2024-25 UEFA Europa League, MD2 appointments, games to be played on 3 October 2024.
18:45 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
SS LAZIO (ITA) - OGC NICE (FRA)
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic ROUAssistant Referee 1: Valentin Avram ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei ROU
Fourth Official: Szabolcs Kovacs ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Rob Dieperink NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili GEO
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias CZE
18:45 CET - Prague (Eden Arena)
SK SLAVIA PRAHA (CZE) - AFC AJAX (NED)
Referee: Andris Treimanis LVAAssistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasennikovs LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Kristaps Ratnieks LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Rainer Koch GER
18:45 CET - Donostia-San Sebastián (Estadio de Anoeta)
REAL SOCIEDAD DE FÚTBOL (ESP) - RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL)
Referee: Marian Barbu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Miai Ovidiu Artene ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Imre Laszlo Bucsi ROU
Fourth Official: Rares Vidican ROU
Fourth Official: Rares Vidican ROU
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge NOR
UEFA Delegate: Ronald Zimmermann GER
18:45 CET - Piraeus (Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis)
OLYMPIAKOS (GRE) - SPORTING BRAGA (POR)
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak POLAssistant 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: Pawel Malec POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó HUN
18:45 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
MACCABI TEL AVIV (ISR) - FC MIDTJYLLAND (DEN)
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili GEOAssistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia GEO
Fourth Official: Giorgi Avazashvili GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bakur Ninua GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Fredy Fautrel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Phivos Constantinides CYP
18:45 CET - Budapest (Ferencváros Stadion)
FERENCVÁROSI TC (HUN) - TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (ENG)
Referee: Igor Pajac CROAssistant Referee 1: Ivan Mihalj CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Vedran Ðurak CRO
Fourth Official: Tihomir Pejin CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere BEL
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović MNE
18:45 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium)
FK QARABAĞ (AZE) - MALMÖ FF (SWE)
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou GREAssistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos GRE
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou GRE
Fourth Official: Alexandros Tsakalidis GRE
Video Assistant Referee: Angelos Evangelou GRE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Athanasios Tzilos GRE
UEFA Referee Observer: Laurent Duhamel FRA
UEFA Delegate: Alexandr Keplin KAZ
18:45 CET - Sinsheim (Rhein-Neckar-Arena)
1899 HOFFENHEIM (GER) - FK DYNAMO KYÏV (UKR)
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev MKD
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Kostadinov MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski MKD
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski MKD
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski MKD
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski MKD
Video Assistant Referee: Nejc Kajtazović SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vagner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem Van Dop NED
18:45 CET - Riga (Daugava)
RFS RIGA (LVA) - GALATASARAY SK (TUR)
Referee: Filip Glova SVK
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polacek SVKAssistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar SVK
Fourth Official: Lukáš Dzivjak SVK
Video Assistant Referee: Michal Očenáš SVK
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Martin Dohal SVK
UEFA Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn GER
UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam NED
21:00 CET - Porto (Estádio do Dragão)
FC PORTO (POR) - MANCHESTER UNITED FC (ENG)
Referee: Tobias Stieler GER
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann GER
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Borsch GER
Fourth Official: Matthias Jöllenbeck GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian FRA
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha CRO
21:00 CET - Glaasgow (Ibrox Stadium)
RANGERS FC (SCO) - OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS (FRA)
Referee: Sven Jablonski GER
Assistant Referee 1: Eduard Beitinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Sascha Thielert GER
Fourth Official: Tobias Reicherl GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Fourth Official: Tobias Reicherl GER
Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega ESP
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen BEL
21:00 CET - Thessalonki (Toumba Stadium)
PAOK (GRE) - FCSB (ROU)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Achmüller GERAssistant Referee 2: Christof Günsch GER
Fourth Official: Martin Petersen GER
Video Assistant Referee: Pascal Müller GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Thór Orrason ISL
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN
21:00 CET - Plzeň (Stadion města Plzně)
FK VIKTORIA PLZEŇ (CZE) - PFK LUDOGORETS (BUL)
Referee: Tamás Bognár HUNAssistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor HUN
Fourth Official: Gergo Bogár HUN
Video Assistant Referee: István Vad HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Argyrou CYP
UEFA Delegate: Olesea Berdea MDA
21:00 CET - Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
ROYALE UNION SAINT-GILLOISE (BEL) - FK BODØ/GLIMT (NOR)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nadvornik CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Matěj Vlček CZE
Fourth Official: Ondrej Pechanec CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Dennis Johan Higler NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tomas Kocourek CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Joseph O'brien IRL
21:00 CET - Bilbao (Estadio de San Mamés)
ATHLETIC CLUB (ESP) - AZ ALKMAAR (NED)
Referee: Balázs Berke HUNAssistant Referee 1: Vencel Tóth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szert HUN
Fourth Official: Mihály Káprály HUN
Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniele Chiffi ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov MDA
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu ROU
21:00 CET - Enschede (FC Twente Stadion)
FC TWENTE (NED) - FENERBAHÇE (TUR)
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts ENG
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring ENG
Fourth Official: Sam Barrott ENG
Fourth Official: Sam Barrott ENG
Video Assistant Referee: Stuart Attwell ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: David Coote ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Georges Lüchinger LIE
21:00 CET - Istanbul (Beşiktaş Stadium)
BEŞIKTAŞ JK (TUR) - EINTRACHT FRANKFURT (GER)
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane SCO
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Steven McLean SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Thomas Ross NIR
UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka CZE
UEFA Delegate: Rudolf Řepka CZE
21:00 CET - Borås (Borås Arena)
IF ELFSBORG (SWE) - AS ROMA (ITA)
Referee: Kristo Tohver EST
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Koiv EST
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen EST
Fourth Official: Juri Frischer EST
Video Assistant Referee: Clay Ruperti NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov CRO
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP
First remark, no Kovacs, but many Romanian referees.
ReplyDeleteMy idea is that he was originally planned for Aston Villa - Bayern, then given to Petrescu (too much sonorous game for the latter, I think), while maybe Massa was sent to Bratislava as replacement, where one could have easily expected Petrescu (classic game for him in CL). Also, I think we can draw maybe the conclusion that Martinez Munuera got the Champions League game because Gil Manzano was out (so a replacement from the same country). Then, definitely hard to understand about the possible game for Marciniak, with the Polish being the other Elite out from this set.
About the appointments, interesting to see Tohver with an Italian team after the extremely poor performance in Gibraltar, that's even more remarkable because you know, there is always focus on such games. Nevertheless, I think that Italian side is still big favorite and committee thinks there shouldn't be issues in the game to be played in Sweden. I want also to say that at moment committee seems to have put other important factors, to make assignments, as very important ones, apart from the performances, and the names of the referees. My idea is that they are really particular with the tests during the courses. Best results for the referees can bring alwyas an assignment.
Several German appointments, the best game of this matchday is for Stieler, who confirms a very good reputation by committee at moment, it's "only" Europa League, but it's like a CL clash in Porto.
Also, about Germany, it seems Brand as VAR has joined the big circle of UEFA VAR at Nyon. He will be there this week, working with Del Cerro Grande as AVAR.
The games covered from Nyon seem to be: Porto - Manchester United, Twente - Fenerbahçe, Athletic - AZ, Rangers - Lyon, Hoffenheim - Dynamo Kyiv, Real Sociedad - Anderlecht, Lazio - Nice.
Still about VARs, Bebek, after very good times, seems to have lost consideration, appointed only as AVAR in that game is indeed strange.
Sylwestrzak with committee member as observer, there was already important focus on the Polish referee, and now after all happened with the others, even more.They have only Marciniak at moment, somebody must follow.
I think I know why Petrescu was sent to Birmngham. Because Hategan will retired from the field and remain only VAR, because he will be demoted from Elite. And I think, UEFA want Petrescu in Elite.
DeleteChefren, what do you think, any chance for Tohver to get an appointment in CL this season?
DeleteFollowing his path and the big trust by committee, it seems possible indeed, looking also at other Category 1 with long experience getting it. Would have been better without that performance in previous game, but I think they rely on the Estonian referee and he could do that.
Delete"but many Romanian referees" - is 3 crews considered much considering that there were zero in MD1 (none in UCL, UEL, UECL in MD1)?
DeleteTo replace Kovacs, I don't understand why Petrescu was sent to a difficult game, while Massa to an easiest game; it would have had more sense to keep Petrescu in Bratislava and to send Massa in the Birmingham. It seems that nationality is more important than skills. Of course supposing Chefren's hypothesis
ReplyDeleteVery good assignment for Stieler in a Cl similar match. And I would say good also for Tohver, never easy to manage Rome, considering the attention that committee has on Italian teams. Impressed by how many germans are appointed; only Dingert and Dankert are out, but we know that they are now mainly (or only) VAR
Rosetti declared that on the Qualifiers Round held in the week of the 21st august, a referee answered very bad to an observer during the match analysis after the game, and for consequence it resulted in not being appointed for Nations League and UCL 1/2 matchdays.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that could be Kovacs or somebody else. Kovacs last game was Molde with Elfsborg and the observer was Alain Hamer in EL. Also, Hategan was upset because he will be demoted in winter because of bad notes in his last games. And he will retired from the field and remain only VAR. Another romanian referee who will lost the UEFA badge is Marcel Barsan, who is 42 years and stuck in 2Category. They will be replaced by Szabolcs Kovacs, Istvan little brother, and Rares Vidican.
DeleteI also heard some rumors about possible demotions from Elite category on next update (not Hategan but other names). So, it seems as finally UEFA will manage to "use" also the demotions, after many and many years in which an Elite referee, once gained the status, was untouchable. We will see, I'm very curious. Really sorry for Hategan, his performances in recent times were not good, but overall, considering also the past and what he had achieved it seems rather unfair. Of course, even impossible indeed, if they don't demote before him other referees from Elite to 1.
DeleteChefren,What are you think for Filip Glova?
ReplyDeleteA normal assignment for a referee who in past was more in focus by committee, then they left for a while him, no interesting appointments for a long time. Regular Category 1 but at this point without perspective, it seems. Fully suitable game for him.
DeleteAll of First Cat promotees this summer have been appointed to EL in either MD1 (Sozza, Brooks, Minakovic, Godinho) or MD2 (Sylwestrzak, Jablonski, Berka, Barbu), bar Frid.
ReplyDeleteSeems like all four have relatively important observers, too (Sajn, Díaz Vega, Çakir, Hauge)
Jablonski, Minakovic, Godinho, Sylwestrzak & Berka were appointed to Nations League games in the last international break (Sozza had U21 UKRSRB, Brooks & Berka were injured)
Wonder how many of them will make CL debut by the end of the league stage. It will depend on their further performances but I'd expect at least three.
There is an error on the Plzen - Ludogorets match. It is played in Plzen, not in Riga.
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