling than Jovanovic, even.
BUL-NIR
ReplyDelete81'Bad example of how to not let adbantadw.
Dangerous foul OK,but you let the game game cause very promising chance was going.
We had positive example with Oliver couple weeks ago and now Sidiropolous with this.
Shows that he is far from his very best.
What a game for Tohver in Gibraltar, wow.
ReplyDeleteNightmare game for the veteran Estonian referee, he was unable to take the reins of such an agricultural/amateur game.
DeleteThree OFRs:
-89' (possible PK for handball for Gibraltar, initial decision of play-on/retake with throw-in upheld)
-90+4' (Liechtenstein 1-2 goal disallowed for offside interference)
-90+12' (PK for handball for Liechtenstein, very interesting incident)
Just watched last minutes:
Delete82' Penalty to Gibraltar, for me only supportable decision, attacker used a contact with defender lying on the ground, but not clear and obvious mistake.
89' OFR for handball, I really don't understand the decision by referee to play on after OFR.
https://ibb.co/Sv8q9VL
Any idea?
90'+2 Possible punishable offside when LIE scored 1-2 goal, the player didn't touch ball, so after the original play on by AR2, Tohver assessed the situation as punishable. Player clearly interfered with opponent when ball passed, correct offside. Maybe should have been detected by AR2 as well, the geographic position was rather evident, but then discussion is about the fact he didn't play ball.
90'+12 Another OFR for handball, big chaos in penalty area, following a corner kick, definitely impossible to see anything, but also before the kick many mutual misconducts... I think at the end penalty OK decision, but why not for the previous OFR?
Were all these incidents just a case or did the referee contribute to an extremely challenging game in a context like GIB - LIE? To be honest, in recent times it's not the first time we see Tohver in so bad shape...
There were plenty of ugly scenes before the stoppage time (mass confrontations, bench cards...), at times it felt like a Sunday League/Kreisliga game.
DeleteThe offside interference should easily be spotted on field, but at least the correct decision was reached eventually.
DeleteThe last handball is crazy considering he didn’t give the one in 89’. Did GIB11 even handle the ball? It was kicked by GIB7 and then unclear what followed
Not a surprise. Previous clashed between those to teams in the NL also yielded double digit card numbers (Levnikov had one of those games). But 14 YCs, 1 RC, 2 penalties is yet another level...
DeleteRewatching the penalty in 82' from a different angle, I must say that the penalty call is more than supportable, I think also correct because the LIE player made exactly that movement with leg to stop attacker, one can see this very unfair action.
DeleteFor me, it's a clear foul for handball in 89'. It's not a natural position. For the rest... it's impressive when you see the number of cards... But... With the new rule on mobbing and dissent, I'm not surprised. The score is quite close
DeleteI watched the game this morning.
DeleteOne can split the analysis into two parts.
1) Tohver did not approach this game, as it turned out, in the 'correct' way. The biggest problem is that he made the thesis of his approach trying to come across as reasonable to the players, using his excellent english skills, when really the Estonian ref had to present himself as a firm leader in this match. He annoyed the players a bit with his foul recognition and they never really bought into what the referee was trying to do. He missed opportunities to clamp down on reckless play a few times, but nothing thaaat exaggerated. In the general regard, the performance fell short but was not a disaster akin to, for example, Strombergsson in Armenia-N.Macedonia a few years back.
2) The end was real chaos, with very little match control intact. The big incidents are as discussed; 82' was a correct penalty but big problems with the three OFRs: clear offside missed which should have been spotted and then two very dubious handball rulings.
It would be better in these games imo to appoint referees (from mostly Eastern countries) who are used to acting in a strict manner but maybe have something to learn about soft skills, rather than the contrary, which happened with Treimanis and Tohver this month. Volen Chinkov and even Robert Schroder from Germany would be two random names which come to mind.
chaos in gibraltar
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/Gibraltar_fr/status/1832843268217782283
DeleteI happened to watch only stoppage time (14'30") (!) with the OFR for handball in 90'+12'.
ReplyDeleteMatch report shows 38 fouls and 15 yellow cards (!).
Very low level both of football and of refereeing in Gibraltar, unfortunately. Sending a referee to games of this kind is a way to "kill" a referee - no referee comes out of a game of that kind looking good. Not even the best referees in the world will have an easy game here.
ReplyDeleteCrazy first half for Peljto.
ReplyDelete- GOAL dec. by AR1 (0-1)
- disallowed swiss goal - handball after OFR
- RC to ESP2 for DOGSO (VAR checked pot. offside)
- no PK for handball
Lawrence Visser (BEL) for (LUX-BLR) had a good game overall. No incidents to report. Good match management but I think he missed 2 YCs for an elbow. Unfortunately I don't have a link to propose.
ReplyDeleteShort commentary of refs I somehow managed to watch today:
ReplyDeleteVisser;
-solid match,but not enough consistency,sometimes too lenient,sometimes too giving in terms of cards.
Kavanagh;
-if we are nitpicking then we can for sure find mistakes.
But very good performance where he managed to let the game flow but at the same time when things got rough he was not afraid to show cards,especially to SRB players,3 cards in 2 minutes for 3 separate fouls.
Letexier;
-yes he is rising star,but not consistent enough tonight..weird to say that some ref will punish home team more,but that wqs the case here...5 1 in terms of cards but we saw some similar fouls is something that's not right...but result was 1-0 and he wont be talked about
Mariani;
-watched him in 2nd half,good performance in hostile enviro,whenever Pois losing you know you will have tough game..but somehow he managed to guide the match without major issued
Peljto;
-watched him in 1st half,crazy half where he was excellent..spot on RC,spot on YC and spot on penalty denial..
Sidiropolous:
-not consistent enough,had advantage that he did not let go and had some mistakes in terms of fouls and bookings.
Letexier: I agree that the YCs were not optimal, but it was nothing too dramatic, apart from 1-2 "soft" YCs they were all fine and not very impactful in the game, since they came quite late. Overall, he still left an excellent impression with great "play on" calls, letting the game flow as much as possible. IMO his ability to accurately detect (non-)fouls is underrated, it leads to entertaining and fair matches every time I watch him, and I can't praise him enough for this.
DeleteI watched first half of Spain vs Switzerland and although Peljto gets most big calls correct (except for the OFR handball) which should be praised, I am somehow never fully convinced by him, or the way he’s presenting himself. Missing ‘something’ (Charisma / Natural authority?) to convince in games with the big teams. I guess this was also visible in the Real Madrid game last season. But he can be a very trusted name for the mid-table teams.
ReplyDeleteRegarding Peljto, I think that after an excellent period that led him to a deserved promotion to Elite, his performances have stabilized a bit. Not too negative, but surely more could have been expected and some time ago, in the very early period of Elite, the committee tried to raise his level even more. For now it hasn't been possible, but there is still time, surely he will be able to play his chances in the future. I think that perhaps the factor you describe that may be missing in him is a sort of cleverness to referee matches at this level, but this could come later. Strong referee when it's about taking decisions, no doubts.
DeleteSecond YC decision by Jablonski in SWE - EST: https://dubz.co/c/9604f3
ReplyDelete2ndYC is correct for me, SPA. The attacker was prevented from entering the penalty area by blatant holding. Very quick decision.
DeleteClearly correct decision, LoR-like holding in a SPA position. Imo Jablonski is the most promising young FIFA referee from big five leagues.
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ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if, apart from Srđan Jovanović, anyone else failed the UEFA tests?
I heard 3 more referees
DeleteWell if they are Elite (and true), missing referees in these set of appointments are:
DeleteHernandez
Manzano
Bastien
Zwayer
Makkelie (mentioned in a post he passed the test)
Marciniak (mentioned in a post that he was originally appointed to Fra - Bel)
Kovacs
Jovanovic (already reported and replaced by Oliver)
Vincic
Taylor (4th official appointment)
I'm sure about two Polish referees and Serbian
DeleteAbout Turpin GER-HUN 2 penalty situation:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EamoyST7H54
0:01 DOGSO siutation...?
3:43 very soft GER penalty
Others were correct on an esy going match.
Does anyone know, how many and which referess attended last week Uefa course in Geneve ?
ReplyDeleteIs anyone able to post some streams, of the mass confrontations, and red cards, and other critical moments of the Gib vs Lie game where there was challenging refereeing situations? Would really appreciate
ReplyDeleteHard to find full game, here the crucial incidents:
ReplyDelete80' Penalty
https://streambug.org/cv/1f299e
88' No penalty after OFR (OFR not shown in the video), definitely no explanations here
https://streambug.org/cv/f0364d
90'+2 Disallowed goal after OFR (OFR not shown)
https://streambug.org/cv/c306f7
For me correct decision, the player become active and punishable
90'+12 OFR for handball. penalty
https://streambug.org/cv/e0650f
For me correct decision, but clearly a situation which finds people definitely less in agreement than the previous one.
Cyprus - Kosovo Penalty 08'
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/f415a8
Here some incidents from Peljto game (no penalty for handball is missing).
ReplyDelete4' Goal decided by AR1
https://streambug.org/cv/c698b2
Big responsibility here, but let's remember that there isn't GLT in Nations League, so VAR checks the goals. It is possible that VAR didn't have a contrary proof and so the assistant referee was just supported. Based on the footage, one can't say anything. I don't know whether later, maybe on Spanish or Swiss TV, something more was shown. In such situations when VAR has the evidence, must send the frame, if this didn't happen, it's possible they just backed AR1. But talking about such issues in very top level football it's always unpleasant, we have all the tools to solve this problem...
7' Disallowed goal for handball after OFR (good ONSIDE by AR2 as well, otherwise it would have been reported by VAR before handball)
https://streambug.org/cv/1185e1
Correct decision, goal not directly scored by hand, so need of OFR.
Alwas difficult to spot such incidents.
20' RC for DOGSO and ONSIDE AR2
https://streambug.org/cv/4fb632
Correct decision, clear red card.
Kabakov with 2 clear YC's missed in first 20 minutes.
ReplyDeleteI understand that he doesn't want to see game with lot of cards,but these were stonewall.
Also pitch and rain are not helping.
Very very poor first half from Kabakov. Bikas will not be happy with this performance. When you miss 3 mandatory yellow cards for same team it is really bad. Add to that how he badly handles protest from home players. Incredible for this level. And now he will have problems and card fiesta in second because of that. Only thing that can help him here is if Wales makes 0-3 and kills the game.
ReplyDeleteKabakov handed the game very well! He was in full control of the game, all players respected him and his decisions. Regarding the heavy rain, the cards were manageable, especialy so early in the game!
DeleteNot a challenging match for Kruzliak.
ReplyDeleteThe Slovakian allowed a bit of roughness, as we know his style, not different today, but within the limits. Almost all the cards given, for protests after whistles or dissenting gestures, such as throwing the ball away.
The match was a bit interesting only in the very last minutes when Israel scored the 1-2, but it didn't last long (and Israeli player also complained for that).
Some VAR checks in not relevant situations, then a correctly disallowed an Italy goal in the 75th minute, VAR confirmed.
The only small negative note, in the 55' minute the timing of a whistle f or offside wasn't perfect by the Slovakian who, after seeing the ball going out of the area, accepted the assistant input (correct call, attacker in contact with the goalkeeper in offside), but an Israel player was about to score with a shot in the same time. A great save by Donnarumma when the gamew was already stopped removed any possible controversy, however in my opinion these cases should be used by referees to really understand when to stop the game and accept the flag from their assistants, even without thinking too much, a disaster can always be around the corner. Just ask Marciniak...
Obrenovic with an OFR.
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.me/v/ac674374
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DeleteThe other OFR in this game - disallowed goal for Lithuania in min 78 for an offensive foul. Good VAR intervention, the ROU goalkeeper already had both hands on the ball before it was hit. Obrenovic really should have spotted that live.
Overall very unconvincing performance tonight from the Slovenian, saved twice by the VAR in the 2nd half.
Not good to have two OFRs about "normal fouls" (no handballs), but just as general remark, it seems to me that the Slovenian VAR Kajtazovič seems to feel himself more allowed to intervene in Obrenovic than Vincic games...
Deletei think this is never a VAR intervention. Doesnt look that penalty is correct decision for me, more play on, so never a clear and obvious mistake.
DeleteLooks more like a dive, certainly in my view its not VAR stuff
ReplyDeleteTotally agree with you. Var made a mistake for me to send the referee on OFR.
DeleteWhy do you say it was a dive? Certainly there is contact between the players. I see that the defender missed the ball and put his leg on the running direction of the attacker stopping his advance.
DeleteContact is minimal, fall is too easy. Ref Com doesn't like such penalties. We can see it in every RAP. I can't undestand VAR intervention in this situation either.
DeleteWhy was Marciniak replaced by Stieler?? (FRA-BEL). The big CL mistake with Bayern Munich was months ago.
ReplyDeleteMarciniak failed fitnes test.
DeleteFitness was never a problem of Marciniak? He always seems very fit
DeleteI don't know why people always think that a referee is physically unfit if he doesn't pass the fitness test. There are no unprepared referees at that level.
DeleteIt's amore about the fact that on a certain day, under certain circumstances, each of us can feel heavy and tired. Especially those who run in high temperatures... plus injuries and age of the referee (most of them 40+).
And as for Marciniak, as far as I know, he didn't even run the main part of the test (SDS test).
Does anyone know what happened to Chiffi?
ReplyDeleteHe hasn't refereed a match in ages.
Very long injury. Don't know about the details.
DeleteHere a video with both incidents from Romania - Lithuania in a longer sequence: https://streambug.org/cv/92ac9e
ReplyDeleteI think that the penalty assigned after OFR can be indeed discussed. While in the live sequence, before replays, it looks like attacker going deliberately against defender to get a whistle by referee, the closer replays in my opinion show us why VAR called. It should be for the movement with left leg, leaving it when attacker is passing, but also considering that, you have a soft contact. I don't think that VAR thought about a full step on foot, but when you have such kind of fouls, you can easily expect a call from the room. Obrenovic doesn't look too much convinced at monitor, I think playing on without VAR intervention wouldn't have been a scandal.
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ReplyDeleteDutch female referee Shona Shukrula ran and passed the men SDS condition test in Genève, Switzerland, last week at the UEFA course (along with Danny Makkelie apparently) and will make her first appearance as a 4O in the Eredivisie next weekend.
Gözübüyük is appointed on Sep 17, hence he won’t make an appearance in UCL. Makkelie works domestically next Saturday with full international crew (Nagtegaal 4O, Dieperink VAR).
Strange management by Dabanović. In 50/50 situations he don't show the direction, leaving it to the players to guess or fight for the ball. His placement is often between the player in possession of the ball and the possible receiver, taking away the opportunity for that particular pass. Faul detection (or where he set the bar) a bit dodgy. And then some blatant mistakes, as throw ins the wrong way. But key situations correct I guess.
ReplyDeleteAbout Kabakov, interesting to point out that he started the game with a very early YC, which was absolutely correct, video:
ReplyDeletehttps://streambug.org/cv/43a761
Then he indeed decided to allow a certain physical play, let's say that, but to me at least these two incidents (some of you mentioned a third one, but I can't find it) are very clear yellow cards for reckless. In the second case, possible SPA as well. Even with a lenient approach about disciplinary management, I think you can't allow that.
10'
https://streambug.org/cv/ecb491
15'
https://streambug.org/cv/324292
A possible explanation is that indeed he thought about the pitch conditions making tackles even more sliding, but that shouldn't be an argument for the safety of the player, in other words, for him maybe these were less reckless challenges because would have resulted differently without rain...
I get the first tackle,maybe he find and excuse in rain and conditions.
DeleteBut 2nd challenge,the one you showed in 15'.
No excuse.
thoughts on no handball call and no ofr for lativa goal
ReplyDeleteCorrect decision, arm is in a natural position
DeleteWrong yellow card for Schlotterbeck by Massa
ReplyDeleteClear dive by Simons. Yellow for Simons would have been right
Deletepoor performance by Massa !
DeleteWhy does he whistle so early? Very very poor perfomance by Massa !
DeleteThe performance of Massa was just shockingly inconsistent and absolutely unacceptable in terms of his foul detection. Countless mistakes from beginning to end. I saw him not convincing several times before, but never THAT bad.
Deletehttps://dubz.co/c/375a39
ReplyDeleteJust a clip to understand which game MKD - ARM is... very aggressive behavior against referee as reaction after second YC and sending off, stating that he had played ball and asking (sigh...) for VAR in occasion of a second YC.... no comment about that
Massa's foul detection in NED-GER just isn't good enough. He can lose control due to that and he's lucky this is 'only' nations league.
ReplyDeleteAgree totally with ref!
ReplyDeleteWow. Massa ending game during promising attack. Unbelievable decision at this level
ReplyDeleteMassa sums up his performance by whistling the end of the match in, let's say, not the most suitable situation. Big problems for Italy in finding a new numero uno...
ReplyDeleteThat was my thought, but we all know Rosetti/Collina will put in a lot of effort to have an Italian on board for WC26… If they have to sacrifize a very experienced name from other country to get an Italian on board, they will do so.
DeleteUnlike referees from other nations, Guida instantly gets a chance to recover after a poor 3rd round UCL qualifier in a LEAGUE A (!) Nations League game. And the other Italian Massa gets the big game in Group 3. Can’t say I’m surprised.
I predict that at some point the preferred (and most in form Italian referee) will be kept away from the most risky UEFA assignments - the typical 1st leg appointment strategy in knock-out rounds to keep the focus away from the referee, blah blah blah.
It is also very remarkeble that Massa did not take any action against the many dissent, especially from the bank of Germany.
ReplyDeleteCan you mention some particular minutes to analyze Massa display, apart from final whistle and the already reported first yellow card? I'm about to download the game and check the performance.
ReplyDelete24' YC for SPA (i think)
Delete32' YC for dissent
55' Possible penalty for GER
59' foul whistled by the attacker
87' YC for delaying the restart
There were some things like he whistled an offside before the AR's flag has gone up but I don't know the exact minute (should be in the last 20 minutes - happened minimum twice)
Thank you so much, this should be enough to watch!
DeleteSome of the mentioned incidents from NED - GER
ReplyDelete13' Wrong YC, very clear simulation
https://streambug.org/cv/e9bca3
Replay can't leave doubts. Missed cooperation by AR1.
24' YC for SPA
https://streambug.org/cv/3593d8
I think an OK decision.
55' Possible penalty for reckless tackle after having played ball
https://streambug.org/cv/37035e
We know this kind of penalty is whistled only very evident reckless action, well, one must say that this could have been the case, unfortunately only one replay, but it seems to me that there was contact. In all cases, impossible for Massa from his position and he couldn't even expect that, again, should have been helped by AR1, but still something hard to be reported.
59' Foul against attacker, I think supportable, but play on wouldn't have been wrong and maybe more expected decision.
https://streambug.org/cv/19a90a
86' YC for kicking ball away
https://streambug.org/cv/fb973a
Very blatant action, impossible to miss the card in this case.
Final whistle
https://streambug.org/cv/b77aa7
Indeed not the best moment, but I thought about a worse scenario before watching, for me the best moment to use was exactly three seconds earlier, at 93:07 when Germany regained possession of the ball. The two - three second more he needed to whistle changed the scenario.
I'm very curious who will win this "battle" between Guida and Massa for WC 2026, one thing is sure, you can expect one of them at the tournament, no doubts. Nevertheless, honestly speaking, they were never and they will never be at the level of Orsato. For both, the fact of being potentially Italy nr. 1 (BTW at moment Guida has taken this role, as he has been nominated as representative of the referees in activity, replacing Orsato), increases the level of assignments, even without showing convincing performances, and I can't deny that. I always liked Guida more than Massa because the former had in my opinion more skills to manage players and to be the boss on the fiels, while Massa looked always like a referee performing his duty but then not caring too much about the rest. But... Massa has surely a good technical accuracy and maybe a better physical condition than Guida, also important elements, but in my opinion a bit less important than the previously mentioned. Matching both together in only one referee would result in creating a referee with excellent skills, but of course impossible :)
The domestic performances of Guida in last season have been outstanding for the Italian level and I think that this allowed him to be at EURO, maybe in addition to a preference by Rosetti, who clearly likes him, in my opinion, more than Massa. But now, as already Ref88 correctly said some days ago, this criterion will be applied again, the best domestic performer will take the spot for. It's still early, we have two seasons, and everything can happen, but I think Guida still in a better position after the EURO tournament, and having been elected, as said, in the place left by Orsato as head of Italian referees in activity.
And still about them: both appointed only in VAR duties for the next serie A matchday. Both will work together as VAR and AVAR in a game on Sturday and then in other games, still VAR and/or AVAR on Sunday. It's possible both are appointed for CL MD1 (to be played in three days). One thing I like is that they are often together and Rocchi appoints them without problems, given the previous situation, maybe one could think about a strong rivalry, instead they appear professional, it's nice, must ba always underlined.
DeleteWhat about Mariani, how is he performing in Italy? I saw him only twice, but I really liked what he did...
DeleteYes, indeed, what makes the situation about next WC and FIFA preselection is that Mariani is on the list as well, and now the situation becomes very interesting Honestly, with Massa and Guida still active, in my opinion he wouldn't have chances, but of course things can change for all reasons. Mariani, his problem is that he makes definitely too many crucial mistakes when appointed in very big matches, for this reason he has by far many big appearances in top clashes than the former two mentioned, and he gets more frequently middle games, indeed just check his first appointment in serie A for this season, something that the other referees get only when coming from poor performances to recover. To me, this can be his years, but he must convince, doing better than the previous seasons. I think that in international level he was maybe better, but still, we remember the season in which UEFA was disappointed and nothing followed (he was expected to be promoted as Elite even before Guida...). My idea about this strange situaton is that originally, also for the injures he had in the years, Guida was not considered at all, so when Mariani was added in the FIFA preselected list for next big tournaments, they thought that Massa would have attended EURO, and then after that, Mariani with a chance for the tournament to follow, but now, as said, all went differently. I think that the performances will be the key also for him, definitely a good referee, but he has to improve when coming to crucial assessments...
DeleteThe few times I watched Mariani in UEFA games, I also appreciated him and his authority, but indeed it were not big games.
DeleteBased on my observation, Mariani has more charisma and natural authority on the FoP than his Elite compatriots, and he was very well accepted by the players, too. He almost looks like a retired soccer player himself tbh :p
A pity that his technical ability, crucial decisions are not at a higher level..
Massa adviced Nagelsmann to replace Tah
ReplyDeletehttps://www.vi.nl/nieuws/scheidsrechter-gaf-nagelsmann-in-de-rust-subtiele-hint
Even that is absolutely not acceptable!!!
DeleteHonestly, it's impossible to believe. In 13 years of serie A, never heard anything like that from Massa. The coach's words are up for interpretation, he said about a sharp hint, Massa could have said something completely different, or maybe even nothing at all.
DeleteTwo interesting moments from CZE v UKR (Beaton).
ReplyDeletePossible VC - https://dubz.link/c/c36361
Penalty OFR - https://streambug.org/cv/f3e8c6
About the possible violent conduct, action is clear, deliberate against the opponent. As it is always for such situations in modern refereeing, all is about intensity, but by book clear red card without discussions. Without further replays, possible that the player made a bit of scene, but of course the action can't be denied. Red card to be confirmed if given, but I think this is a case in which if you call to see many VARs, some of them will have clearly different opinions. If you call it to monitor, it can look at very soft, that's why very often they don't do that, and it is not possible to find consistency, unless very strict guidelines by head of refereeing.
DeleteAbout the penalty, absolutely correct call by VAR, you have two penalties missed in this clip and that's definitely not good for the officials. At first the handball, for me impossible to see live, only replay showed that it was a clear touch by open arm. Then, the second incident that can be assessd as reckless, but was not analyzed because already punishable handball before. Referee decided to stay rather far from the action, he is not shown in the video when the incident happens, I think it would have been very difficult to see in many of the cases, but not the feeling of being very fit . AR1 could have cooperated by having frontal view for the call. Then, looking carefully at incident, the player wanted to pretend a head injury, but then he stopped himself in time because he was aware VAR would have checked and he stopped his action. Despite of this extremely unfair act, one can't deny the foul. To me, this would have been another clear penalty for reckless challenge, without the previous one before.
1st situation is AR's mistake +bad teamwork and match preparation.
DeleteIn situations like this, AR must check the line of second last defender, with occasional checking throw-in taker by turning his head to the left.
In this particular situation, AR is concentrated too much on throw in. Why is throw in so important?
What can you miss as AR, incorrectly taken throw-in?
Okay, the referee will notice.
And what can you miss if you are not watching "offside line"?
Offside/foul/violet conduct
Priorites
Two incidents from Hungary - Bosnia and Herzegovina
ReplyDelete40' YC for reckless arm while jumping
https://streambug.org/cv/39c569
Again, after the CL play off, another similar case, in this case "only" first YC, but still, not a fully convincing decision, as the player jumped remaining in his path, while opponent went close to him, and it wasn't a direct elbow to head.
76' Penalty area incident
https://streambug.org/cv/c3003a
Supportable play on, penalty would have been accepted. Correct by VAR.
Guida' s foul detection was terrible. IMO players didnt understand what the italian want. What about Dzeko's injury incident on field in last minutes as time wasting with throw in ? What did Matteo Marchetti? LotG is clear when someone needs care, he need to leave to pitch. Massa and team allowed this kind of time wasting because Dzeko went to close to the line. This kind of technical mistake unaccaptable at UEFA level. Guida is No.1 Italian in Europa? Huge joke ! He can't to solve an easy match without problem. But all we know he is Italian...NONSENSE!
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