2025-26 UEFA Europa Conference League, referee assignments for the first legs of third qualifying round. VAR to be introduced in this stage of the competition.
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Tuesday 5 August 2025
20:45 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
KÍ KLAKSVÍK (FRO) - FK NIOMAN HRODNA (BLR)
Referee: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins POR
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro POR
Fourth Official: Bruno José Ribeiro Pires da Costa POR José Armando Torres Bessa POR
Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Hélder Filipe Cláudio de Carvalho POR Carlos André Fernandes Macedo POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson ISL
UEFA Delegate: Milan Janković BIH
Thursday 7 August 2025
18:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC MILSAMI ORHEI (MDA) - VIRTUS AC 1964 (SMR)
Referee: Edgars Maļcevs LVA
Assistant Referee 1: Mārtiņš Svipsts LVA
Assistant Referee 2: Deniss Ševčenko LVA
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs LVA
Video Assistant Referee: Andris Treimanis LVA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Sergejs Vasjkovs LVA
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer AUT
UEFA Delegate: Doychin Bahov BUL
Mentor for Delegate: Kris Bellon BEL
18:00 CET - Limassol (Alphamega Stadium)
ÁRIS LEMESOÚ (CYP) - AEK (GRE)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili GEO
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani GEO
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia GEO
Fourth Official: Bakari Bregadze GEO
Video Assistant Referee: Sascha Stegemann GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleko Aptsiauri GEO
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković BIH
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione ITA
18:00 CET - Baku (Liv Bona Dea Arena)
ARAZ-NAXÇIVAN PFK (AZE) - AS OMÓNIA LEFKOSÍAS (CYP)
Referee: Ondřej Berka CZE
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Nádvorník CZE
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa CZE
Fourth Official: Ondřej Pechanec CZE
Video Assistant Referee: Tomáš Kocourek CZE
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Miroslav Zelinka CZE
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić SRB
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Tsitovich RUS
18:00 CET - Trondheim (Lerkendal Stadion)
ROSENBORG BK (NOR) - HAMMARBY FOTBOLL (SWE)
Referee: Zorbay Küçük TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Caner Özaral TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Furkan Ürün TUR
Fourth Official: Ömer Faruk Turtay TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Onur Özütoprak TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Davut Dakul Çelik TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
UEFA Delegate: Otar Dolidze GEO
Mentor for Delegate: Loukás Siótropos GRE
18:00 CET - Kaunas (Dariaus ir Girėno stadionas)
FK KAUNO ŽALGIRIS (LTU) - PFK ARDA KARDZHALI 1924 (BUL)
Referee: Jérémy Muller LUX
Assistant Referee 1: Rafael Coelho Morim LUX
Assistant Referee 2: Dani Dias Balsa LUX
Fourth Official: Cédric Biever LUX
Video Assistant Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Harald Lechner AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrew Davey NIR
UEFA Delegate: Envi Hicka ALB
18:30 CET - Ostrava (Městský stadion v Ostravě-Vítkovicích)
FC BANÍK OSTRAVA (CZE) - FK AUSTRIA WIEN (AUT)
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Fredrik Klyver SWE
Fourth Official: Granit Maqedonci SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ferenc Karakó HUN
UEFA Referee Observer: Volodymyr Petrov UKR
UEFA Delegate: Metin Kazancıoğlu TUR
19:00 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
RIGA FC (LVA) - MK BEITAR YERUSHALAYIM (ISR)
Referee: Lionel Tschudi SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Bastien Lengacher SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Nicolas Tuberosa SUI
Fourth Official: Mirel Turkes SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Lukas Fähndrich SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michèle Schmölzer SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner ENG
UEFA Delegate: Mirosław Ryszka POL
19:00 CET - Stavanger (Lyse Arena)
VIKING FK (NOR) - RAMS BAŞAKŞEHİR FK (TUR)
Referee: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira POR
Assistant Referee 1: Paulo Ricardo Duarte Brás POR
Assistant Referee 2: Nélson Filipe Vila Pereira POR
Fourth Official: Sérgio José dos Santos Guelho POR
Video Assistant Referee: Fábio Oliveira de Melo POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Iancu Ioan Vasilica POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko LVA
UEFA Delegate: Siim Juks EST
Mentor for Delegate: Mohamed Taa FRA
19:00 CET - Solna (Strawberry Arena)
AIK (SWE) - ETO FC GYŐR (HUN)
Referee: Daniel Schlager GER
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki GER
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Wessel GER
Fourth Official: Robin Braun GER
Video Assistant Referee: Katrin Rafalski GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Patrick Hanslbauer GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević MNE
UEFA Delegate: Duško Grabovac CRO
19:00 CET - Silkeborg (JYSK Park)
SILKEBORG IF (DEN) - JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)
Referee: James Robert Robinson NIR
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery NIR
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey NIR
Fourth Official: Ben McMaster NIR
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nick Hopton ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters BEL
UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins ENG
20:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
NK OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA (SVN) - KF EGNATIA (ALB)
Referee: John Beaton SCO
Assistant Referee 1: David McGeachie SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Graeme Stewart SCO
Fourth Official: Calum Scott SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Donald Robertson SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ryan Lee SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink NED
UEFA Delegate: Peter Kováč SVK
Mentor for Delegate: Rudolphe Mannaerts BEL
20:00 CET - Differdange (Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange)
FC DÉIFFERDENG 03 (LUX) - FCI LEVADIA TALLINN (EST)
Referee: Alessandro Dudic SUI
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Müller SUI
Assistant Referee 2: Guillaume Maire SUI
Fourth Official: Anojen Kanagasingam SUI
Video Assistant Referee: Sven Wolfensberger SUI
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nico Gianforte SUI
UEFA Referee Observer: Carlos Clos Gómez ESP
UEFA Delegate: Sabine Bonnin FRA
20:00 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
VÍKINGUR (FRO) - LINFIELD FC (NIR)
Referee: Luka Bilbija BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Amer Macić BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Damir Lazić BIH
Fourth Official: Dragan Petrović BIH
Video Assistant Referee: Antoni Bandić BIH
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dragan Kesić BIH
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner HUN
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Pierre Cassagnes FRA
20:00 CET - Prague (epet ARENA)
AC SPARTA PRAHA (CZE) - ARARAT-ARMENIA FA (ARM)
Referee: Matthew MacDermid SCO
Assistant Referee 1: Douglas Potter SCO
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Rae SCO
Fourth Official: Christopher Graham SCO
Video Assistant Referee: Nicholas Walsh SCO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Grant Irvine SCO
UEFA Referee Observer: Ruud Bossen NED
UEFA Delegate: Luca Zorzi SUI
20:00 CET - Alkmaar (AFAS Stadion)
AZ ALKMAAR (NED) - FC VADUZ (LIE)
Referee: Bastien Dechepy FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Fourth Official: Romain Lissorgue FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Benoît Millot FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marc Bollengier FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Hannes Kaasik EST
UEFA Delegate: Vito Di Gioia ITA
20:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
RSC ANDERLECHT (BEL) - FC SHERIFF TIRASPOL (MDA)
Referee: Nenad Minaković SRB
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Borović SRB
Assistant Referee 2: Boško Božović SRB
Fourth Official: Milan Mitić SRB
Video Assistant Referee: Matej Jug SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Roberto Ponis SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Roberts Mežeckis LVA
Mentor for Delegate: Scott Struthers SCO
20:00 CET - Prešov, SVK (Futbal Tatran Aréna)
FK POLISSYA (UKR) - PAKSI FC (HUN)
Referee: Joakim Östling SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Max Robin Wilde SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Kristensson SWE
Fourth Official: Adi Aganovic SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber AUT
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Alexander Harkam AUT
UEFA Referee Observer: Ognjen Valjić BIH
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen FRO
20:00 CET - Sofia (Stadion “Georgi Asparuhov”)
PFK LEVSKI SOFIA (BUL) - SABAH FK (AZE)
Referee: Duje Strukan CRO
Assistant Referee 1: Alen Jakšić CRO
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas CRO
Fourth Official: Ante Terzić CRO
Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ante Čuljak CRO
UEFA Referee Observer: Joeri Van De Velde BEL
UEFA Delegate: Nermina Hadžibajrić BIH
20:15 CET - Lausanne (Stade de la Tuilière)
FC LAUSANNE-SPORT (SUI) - ASTANA FK (KAZ)
Referee: Łukasz Kuźma POL
Assistant Referee 1: Jakub Winkler POL
Assistant Referee 2: Piotr Podbielski POL
Fourth Official: Damian Kos POL
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Malec POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Piotr Urban POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Cüneyt Çakır TUR
UEFA Delegate: Marvin Robinson ENG
20:30 CET - Thun (Swissporarena)
FC LUGANO (SUI) - NK CELJE (SVN)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk NED
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink NED
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan de Groot NED
Fourth Official: Robin Hensgens NED
Video Assistant Referee: Jeroen Manschot NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Edwin van de Graaf NED
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Atkinson ENG
UEFA Delegate: Borja Bilbao Vizcaíno ESP
20:30 CET - Prishtina (Stadiumi “Fadil Vokrri”)
FC BALLKANI (KOS) - SHAMROCK ROVERS FC (IRL)
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn UKR
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksiy Myronov UKR
Assistant Referee 2: Volodymyr Vysotsʹkyy UKR
Fourth Official: Klym Zabroda UKR
Video Assistant Referee: Mykola Balakin UKR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Denys Shurman UKR
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Laursen DEN
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák CZE
20:30 CET - Craiova (Stadionul “Ion Oblemenco”)
UNIVERSITATEA CRAIOVA (ROU) - FC SPARTAK TRNAVA (SVK)
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits EST
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing EST
Assistant Referee 2: Jaan Roos EST
Fourth Official: Tanel Üprus EST
Video Assistant Referee: István Vad HUN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marko Liiva EST
UEFA Referee Observer: Herbert Fandel GER Thomas Einwaller AUT
UEFA Delegate: Ronit Glasman ISR
20:45 CET - Reykjavík (Víkingsvöllur)
VÍKINGUR REYKJAVÍK (ISL) - BRØNDBY IF (DEN)
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan TUR
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel TUR
Assistant Referee 2: Abdullah Bora Özkara TUR
Fourth Official: Ozan Ergün TUR
Video Assistant Referee: Erkan Engin TUR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Adnan Deniz Kayatepe TUR
UEFA Referee Observer: Stanislav Todorov BUL
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy ENG
20:45 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC FC (IRL) - BEŞİKTAŞ JK (TUR)
Referee: David Šmajc SVN
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec SVN
Assistant Referee 2: Tomaž Černe SVN
Fourth Official: Mihael Antič SVN
Video Assistant Referee: Asmir Sagrković SVN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Denis Šabanagić SVN
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason ISL
UEFA Delegate: Hristo Zapryanov BUL
21:00 CET - Vienna (Allianz Stadion)
SK RAPID WIEN (AUT) - DUNDEE UNITED FC (SCO)
Referee: Luís Miguel Branco Godinho POR
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Miguel Almeida da Mota POR
Assistant Referee 2: Gonçalo Nuno Soares Vaz Freire POR
Fourth Official: Anzhony Francisco Gonçalves Rodrigues POR
Video Assistant Referee: André Filipe Domingues da Silva Narciso POR
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo Jorge Antunes Roque Baixinho POR
UEFA Referee Observer: Marco Borg MLT
UEFA Delegate: Drilon Ganiu MKD
Mentor for Delegate: Fernand Meese BEL
21:00 CET - Split (Stadion Poljud)
HNK HAJDUK SPLIT (CRO) - FC DINAMO CITY (ALB)
Referee: Saiat Qarabaev KAZ
Assistant Referee 1: Dmitrii Belogradov KAZ
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksei Dolgih KAZ
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet KAZ Daniiar Sahi KAZ
Video Assistant Referee: Richard Martens NED
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aidyn Tasybaev KAZ
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Mándalos GRE
UEFA Delegate: Siarhiej Iĺič BLR
21:00 CET - Ballymena (Ballymena Showgrounds)
LARNE FC (NIR) - CD SANTA CLARA (POR)
Referee: Adam Ladebäck SWE
Assistant Referee 1: Niklas Nyberg SWE
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Yng SWE
Fourth Official: Victor Wolf SWE
Video Assistant Referee: Jakob Kehlet DEN
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jens Grabski Maae DEN
UEFA Referee Observer: Michaíl Argyroú CYP
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher GER
21:00 CET - Częstochowa (zondacrypto Arena)
RKS RAKÓW CZĘSTOCHOWA (POL) - MK MAKKABI HAIFA (ISR)
Referee: Robert Harvey IRL
Assistant Referee 1: Wayne McDonnell IRL
Assistant Referee 2: Robert Clarke IRL
Fourth Official: Paul Norton IRL
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Lee Betts ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Sven Bindels LUX
UEFA Delegate: Sergei Hohlov-Simson EST
21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK PARTIZAN (SRB) - HIBERNIAN FC (SCO)
Referee: Philip Farrugia MLT
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana MLT
Assistant Referee 2: James Muscat MLT
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara MLT
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh ENG
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ian Hussin ENG
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller AUT Herbert Fandel GER
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő HUN
English VAR for a match involving a Scottish side
ReplyDeleteCopa América final: the Chilean referee doesn't see anything due to sun, very poor by the organization, she had to move the monitor.
ReplyDeleteAbout the incident, should have been clear RC for violent conduct for me, YC is not enough.
https://streamain.com/en/LatwvRQ49tN4cBj/watch
Clear RC. Nothing to add.
DeleteClear RC VC in the area by Col16. Potentially a second RC missed incident by a Bra player in the middle of the park in the attacking phase afterwards (another use of headbutting as an attack). Unsure if this was missed due to the focus on the penalty area incident review and therefore lost
DeleteJohan Cruijff Schaal (Dutch Super Cup)
ReplyDeletePSV - Go Ahead Eagles
The appointment of Joey Kooij has paid off in a positive way. KNVB is of course looking forward to his development this season. He was calm throughout the 90 minutes, there were no controversial moments, no crazy whistles, and pretty much everything was agreeable.
Despite the whistle blowing at ceremony, Van Meenen and co will no doubt be pleased with him. It's a prima start to the season for Dutch referees.
Glad to hear that. IMO one of the reasons for his appointment for the Supercup is a form of compensation for not being selected for the Euro U21.
DeleteI think the Netherlands have a bright future in him, Nagtegaal and Van der Eijk. The last one had a good U21 with the support of his compatriot from the referee committee which he certainly justified.Kooij after the Super Cup has a very nice introduction to the season ahead of us, and it will be interesting to see what the status of Nagtegaal will be as well, who in my opinion is the best referee of the mentioned three and can become the most complete referee. Ironically, it seems that he hasto the least support (for now)
It would be very nice if the readers from Netherlands would share with us their impressions and their opinions on this topic...
I’ve been tracking their progress for a while, and I agree that Dutch refereeing has a bright future with Kooij, Nagtegaal and Van der Eijk. After a middling generation (Higler, Lindhout), this trio could push each other to new heights. Hopefully, all three will be given equal opportunities.
DeleteKooij officiates with impressive maturity for his age. He seems less athletic and agile compared to Nagtegaal and Van der Eijk. But given his maturity and strong presence, I expect Joey Kooij to be a good fit for derbies or games with difficult teams in the near future.
Van der Eijk fits the Rosetti profile — representative, humble, great athlete. The background-minded approach served him well at the U21s. That said, I wonder what the next step is after officiating the U21 final. He’s now assigned to the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League - for comparison, he had a 3rd round Europa League qualifier one year ago.
Agree that Nagtegaal is potentially the most complete referee. The full package: athletic, elegant, very confident with strong discipline. Stylistically, he feels more like a ‘Collina type’ — but it does seem that UEFA has placed less focus on him so far. Nagtegaal’s recent matches — in the first and second qualifying rounds — haven’t exactly been challenging. One can only hope there’s a solid plan with him and good mentoring in place.
Prediction: all three will surpass Lindhout within a year (if they haven’t already).
@ Anass: no need to mention Kooij getting booed — every referee does during ceremonies…
Just to clarify: by calling Nagtegaal a ‘Collina type’, I mean the kind of referee the bald Italian is probably drawn to, whereas Rosetti, I suspect, is more likely to favour Van der Eijk.
DeleteBut don’t count Kooij out either… :)
Somebody was wasking about that, Meler has been appointed in Conference League, a second leg game. I think that's due to the failed domestic tests, otherwise at least Europa League for an Elite referee at this stage of the competition. Still a very particular situation for the Turkish.
ReplyDeleteFollowing another comment, about the fact that there are some referees without their regular assistant referees we see in all their games, it's because in these preliminary rounds, only main referees are assigned by UEFA, the rest of the team is decided by domestic federations, unless very particular situations. Then from CL Play off, this has been always the turning point for the start of new season, all should become "regular" as we know.
DeleteChefren, what is your view on the fact that only Elite referees have been appointed for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League? It’s quite a shift compared to last season.
DeleteThe more I think about it, the more “logical” it actually seems. These matches are extremely important for the clubs involved. The prize money gap between the Champions League and Europa League is massive. In that light, the significance of these fixtures arguably outweighs that of, let’s say, a Matchday 1 game in the group stage.
Good point, for sure these games are more important than the early group stage ties because here teams want to qualify. But this was a valid argument also in past seasons, and if we consider it alone, we don't have maybe the full picture.
DeleteI also believe that in recent years there have been some subpar performances by certain Category 1 referees in these matches. Of course even by appointing only Elite referees, you can't eliminate the possibility of errors, but you certainly try to raise the level.
I would then personally add another point that I think I have noticed: these summer qualifying round matches, not just in Champions League, but also in the other two competitions (but clear less than CL) seem much more high-profile and followed by the media than in the past. People talk about them. Some of the matches in this round, in fact, could easily be played in the group stage…
I heard that one of Meler’s assistants didn’t pass the fitness test, so he’s now looking for new asisstants to join his team.
DeleteFirst game with VAR for Muller (LUX) in Kaunas, since Alain Durieux. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteDo you expect any of the female referees to officiate any of these remaining qualification matches, at least conference league ??
ReplyDeleteIt should be like that, because some females are included in the male categories, so they should be appointed like the male referees in the same group.
DeleteBut as it hasn't happened so far, it is not too likely to see a change in the play-offs. Maybe Frappart in a ECL PO, but probably no others.
Kauno - Arda, LUX referee called to OFR by Austrian VAR
ReplyDeleteYC to be changed in RC for SFP.
https://streamain.com/en/4Fnb1dxxdbZF5Rt/watch
Correct decision from VAR room, should have been spotted live.
Extremely soft 2nd YC for Partizan against Hibernian. Weak performance from referee from Malta. Later, Cavanaugh called him for an OFR for PK for Hibernian. I don’t see it as VAR stuff. Moreover ball was far away from the attacker and GK easy collected it (and should colllect it anyway). I am 1000% sure that Cavanaugh would never give that PK in Premier League.
ReplyDeleteSYC: https://www.streambug.io/cv/729859
DeletePen: https://www.streambug.io/cv/5aa9b4
Both yellow cards and the intervention seem clearly correct to me.
Probably Miki is a disgruntled Partizan fan. Clear 2nd yc and also very clear penalty, nothing soft about it its football not wrestling. Farrugia and Kavanagh did their job very well
DeleteAbout second YC, I think it's very mandatory if the foul is whistled, definitely no doubts. However, maybe it can be an argument about the real effect of the foul. The defender looks at opponent before and that's a signal he is in trouble and he has to find a solution, but still one could say not a very clear action in terms of foul. In other words, maybe play on wouldn't have been a scandal, but in all circumstances once whistled, it's YC by book.
DeleteAbout the OFR, the foul is very clear, not seen by referee. Can't play on for something like that, but again, there would be an argument, ball going in another direction and surely not an involvement of the fouled player in the game in that moment. We know this is used as criterion, but well, in this case to me what Partizan player does, can't be accepted and I tend to think it was correct call by room due to the very evident unfair action against atacker. Naive defender.
But the SCY isn't this scene...the ref was poor, because he is in the near of the penalty area....an this is a soft penalty, most of the top refs would give foul for de defender ;)
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