Wednesday, 2 April 2025

2025 UEFA Women's Nations League - Referee appointments MD3 and MD4

Please find below the appointments for MD3 and 4 of UEFA Women's Nations League. 

Marta Huerta De Aza, selected for EURO 2025, will referee England - Belgium 


MD3

Friday 4 April 2025

League C, Group 3
13:00 CET - Yerevan (HFF Tekhnikakan Kentron Akademiayi Marzadasht)
ARMENIA - LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Melissa Burgin ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Emily Carney ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Isabel Chaplin ENG
Fourth Official: Phoebe Cross ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Andonía Kókotou GRE
UEFA Delegate: Dragoș Hîncu MDA

League C, Group 6
15:00 CET - Skopje (Trening centar “Petar Miloševski”)
NORTH MACEDONIA - LATVIA
Referee: Hanna Laajanen SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Emelie Elfstrand SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Tilde Larsson SWE
Fourth Official: Selma Griberg SWE
UEFA Referee Observer: Aušra Kancė LTU
UEFA Delegate: Zümrüd Ağayeva AZE

League B, Group 2
16:00 CET - Heraklion (Stádio Theódoros Vardinogiánnis)
GREECE - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Referee: Jelena Pejković CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rođak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Sabina Bolić CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Bente Ovèdie Skogvang NOR
UEFA Delegate: Engli Kokona ALB

League B, Group 4
16:00 CET - Shkodër (Stadiumi Loro Boriçi)
ALBANIA - CROATIA
Referee: Alexandra Collin FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Clothilde Brassart FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Nabila Zaouak FRA
Fourth Official: Élisa Daupeux FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Bonaria Atzori ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Ixari MDA

League B, Group 2
16:30 CET - Ljubljana (Športni Park Ljubljana-Šiška)
SLOVENIA - TÜRKİYE
Referee: Victoria Beyer FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Jennifer Maubacq FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bérangère Jourdain FRA
Fourth Official: Romy Fournier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN
UEFA Delegate: Igor Radojčić SRB

League B, Group 3
17:00 CET - Novara, ITA (Stadio Silvio Piola)
FINLAND - BELARUS
Referee: Emanuela Rusta ALB
Assistant Referee 1: Mirjeta Salla ALB
Assistant Referee 2: Edjena Kaphiu ALB
Fourth Official: Kejsi Tafili ALB
UEFA Referee Observer: Aneliya Sinabova BUL
UEFA Delegate: Evángelos Moúskos CYP

League C, Group 2
17:00 CET - Tbilisi (Mikheil Meskhis Stadioni II)
GEORGIA - MALTA
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Nargis Magau KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Dinara Ydyrysova KAZ
Fourth Official: Tatiana Sorokopudova KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Graziella Pirriatore ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Natallia Varabjova BLR

League C, Group 3
17:30 CET - Eschen (Sportpark Eschen-Mauren)
LIECHTENSTEIN - KAZAKHSTAN
Referee: Mariia Glekova ISR
Assistant Referee 1: Mai Moalem ISR
Assistant Referee 2: Kamla Nassar ISR
Fourth Official: Sapir Gaya Berman ISR
UEFA Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU 
UEFA Delegate: Mónica Susana de Carvalho Jorge POR

League C, Group 4
17:30 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
LITHUANIA - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Marina Zechner AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Biljana Iskin AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Thieme AUT
Fourth Official: Lena Hirtl AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslava Migaľová SVK
UEFA Delegate: Alpaslan Kavas TUR

League B, Group 1
18:00 CET - Gdańsk (Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk)
POLAND - BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Referee: Katalin Sipos HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Judit Gavalla-Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Nikolett Bizderi HUN
Fourth Official: Fanni Kovács HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Silvia Tea Spinelli ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Donaldas Urniežius LTU

League B, Group 1
18:00 CET - Bucharest (Stadionul Arcul de Triumf)
ROMANIA - NORTHERN IRELAND
Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Sandrine Gonçalves dos Santos POR
Assistant Referee 2: Jenni Paavolainen FIN
Fourth Official: Minka Vekkeli FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Paloma Quintero Siles ESP 
UEFA Delegate: Marc Vouillamoz SUI

League B, Group 4
18:00 CET - Polkowice, POL (Stadion Miejski w Polkowicach)
UKRAINE - CZECHIA
Referee: Ainara Andrea Acevedo Dudley ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Matilde Esteves-García Biajakue ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Mariona Peralta Geis ESP
Fourth Official: Ylenia Sánchez Miguel ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav-Rankov SRB
UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans WAL

League C, Group 1
18:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS - MOLDOVA
Referee: Lovisa Johansson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Jilan Taher SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Rapp SWE
Fourth Official: Cecilia Ekwall SWE
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL
UEFA Delegate: Kimmo Lipponen FIN

League C, Group 2
18:00 CET - Larnaca (AEK Aréna - Geórgios Karapatákis)
CYPRUS - ANDORRA
Referee: Eszter Urbán HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Noémi Hegedűs-Baráth HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Laura Emerencia Szabó HUN
Fourth Official: Réka Bognár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Sjoukje de Jong NED
UEFA Delegate: Nataša Joksimović SRB

League C, Group 5
18:00 CET - Tallinn (A. Le Coq Arena)
ESTONIA - BULGARIA
Referee: Stacey Pearson ENG
Assistant Referee 1: Nicoleta Ramona Bria ENG
Assistant Referee 2: Anastasiya Voloshchuk ENG
Fourth Official: Stacey Fullicks ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Nelli Stepanyan ARM
UEFA Delegate: Milan Janković BIH

League A, Group 2
18:45 CET - Reykjavík (Þróttarvöllur)
ICELAND - NORWAY
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Stefania Signorelli ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Elke Günthner GER
UEFA Delegate: Maurice Johnston NIR

League A, Group 4
19:00 CET - Solna (Strawberry Arena)
SWEDEN - ITALY
Referee: Ionela Alina Peșu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Constantinescu ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Marilena Cătălina Nan ROU
Fourth Official: Roxana Timiș ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL
UEFA Delegate: Gerard Lawlor NIR

League C, Group 1
19:00 CET - Gibraltar (Europa Point Stadium)
GIBRALTAR - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Kristina Georgieva BUL
Assistant Referee 1: Pavleta Rashkova BUL
Assistant Referee 2: Dorieta Valeva BUL
Fourth Official: Hristiyana Guteva BUL
UEFA Referee Observer: Rachel Shkuri ISR
UEFA Delegate: Luka Steiner SVN

League A, Group 1
20:00 CET - Almelo (Asito Stadion)
NETHERLANDS - AUSTRIA
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Linda Schmid SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Melissa Correia Dos Santos SUI
Fourth Official: Laura Mauricio SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Raspopović MNE

League A, Group 2
20:00 CET - St. Gallen (Kybunpark)
SWITZERLAND - FRANCE
Referee: Catarina Isabel Ferreira de Campos POR
Assistant Referee 1: Vanessa Alexandra Dias Gomes POR
Assistant Referee 2: Ana Lóide Batista da Silva POR
Fourth Official: Maria Inês Mota Paiva de Andrada POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL
UEFA Delegate: María Medina Jiménez ESP

League B, Group 3
20:00 CET - Győr (Alcufer Stadion)
HUNGARY - SERBIA
Referee: Caroline Lanssens BEL
Assistant Referee 1: Maria Étienne BEL
Assistant Referee 2: Mélissa Lejear BEL
Fourth Official: Klass Clerkx BEL
UEFA Referee Observer: Carina Susana Vitulano ITA
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandr Keplin KAZ

League A, Group 4
20:15 CET - Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium)
WALES - DENMARK
Referee: Michalina Diakow POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Mostowska POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST

League A, Group 1
20:35 CET - Dundee (Tannadice Park)
SCOTLAND - GERMANY
Referee: Tess Olofsson SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Almira Spahic SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Ida Kellström SWE
Fourth Official: Eva Svärdsudd SWE
UEFA Referee Observer: Carolina De Boeck BEL 
UEFA Delegate: Filips Dhondt BEL

League A, Group 3
20:45 CET - Paços de Ferreira (Estádio Capital do Móvel)
PORTUGAL - SPAIN
Referee: Iuliana Elena Demetrescu ROU
Assistant Referee 1: Elena Mihaela Țepușă ROU
Assistant Referee 2: Roxana Ivanov ROU
Fourth Official: Madalina Gherghi ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Petra Pavlíková SVK
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair SCO

League A, Group 3
21:00 CET - Bristol (Ashton Gate Stadium)
ENGLAND - BELGIUM
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Guadalupe Porras Ayuso ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Eliana Fernández González ESP
Fourth Official: María Gloria Planes Terol ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner AUT
UEFA Delegate: Yuriy Zapisots’kyy UKR
Mentor for Delegate: Mark Blackbourne ENG

MD4

Tuesday 8 April 2025

League C, Group 5
13:00 CET - Budaörs, HUN (Budaörsi SC Sporttelep)
ISRAEL - BULGARIA
Referee: Sara Telek AUT
Assistant Referee 1: Amina Gutschi AUT
Assistant Referee 2: Linda Thieme AUT
Fourth Official: Lena Hirtl AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Carina Susana Vitulano ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Edgar Manukyan ARM

League C, Group 6
14:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
KOSOVO - NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė LTU
Assistant Referee 1: Guostė Jonikaitė LTU
Assistant Referee 2: Deimantė Bikutė LTU
Fourth Official: Ugnė Šmitaitė LTU
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu ROU
UEFA Delegate: Ivančica Sudac CRO

League C, Group 3
15:00 CET - Astana (Astana Arena)
KAZAKHSTAN - ARMENIA
Referee: Sabina Bolić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Gordana Katušić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Brozović CRO
Fourth Official: Jelena Pejković CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Ingrid Jonsson SWE 
UEFA Delegate: Patricia González García ESP

League B, Group 1
15:30 CET - Zenica (Trening centar N/FSBiH)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - POLAND
Referee: Deborah Bianchi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Giulia Tempestilli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Nidaa Hader ITA
Fourth Official: Nicole Puntel ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Sofia Karagiorgi CYP
UEFA Delegate: Vahan Berakhchyan ARM

League B, Group 4
16:00 CET - Zagreb (Športski centar Rudeš)
CROATIA - ALBANIA
Referee: Maria Marotta ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Veronica Martinelli ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessia Cerrato ITA
Fourth Official: Denise Perenzoni ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Hilda McDermott IRL
UEFA Delegate: Pramila Susanne Olsen Matthiasen NOR

League C, Group 1
16:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - SLOVAKIA
Referee: Aleksandra Česen SVN
Assistant Referee 1: Staša Špur SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Mediha Durič SVN
Fourth Official: Tjaša Misja SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Pernilla Larsson SWE 
UEFA Delegate: Emin Cəfərov AZE

League B, Group 3
17:30 CET - Tampere (Tammelan Stadion)
FINLAND - HUNGARY
Referee: Angelika Söder GER
Assistant Referee 1: Jasmin Matysiak GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marina Bachmann GER
Fourth Official: Miriam Schwermer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Blaženka Logarušić CRO
UEFA Delegate: Lennart Vestervall SWE

League B, Group 4
17:30 CET - Ústí nad Labem (Městský stadion Ústí nad Labem)
CZECHIA - UKRAINE
Referee: Minka Vekkeli FIN
Assistant Referee 1: Heini Hyvönen FIN
Assistant Referee 2: Alisa Levälampi FIN
Fourth Official: Satu Miettunen FIN
UEFA Referee Observer: Sandra Renon FRA 
UEFA Delegate: Samuel Dennison NIR

League C, Group 3
17:30 CET - Eschen (Sportpark Eschen-Mauren)
LIECHTENSTEIN - LUXEMBOURG
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletsʹka UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Iryna Chayka UKR
Fourth Official: Lyudmyla Telʹbukh UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Marta Bonaria Atzori ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Scott Struthers SCO

League A, Group 1
17:45 CET - Wolfsburg (Volkswagen Arena)
GERMANY - SCOTLAND
Referee: Jana Adámková CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Lucie Ratajová CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Tereza Hessová CZE
Fourth Official: Natálie Čampišová CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Teodora Albon ROU 
UEFA Delegate: Älima Jukenova KAZ

League A, Group 4
18:00 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
DENMARK - ITALY
Referee: Ivana Martinčić CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Sanja Rođak-Karšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Maja Petravić CRO
Fourth Official: Mateo Erceg CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Miroslava Migaľová SVK
UEFA Delegate: Garry O’Hagan SCO

League B, Group 2
18:00 CET - Sivas (Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu)
TÜRKİYE - SLOVENIA
Referee: Fabienne Michel GER
Assistant Referee 1: Anne Uersfeld GER
Assistant Referee 2: Silke Fritz GER
Fourth Official: Naemi Breier GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Dagmar Damková CZE
UEFA Delegate: Adrian Casha MLT

League C, Group 1
18:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS - GIBRALTAR
Referee: Teresa Alice Pimenta de Oliveira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Cátia Alexandra Graça Tavares POR
Assistant Referee 2: Cristiana Moreira da Costa POR
Fourth Official: Ana Luísa Carneiro Amorim Morgado Afonso POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Gediminas Mažeika LTU
UEFA Delegate: Sabine Bonnin FRA

League C, Group 4
18:00 CET - Nikšić (Gradski stadion Nikšić)
MONTENEGRO - AZERBAIJAN
Referee: Marta San Juan Casado AND
Assistant Referee 1: Ainhoa Fernández Ruiz AND
Assistant Referee 2: Luis Miguel Pinilla Acosta AND
Fourth Official: Antoine Paul Chiaramonti AND
UEFA Referee Observer: Rhona Coombes IRL 
UEFA Delegate: Aldi Topçiu ALB

League A, Group 1
18:15 CET - Altach (CASHPOINT Arena)
AUSTRIA - NETHERLANDS
Referee: Ewa Augustyn POL
Assistant Referee 1: Paulina Baranowska POL
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandra Ulanowska POL
Fourth Official: Anna Adamska POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Silvia Tea Spinelli ITA 
UEFA Delegate: Scilla Gennaro ITA

League A, Group 2
18:45 CET - Reykjavík (Þróttarvöllur)
ICELAND - SWITZERLAND
Referee: Frida Mia Klarlund Nielsen DEN
Assistant Referee 1: Fie Bruun DEN
Assistant Referee 2: Katrine Stensholm DEN
Fourth Official: Frederikke Lydia Søkjær DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Carolina De Boeck BEL 
UEFA Delegate: Colin MacDonald SCO

League A, Group 2
19:00 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - FRANCE
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár HUN
Assistant Referee 1: Anita Vad HUN
Assistant Referee 2: Judit Gavalla-Kulcsár HUN
Fourth Official: Réka Molnár HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hanssson SWE 
UEFA Delegate: Andy Ambler ENG

League A, Group 3
19:00 CET - Vigo (Estadio Abanca Balaídos)
SPAIN - PORTUGAL
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Camille Soriano FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Élodie Coppola FRA
Fourth Official: Emeline Rochebilière FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG 
UEFA Delegate: Ginta Pēce LVA

League A, Group 4
19:00 CET - Gothenburg (Gamla Ullevi)
SWEDEN - WALES
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Iragartze Fernández Esesúmaga ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Rocío Puente Pino ESP
Fourth Official: Elisabeth Calvo Valentín ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Katarzyna Wierzbowska POL
UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou GRE

League C, Group 2
19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (Centenary Stadium)
MALTA - GEORGIA
Referee: Cansu Tiryaki TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Arzu Görgün TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Ayşenur Karakoç TUR
Fourth Official: Asen Albayrak TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Jelena Banjeglav-Rankov SRB
UEFA Delegate: Raquel Serrano Lledó ESP

League B, Group 1
20:00 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
NORTHERN IRELAND - ROMANIA
Referee: Shona Shukrula NED
Assistant Referee 1: Clothilde Brassart FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Bérangère Jourdain FRA
Fourth Official: Manon Plandsoen NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Esther Azzopardi MLT 
UEFA Delegate: Nina Hedlund NOR

League C, Group 2
20:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Nacional d’Andorra)
ANDORRA - CYPRUS
Referee: Araksya Saribekyan ARM
Assistant Referee 1: Kristine Grigoryan ARM
Assistant Referee 2: Liana Yagmuryan ARM
Fourth Official: Yura Mahtesyan ARM
UEFA Referee Observer: Paloma Quintero Siles ESP
UEFA Delegate: Francesca Sanzone ITA

League A, Group 3
20:30 CET - Leuven (King Power at Den Dreef Stadion)
BELGIUM - ENGLAND
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Francesca Di Monte ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Tiziana Trasciatti ITA
Fourth Official: Martina Molinaro ITA
UEFA Referee Observer: Anri Saarivainio FIN
UEFA Delegate: Olesea Berdea MDA

League B, Group 2
20:30 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND - GREECE
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Daniela Göttlinger GER
Assistant Referee 2: Simone Jakob GER
Fourth Official: Davina Lutz GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Kirsi Heikkinen FIN
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Dickson SCO

League B, Group 3
21:00 CET - Novara, ITA (Stadio Silvio Piola)
BELARUS - SERBIA
Referee: Henrikke Holm Nervik NOR
Assistant Referee 1: Monica Brun Løkkeberg NOR
Assistant Referee 2: Line Cathrine Nymoen NOR
Fourth Official: Emilie Rodahl Torkelsen NOR
UEFA Referee Observer: Petra Pavlíková SVK
UEFA Delegate: Can Emre Tuğal TUR

34 comments:

  1. Non intervention for potential SFP in Liverpool v Everton is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. Beyond belief

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    1. Completely agree. Not in control, excessive force

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    2. I very much doubt Howard Webb and PGMOL will agree with the decision, but can't say I'm surprised by this mistake. English football has blatantly disregarded and defended potential leg breakers before (Lisandro Martinez two-footed challenge against Crystal Palace and Christian Norgaard's red card against Everton overturned after appeal are just two of them). The culture around player safety was always going to lead to situations like this

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    3. VAR is Paul Tierney, not someone inexperienced. Interestingly, his next game as VAR is the Manchester derby on Sunday

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  2. Intense start for Munuera Montero in Atlético vs Barcelona (Copa del Rey SF 2nd leg), early YC for Azpilicueta upheld after OFR. Didn't expect a VAR intervention to take place, but neither that Munuera Montero would keep the YC.

    Arguments for both RC (studs contact in opponent's calf) and YC (not full contact, Raphinha's foot also in the air)

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    1. https://streambug.org/cv/6e4a0a

      Unexpected VAR intervention. Correct YC issued live by Munuera Montero (who by the way was very weak in Deportivo Alavés - Rayo Vallecano last weekend!). Would be a clear RC offence had it been an attack on the standing leg. It wasn't the case here, so strange that Martínez Munuera decided to jump in.

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    2. RC: studs, high contact, full impact, defender coming from behind, force, malice.. what more??

      YC: only leg on the air

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  3. IMO very good performance by Munuera Montero today

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    1. Under technical aspect it was indeed decent but he has no acceptance among players and the way he issued a YC to Baldé was a great illustration of being out of control to be honest. I don't understand why CTA ordered(?) their referees to not communicate with players - mostly even no warnings, just the card / no card mode, no explaining, no chats, etc. for some (long) time.

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  4. C.Aydin had very challenging Intercontinental derby .

    Plenty dirty moves,plenty controversies snd some var stuff.

    Clear penalty not whistled in favour of Galata,var intervention
    Offside turned into a goal in favour of Fener
    Penalty appeal by Fener rejected
    Last seconds penalty appeal by Fener rejected

    Some tensions were there between players and even coaching staff,9 yellow and 4 red cards in 2nd half.

    So he will be talking point in Turkey for sure this week.

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    1. Potential penalty

      https://youtu.be/bnh3a73DmoE?si=3U1hk6Ps80HDtVCY

      All cards

      https://youtu.be/vm54cr3COOA?si=zcMSw1VaJrFbjf9u

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  5. Liverpool Everton. Barrott (VAR: Tierney)
    Second half not much simpler than the first. Foul detection was inconsistent. Couple of talking points...
    57' Goal correctly awarded. Some talk of offside, but Diaz not active when in an offside position, assessed well by AR1.
    86' Barrott sees if an advantage, then whistles, but Nuñez plays on. The initial foul given as FK only (possible reckless), then a clear kick from Pickford on Nuñez ignored long after the whistle. Nuñez correctly cautioned for DtR (rolling back on the pitch for treatment), but Pickford rather lucky to not receive at least a caution.
    Barrott seemed a very interesting appointment for this game. The reverse fixture was only 7 weeks ago, where Oliver had a poor game that ended with four RCs after the final whistle. To after that, then put in arguably the least experienced PL official, despite him being in good form, seemed odd from the PGMOL, and I don't think the risk paid off, even if he was himself failed by his experienced VAR. A rethink in approach for this fixture required for next year

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  6. Busy few days for Spanish AR Porras. UYL on Wednesday, UWNL on Friday

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  7. Arsenal-Real Madrid: Irfan Peljto (BiH) per bosnian media

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    1. https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/irfan-peljto-real-madrid-arsenal/495505
      Really sorry for the leak, but absolutely deserved if confirmed, I expected him in Bayern - Inter, this is even something more.
      However, one could have expected a committee member with him as this point, while the observer in London for this game is Tritsonis. Maybe committe considers this one as pinnacle of this season and they are already satisfied with whatthey have seen from the Bosnian so far (and one can agree with this reading).

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  8. Early prediction for CWC referees:

    AFC: (5) Ma Ning (CHN), Falahi (QAT), Tantashev (UZB), Evans (AUS) & Al-Kaf (OMA)

    CAF (5): Ghorbal (ALG), Beida (MTN), Atcho (GAB), Omar (EGY) & Ndala (COD)

    Concacaf (5): Penso (USA), Ramos (MEX), Barton (SLV), Fischer (CAN) & Martínez (SLV)

    Conmebol (6): Valenzuela (VEN), Tello (ARG), Matonte (URU), Maza (CHI), Rojas (COL) & Ortega (PER)

    OFC (1): Kawana-Waugh (NZL)

    UEFA (8): Vincic (SVN), Letexier (FRA), Marciniak (POL), Makkelie (NED), Zwayer (GER), Kovács (ROU), Oliver (ENG) & Eskås (NOR)

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    1. I'd be surprised not to see Turpin. Also question for an italian referee

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  9. OT: CFF published that Patrik Kolaric and Luka Pajic are appointed for EURO U-17, Mario Zebec as VAR for EURO U-21 and Jelena Kumer appointed for Woman EURO U-17.

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  10. Its official https://www.nfsbih.ba/vijesti/nogomet-m/wwin-liga-bih/promjena-sudija-na-utakmici-zrinjski-borac/

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    1. Well, a better management between UEFA and Bosnian federation was possible, informing that referee would have been busy with that game in Champions League. I don't know how many days before appointments in Bosnia are made, but still... it's the first time that we can read the motivation of the replacement, reporting the specific Champions League assignment for the referee involved from an official source before UEFA release.

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  11. Demetrescu gave a penalty for Portugal that seemed pretty clearly outside the box.

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    1. https://streamin.me/v/492bfb45
      She was very close, should have seen this one well...

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  12. Yusuke Araki for Ekstraklasa MD 27 Jagiellonia-Piast, important match for title race. To ESF and other experts, is this new one from elite AFC referee lead big match on European top football league? Thanks in advance.

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    1. There was this JPN-POL exchange in the past (2008-2017), Mikulski decided to renew it. Last year Sylwestrzak handled several games in Japan and now it's Araki's turn.

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  13. Two penalties by Alina Peșu in Sweden - Italy.

    59'
    https://streambug.org/cv/3ba8fa
    In my opinion a mistake, in the end no contact by keeper while it's attacker putting let there and then making a contact. Referee, being far, can be deceived thinking about a classic late challenge by keeper, without playing ball. That's the refereeing without VAR.

    90'+4 Handball
    https://streambug.org/cv/f672f4
    Crucial decision for final score, maybe somebody not from Italy can have doubts, but being the arm so open and the ball expected, penalty to be whistled. The particular thing is that defender was busy with a holding on opponent, but this shouldn't matter, she should have paid attention to ball. Perfect view for the Romanian referee...

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    1. 59’ Obvious contact on the back of the foot. You need to watch it again. It’s the wrong link in your comment.

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    2. Sorry, I just noticed that I uploaded by mistake the handball video twice. About the contact you are reporting, to me this was caused by attacker with a movement and it's not the result of the action by keeper. In that case, even if minimal, a penalty would have been indeed supportable, but we can't reduce everything to a very small touch to punish keeper for a rather very fair action. Still, very difficult to see live, but for me no penalty, this apart from the fact that it was attacker to look for it in a very clear way...
      Video: https://streamin.me/v/ff845cb3

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  14. If I'm not mistaken, was Sara Telek (AUT) an assistant referee at EURO 2022? I wasn't aware she was a referee.

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    1. Yes, she has switched the role, leaving FIFA list as assistant referee and joining it as referee. In some countries, this seems to be more common practice than others, even if you have reached the top domestic level as assistant referee.
      Among the men, I think the most remarkable example at moment is John Brooks (it seems in England happens quite often, see also Darren England), now developing as FIFA referee, but being FIFA assistant referee years ago. You can remember him in some games with Taylor. My personal opinion is that such movement can be justified when you have not still reached the top, but it's very particular if you do that after having reached the maximum level, this doesn't happen in Italy, the officials take this crucial decision before, to keep the status they are about to reach (after ending their experience in serie C, former referees can attend a course and they can become assistant referees in serie A and B, if they have not reached the top as referees, but once taken, this decision is confirmed).

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    2. Melissa Burgin, who replaced Welch on England's FIFA referee list this year was also a FIFA AR a few years ago.

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  15. Predictions:
    Champions League:
    Psg-Villa:
    Nyberg
    Zwayer

    Barcelona-Dortmund:
    Makkelie
    Marciniak

    Bayern-Inter:
    Oliver
    Turpin

    Arsenal-Real:
    Peljto (as reported)
    Vincic

    Europa League:
    Bodo - Lazio:
    Sanchez Martinez
    Letexier

    Tottenham - Frankfurt:
    Schärer
    Gil Manzano

    Rangers - Bilbao:
    Massa
    Kovacs

    Lyon - ManUnited:
    Siebert
    Nyberg

    Conference League:
    Betis - Bialystok:
    Gözübüyük
    Taylor

    Celje - Fiorentina:
    Stieler
    Hernandez

    Chelsea - Legia:
    Mariani
    Pinheiro

    Djurgarden - Rapid:
    Meler
    Eskas

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  16. Bayern Munchen - Internationale: Scharer (VAR: San, AVAR: Van Boekel)

    https://www.knvb.nl/nieuws/scheidsrechters/aanstellingen/70396/van-boekel-var-team-bij-bayern-m%C3%BCnchen-internazionale

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    1. It seems that Van Boekel has not been appointed as VAR since the much-discussed penalty incident involving Umut in the Club Brugge vs. Atalanta match. Apparently, credit or status doesn’t count for much at UEFA.

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