The first legs of 2026/27 UEFA Europa League First Qualifing Round.
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Thursday 9 July 2026
18:00 CET
Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
QARABAĞ (AZE) vs. VESTRI (ISL)
REF: JITARI, Roman (MDA)
AR1: LIFCIU, Vlad (MDA)
AR2: VICOL, Vadim (MDA)
4OF: BREGUȚA, Andrei (MDA)
VAR: CIBELLI, Luca (SUI)
AVAR: KANAGASINGAM, Anojen (SUI)
OBS: ČYKUN, Alieh (BLR)
19:00 CET
Lublin, POL (Motor Lublin Arena)
DYNAMO KYIV (UKR) vs. UNIVERSITATEA CLUJ (ROU)
REF: JAANOVITS, Joonas (EST)
AR1: HÄRSING, Aron (EST)
AR2: KÕIV, Silver (EST)
4OF: KÜLLJASTINEN, Kristo (EST)
VAR: DI PAOLO, Aleandro (ITA)
AVAR: TOHVER, Kristo (EST)
OBS: TANNER, Stephen (ENG)
19:00 CET
Tiraspol (Complexul Sportiv "Sheriff" - arena principală)
SHERIFF TIRASPOL (MDA) vs. ALUMINIJ (SVN)
REF: TALIC, Arnes (AUT)
AR1: HARTL, Mattias (AUT)
AR2: REKIK, Amar (AUT)
4OF: JÄGER, Florian (AUT)
VAR: LECHNER, Harald (AUT)
AVAR: CIOCHIRCA, Christian-Petru (AUT)
OBS: PRISTOVNIK, Igor (CRO)
20:00 CET
Split (Stadion Poljud)
HAJDUK SPLIT (CRO) vs. ŽILINA (SVK)
REF: ATHANASÍOU, Kyriákos (CYP)
AR1: ENGLÉZOU, Níkos (CYP)
AR2: SOKRÁTOUS, Kyriákos (CYP)
4OF: THEOULÍ, Chrysovalándis (CYP)
VAR: CUADRA FERNÁNDEZ, Guillermo (ESP)
AVAR: SOLOMOÚ, Dimítris (CYP)
OBS: KOVAŘÍK, Libor (CZE)
20:00 CET
Sofia (National Stadium "Vasil Levski")
CSKA SOFIA (BUL) vs. DERRY CITY (IRL)
REF: KASTRATI, Visar (KOS)
AR1: HYSENI, Granit (KOS)
AR2: BULLATOVCI, Arbnor (KOS)
4OF: BAJGORA, Valon (KOS)
VAR: STORKS, Sören (GER)
AVAR: NUZA, Genc (KOS)
OBS: SEDLACEK, Robert (AUT)
20:00 CET
Novi Sad (Stadion Karađorđe)
VOJVODINA (SRB) vs. FERENCVÁROS (HUN)
REF: VERNICE, Mathieu (FRA)
AR1: DROUET, Aurélien (FRA)
AR2: GONÇALVES DE ARAUJO, Florian (FRA)
4OF: KHERRADJI, Abdelatif (FRA)
VAR: MILLOT, Benoît (FRA)
AVAR: WATTELLIER, Éric (FRA)
OBS: TEAN, Alexandru (MDA)
Delegates UEFA?
ReplyDeleteQarabağ - Vestri: Aian Äljanov KAZ
DeleteDynamo Kyiv - U. Cluj: Stijn Hutsebaut BEL
Sheriff - Aluminij: Rodney Pisani MLT
Hajduk - Žilina: Paul Daniel Zaharia ROU
CSKA Sofia - Derry: Metin Kazancıoğlu TUR
Vojvodina - Ferencváros: Vyacheslav Semionov RUS
I’ve read Collina’s statement, but my biggest question is why he didn’t speak out at an earlier stage of the tournament. After all, there were at least two decisions in Argentina’s favour that were highly questionable, or clearly wrong.
ReplyDeleteMy other complaint is that, given we know this is a crucial aspect of the system—whether or not the referee has already made a decision on the field — why doesn't he have the referee announce it?
Decisions that Anass considers as « clearly wrong ». Not me. Not Collina. Be humble please in your formulations.
DeleteThe problem is that questionable decisions are always going for the same team. How can you explain eight penalties since the start of the WC 2022, how can you explain YC per foul statistics etc? This is the reason why more and more people talk about the integrity of the refereeing :(
Delete@ Referee Analyst
ReplyDeleteYou’re full force defending Letexier as if he’s your pet, but you can’t seriously claim he had a good game. He simply wasn’t at his best, and plenty of people agree with that - including Mikael, Chefren, and several long-time referee accounts.
The reality is that Letexier and his management have created this situation themselves. One week he sets an extremely high foul threshold, the next he disallows a goal because of a step on someone’s little toe. That inconsistency is exactly why people are talking about him like this.
And let’s be honest: if this had been Zwayer, you’d have absolutely torn him apart.
As for Collina saying the decision was correct - what else is he supposed to do? He’s in an impossible position. On one hand, FIFA wants referees to let more play go for the sake of entertainment. On the other, he has to protect referees from the abuse and even death threats that follow controversial decisions. So of course he’s going to back his referee publicly. But that doesn’t mean Letexier had a “GOOD” game.
And no, the LOTG aren’t nearly as black and white as you and Collina try to make them sound. Refereeing has always involved interpretation, consistency, and context - not just reading a sentence from the law book.
Gland to see an unknown unknown person gave a lesson of LOTG to Collina. Thks for the show.
DeleteGlad *
Delete+1 🫰🏻
DeleteGreat comment, Referee analyst. Perfectly agree
DeleteUEL Q1, 1st leg
ReplyDeleteHajduk (CRO) - Zilina (SVK)
R: K. Athanasiou (CYP), VAR: G.Cuadadra Fernandez (ESP)
1´ Correct dellayed flag (AR2) Haj player was offside
3´ Correct no penalty given in favour Haj, arm was close to body and there was unexpected ball
17´ Correct no penalty given in favour Haj, Zil1 played ball first so fair challenge
25´ Correct preventive action before corner kick
33´ Missed clear Haj28? trip on Zil7
44´ Correct blatant holding whistled in favour Haj
59´ Correct no penalty given in favour of Zil, fair shoulder to shoulder challenge
Delete60´ Correct preventive action before corner kick
65´ Correct public warning to Zil11, bit late challenge according body language after information from 4O
76´ Superb advantage after Haj foul, Zil95 nearly scored
78´ Correct 1st YC in the match, Haj11 for holding, SPA and also lack of respect
83´ Correct YC for Haj32, holding-lack of respect
90´ Referee correctly ask Haj21 to leave pitch after medical team was called
90+1´ Correct YC given to Zil24, reckless tackle