Thank to Árbitro Internacional, we have the appointments for the competition.
Women's tournament
Matchday 3, 27 July 2021
Laura Fortunato (ARG)
A1: Mariana de Almeida (ARG)
A2: Chantal Boudreau (CAN)
4: Lucila Venegas (MEX)
VAR: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
AVAR: Guillermo Cuadra (ESP)
Canada - Great Britain
Kateryna Monzul (UKR) A1: Lucie Ratajova (CZE)
A2: Maryna Striletska (UKR)
4: Kate Jacewicz (AUS)
VAR: Mahmoud Ashour (EGY)
AVAR: Wagner Reway (BRA)
Netherlands - China
A: Salima Mukansanga (RWA) A1: Bernadettar Kwimbira (MWI)
A2: Mary Njoroge (KEN)
4: Maria Rivet (MRI)
VAR: Benoit Millot (FRA)
AVAR: Edvin Jurisevic (USA)
Chile - Japan
Melissa Borjas (HON) A1: Shirley Perello (HON)
A2: Mary Blanco (COL)
4: Ndidi Madu (NGR)
VAR: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
AVAR: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Brazil - Zambia
Yoshimi Yamashita (JPN) A1: Makoto Bozono (JPN)
A2: Naomi Teshirogi (JPN)
4: Stephanie Frappart (FRA)
VAR: Marco Guida (ITA)
AVAR: Abdulkadir Btgen (TUR)
Anastasia Pustovoitova (RUS)
A1: Ekaterina Kurochkina (RUS)
A2: Sanja Rodak (CRO)
4: Esther Staubli (SUI)
VAR: Adil Zourak (MAR)
AVAR: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb (GER)
Men's Tournament
Matchday 3, 28 July 2021
Spain - Argentina
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Chris Penso (USA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Australia - Egypt
Referee: Artur Dias (POR)Assistant Referee 1: Rui Barbosa (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)
Fourth Official: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fu Ming (CHN)
South Africa - Mexico
Referee: Matt Conger (NZL)Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
Fourth Official: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
France - Japan
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida (MTN)
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida (MTN)
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb (GER)
Saudi Arabia - Brazil
Referee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gilbert Cheruiyot (KEN)
Fourth Official: Srdjan Jovanovic (SRB)
Video Assistant Referee: Benoit Millot (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Germany - Ivory Coast
Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)
Fourth Official: Christopher Beath (AUS)
Video Assistant Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Romania - New Zealand
Referee: Kevin Ortega (PER)Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez (PER)
Fourth Official: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
Video Assistant Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erick Miranda (MEX)
Korea Republic - Honduras
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)Assistant Referee 1: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Btgen (TUR)
I'm liking what I've seen so far at these Olympic Games.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that the referees haven't been card shy. The cards have been flying, both Yellow and Red. After all, the players are earn them with their actions and the referees simply oblige them in accordance with The Laws of the Game.
I also like the feeling and vibe I am getting from the VAR system. It truly feels as if they(VAR's) are constantly and actively checking to ensure that everything is correct in accordance with The Laws of the Game.
Some clips from the crazy China vs. Zambia game in the women's competition, reffed by Melissa Borjas [VAR: Paweł Raczkowski].
ReplyDelete17' - Missed offside by Shirley Perello corrected by VAR; goal to China disallowed
https://streamable.com/6emldm
41' - Penalty given to Zambia (challenge)
https://streamable.com/6lxp1r
52' - Penalty given to China (challenge) revoked after OFR
https://streamable.com/n2ez0a
81' - Penalty given to China (handling) + YC (SPA) after OFR
https://streamable.com/shsnpo
86' - Red card to China no.4 (DOGSO - holding)
https://streamable.com/k7xy48
17' That's a razor tight on/off. I can't blame the AR for not flagging.
Delete41' Correct PK
52' Correct VAR intervention. Correct decision by referee to take away initial PK call. Fortunately they're not using "UEFA VAR Rules". At the recent EURO, the VAR would have more than likely unsurprisingly found a reason to back the referee and the initial call.
81' Correct PK and Yellow Card SPA. Arm/hand is above shoulders in an "unnatural" position.
86' Spot on and correct Red Car for DOGSO. I applaud Borjas for making the decision herself and not relying on VAR like Elfath did.
For me, no PK at 41', I would prefer a VAR intervention, as the ball is clearly played. Thanks for the clips!
Delete17' I would forgive this mistake, rather no mistake, due to Zambia #3 defender. Reasonable to keep flag down, human eye can't see the offside.
Delete41' Personally I disagree with this penalty decision, but VAR must support. For me, it is rather the attacker going against defender, who can be accused of having just carted out that leg but overall for me very easy whistle in favor of attacker.
52' At EURO this penalty wouldn't have been questioned by VAR, we have for sure a different use of the technology FIFA / UEFA. In this case I must say live I would have whistled penalty as well, given the action. Then, with the benefit of replays, we see that the intervention by defender, very risky, is rather on the ball and we can accept a play on. However, this is not a 100% clear situation, one could say after ball, contact with player as well. UEFA would have left this penalty to referee's discretion. No faults for referee, in this case the OFR was used for making a proper assessment, differently from what committe asked to EURO referees.
81' Even after first replay, it looked difficult to understand whether arm or head, so I can only say that this was only VAR stuff. Almost impossible to see live. The long time and work by VAR before inviting to OFR confirms this opinion. Then, clear penalty, arm raised.
86' Fully correct decision, here no questions about red. No arguments for SPA / yellow.
I think that, despite of two VAR interventions, it was a good game for Borjas, given the difficulty. As said, first case, penalty could have been accepted, second case impossible to see for me.
IMO
Delete17' Good use of VAR technology, very difficult to detect that close offside position.
41' Penalty for me. The defender actively impedes the attacker with the left leg outstretched. The contact with the ball is rather accidental, her aim does not seem to be to play the ball legally.
52' Correct decision for me and a good VAR intervention (Thanks god, UEFA's approach would overcomplicate things here). The CHN player has her head very low and takes the risk of being hit, while the ZAM player's intention is to play the ball.
81' Theoretically, I would argue that the hand position is justifiable by the player's movement. She jumps and therefore has her arm quite high; even before the header of the CHN player, so before the ball goes in her direction, her arm is lifted. But the common expectation says that the defender is responsible for her stupid arm position I think. I would support the decision, but have doubts about the clearness (VAR).
86' Correct, no alternative.
What do you think Mikael? I can see an active movement towards the ball at 42'
Delete41' is so interesting! There are two key questions here:
Delete1) How to deal with the defender (actually) playing the ball?
For me, the defender kicking the ball is this way is NOT enough to negate a potential foul. The ball is sliced, in an uncontrolled manner, and is broadly still (at least partly) in reach of the attacker.
I believe there was a similar situation in a Villa vs. Brighton game last season with Michael Oliver, where VAR intervened to give a penalty. Personally, playing the ball a) in an uncontrolled manner and b) still leaving it in reach of the attacker is not playing the ball FAIRLY, in my view.
However, I guess the public-wide expectation is that playing the ball in this manner actually IS fair, at least in England anyway, as shown by the broad reaction to the aforementioned Oliver call.
2) How to deal with the attacker's movements/intentions?
I see this the same as Chefren - to me, the attacker seems to lose interest in the ball and her only intention is crashing into the defender who has her leg out, in so order to win a penalty.
So it is for this reason, not point one, that I would strongly prefer no penalty (while VAR being correct to support). Whereas for most people, I guess point one is more precient(?).
So it shows that my theoretical views (eg. SVKESP penalty w/OFR) on punishing contacts etc. is sometimes quite far away from wide expectation!
My opinion re. 41' is that it's a (quite) clear foul. Defender's action was not sucsessful, the attacker still had a chance to continue her action before the contact. And I don't see the attacker's action as looking for a contact/penalty. Penalty to be given.
DeleteWhy is defender's action not successful?
DeleteShe prevents that the attacker runs past her by kicking the ball (slightly) away. Even without the following contact, the attacker would have lost the ball.
Together with the two arguments by Mikael, no foul is the correct decision IMO.
No VAR stuff, if the referee had exactly the right perception, but otherwise this should be an OFR (especially if the referee missed the ball being played first).
Why is defender's action not successful? Because in my opinion the attacker would have been still able to play the ball before defenders in case of no contact with defender.
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Mikael, I think the VAR of the China vs. Zambia game was Abdulkadir Bitigen [TUR].
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DeleteThanks, RefRh, indeed; my second such mistake at this Olympic games! :D
DeleteSpain vs Argentina
ReplyDeleteReferee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Chris Penso (USA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (QAT)
Australia vs Egypt
Referee: Artur Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Barbosa (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Paulo Santos (POR)
Fourth Official: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fu Ming (CHN)
South Africa vs Mexico
Referee: Matt Conger (NZL)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Rule (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tevita Makasini (TGA)
Fourth Official: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Muhammad Bin Jahari (SIN)
France vs Japan
Referee: Ivan Barton (SLV)
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran (SLV)
Assistant Referee 2: Zachari Zeegelaar (SUR)
Fourth Official: Dahane Beida (MTN)
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb (ALE)
Saudi Arabia vs Brazil
ReplyDeleteReferee: Bamlak Tessema (ETH)
Assistant Referee 1: Mohammed Ibrahim (SDN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gilbert Cheruiyot (KEN)
Fourth Official: Srdjan Jovanovic (SRB)
Video Assistant Referee: Benoit Millot (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Germany vs Ivory Coast
Referee: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolas Taran (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: Richard Trinidad (URU)
Fourth Official: Christopher Beath (AUS)
Video Assistant Referee: Mauro Vigliano (ARG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Romania vs New Zealand
Referee: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Orue (PER)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Sanchez (PER)
Fourth Official: Hiroyuki Kimura (JPN)
Video Assistant Referee: Andres Cunha (URU)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erick Miranda (MEX)
Korea Republic vs Honduras
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Video Assistant Referee: Adil Zourak (MAR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Abdulkadir Btgen (TUR)
Elfath and Barton with most sonorous matches. Second big match for Barton, wow.
ReplyDeleteIt's early to guess, but I think Barton it's the one for the final. Elfath got 2 good games too (BRA-CIV and ESP-ARG). Maybe Artur Dias could referee the final if no european teams reach it. I put Kimura as outsider, he's playing at home and he did 0 match as referee in the group stage and 5 (!) as 4th official.
ReplyDeleteGood to see that all 20 VARs are used as first VAR at least once. FIFA are extending their selection possibilites for the next big tournaments, I think.
ReplyDeleteOk, so it literally took me this many days to find a clip of the Sam Kerr denied penalty kick call a few minutes before halftime of the Australia-Sweden game. During the game, I didn't see the replay shown in the Twitter clip halfway down the page at https://au.sports.yahoo.com/robbed-aussie-fans-furious-as-sam-kerr-denied-penalty-tokyo-olympics-matildas-sweden-102031579.html, but if VAR saw this replay, one could wonder how they didn't recommend a review. Now, the trip probably wasn't as clear to the referee since that replay is from the end line, and she was perhaps thinking that the ball was going out of bounds so Kerr didn't have a chance to score, but for me that's an important lesson to keep in mind for me: as long as the ball is in play, a (clear or blatant) foul in the penalty box should be called. Refereeing should be about maintaining fairness and player safety, and the team and its fans that have a clear or blatant foul not called in the penalty box because the referee thinks there is no chance for a goal because the ball is going out of bounds or to a defender doesn't care where the ball is; they just want the rules implemented fairly, especially in the penalty box, and will feel quite aggrieved (as seen from the Australian media's take on the no call for Kerr) if it appears the referee missed a foul or even worse looked the other way.
ReplyDeleteHere's the direct link to the replay: https://twitter.com/i/status/1418861899119316994, and it does show the angle from behind, as well.
DeleteVAR should overturn Morgan offsides, I think.
ReplyDeleteWow, the VAR replay did have the vertical line coming down from Morgan's shoulder just past the defender's foot, I think, but it was so close.
ReplyDeleteVery unusual behavior by Rapinoe, pushing Australian defender in the back, barreling over the goalkeeper, and then kicking the ball away. Very warranted YC.
ReplyDeleteAm I on the right blog link, since there have been no comments during the first halves of two matches? If anyone else is out there, please let me know.
ReplyDeleteIt would be helpful, if you add minutes to your match incidents, then one can comment on them better, if not watching live.
DeleteI was watching Sweden-NZ, where nothing of note happened except a potential penalty situation at 57-58'. It's unclear from the angle shown whether the GK touched the ball before the player. VAR did not intervene, so presumably was unable to show conclusively that the GK missed the ball.
DeleteOk, will do, Philipp.
DeleteGood YC to Lavelle at about 71". Even though she touched the ball first, it was still a reckless challenge.
ReplyDeleteAdmins, please see if the blog traffic has decreased since turning off anonymous posts. We all want a respectful community but also a lively one. Is it just me, or has the blog become more quiet since anonymous posting was disabled?
ReplyDeleteI honestly think that fewer people are watching the tournament, that's all. Matches are in the middle of the night in North America, and early morning in Europe. There's also a ton of other sports to watch at the same time.
DeleteAs for the community as a whole, I much prefer one which is not clogged by anonymous sniping and personal attacks. Perhaps the rhythm of comments has decreased, which is not a bad thing. I'd rather have a slower blog with reflected comments than a slew of instant reactions and feuds.
The decision to disallow anonymous comments has been taken with a big disappointment, but, honestly, we couldn't do the contrary. Too many negative comments, attacks against referees, no respect. When enough is enough... maybe in future we will try again, but it is always the same story and I'm really sad because indeed we lost some very interesting posts. I want to apologize with all fair anonymous readers, you are surely penalized, I invite you to open an account so you can discuss.
ReplyDeleteThen, regarding the participation to this topic, don't forge that in Europe (the blog is mostly read by European people) these games are playd in the morning of working days. Impossible to follow game, even more difficult when national broadcasters decide to skip totally football at Olympics. So, it is very hard to watch such games live, and, to be honest, I was very surprised that MD1 and 2 had a great success with such discussions, I wouldn't have guessed that!
If you provide me some videos from the tournament, I will be very content to comment as well!
Ok, that's an understandable rationale for disabling the anonymous comments, and I see now why there were hardly any comments for today's matches. The one thing I would add is that I don't mind attacks on referees because they aren't personally affected by them (though their prestige might be lowered a tiny bit in the public eye), whereas attacks against other commenters shouldn't be allowed, though I would differentiate between mundane questioning of one's judgement like "Are you crazy? That was a clear YC!" or "My grandma could referee better than you!" and harsher ones like "What kind of stupid comment is that, you *&^%" I never saw the latter comments here, but that could be because they were deleted. Although the former type of comments don't make it a better community, I don't think they are themselves a reason to disable anonymous posting, whereas the latter comments would be. Also, I'll post a comment from before that includes a relevant video.
ReplyDeleteOk, so it literally took me this many days to find a clip of the Sam Kerr denied penalty kick call a few minutes before halftime of the Australia-Sweden game. During the game, I didn't see the replay shown in the Twitter clip halfway down the page at https://au.sports.yahoo.com/robbed-aussie-fans-furious-as-sam-kerr-denied-penalty-tokyo-olympics-matildas-sweden-102031579.html, but if VAR saw this replay, one could wonder how they didn't recommend a review. Now, the trip probably wasn't as clear to the referee since that replay is from the end line, and she was perhaps thinking that the ball was going out of bounds so Kerr didn't have a chance to score, but for me that's an important lesson to keep in mind for me: as long as the ball is in play, a (clear or blatant) foul in the penalty box should be called. Refereeing should be about maintaining fairness and player safety, and the team and its fans that have a clear or blatant foul not called in the penalty box because the referee thinks there is no chance for a goal because the ball is going out of bounds or to a defender doesn't care where the ball is; they just want the rules implemented fairly, especially in the penalty box, and will feel quite aggrieved (as seen from the Australian media's take on the no call for Kerr) if it appears the referee missed a foul or even worse looked the other way.
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Law 5 Commenter27 July 2021 at 03:44
Here's the direct link to the replay: https://twitter.com/i/status/1418861899119316994, and it does show the angle from behind, as well.
Missed 2nd YC by Gonzalez after wrong first YC for Arnold
ReplyDeleteTwo penalties and a straight RC by Kabakov in South Korea - Honduras, for sure a challenging game for him... do you know how many VAR interventions so far?
ReplyDeleteAs of yesterday it's 15 times.
DeleteHere is my VAR thread, in Japanese.
https://twitter.com/kogekidogso/status/1418144649420500995?s=21
3rd penalty by Kabakov against Honduras, this time after VAR intervention. YC included.
ReplyDeleteAnswering Chefren, there were no interventions in 1st half. All 3 KMI incident decisions were confirmed
1) PK for Korea in 10' - Careless tripping, kinda soft but never VAR stuff.
2) PK for Korea in 17' + YC for HON4 - Holding inside the box in a corner kick, very clear and spot-on
3) Straight RC for HON4 in 39' (DOGSO) - Clear.
A bit less 30 minutes left and KOR-HON is already 5-0. I guess that Hondurans could switch to rough play (even more) now.
ReplyDeleteOh, quite nice YC for simulation for KOR8 now (65')
Very good play on with clear gestures by Elfath, not-punishable handling, no penalty (13').
ReplyDeleteGood foul detection by Elfath, seeming to call all the small fouls, which could be important to help keep the game in control in a potentially more heated second half with Argentina facing elimination. Elfath's hand signals and whistles could perhaps be a little sharper to denote an authoritative presence, but the players seem to be respecting his decisions, so perhaps not needed.
ReplyDeleteVery good 1H from the American referee IMO (watching with 1.5 eyes) - his ability to connect with the players on their level whilst remaining a respect authority figure is almost unique in my experience to be honest. Very good approach to disciplinary measures too.
DeleteInteresting to note importance of connecting with players...projecting an authoritative but human presence. At about 80 minutes, the Argentine players wanted handling for ball hit into Spanish player's arm he was leaning on when falling. The commentator said, "Handling cannot be called if the ball hits an arms supporting one's body weight." What is FIFA's interpretation of players falling to the ground and using their arms to brace the fall and then the ball hitting the arm?
DeleteAnother correct play on in a potential handling scene as you mentioned (reasonable attempt to block the ball, reasonable arm position).
DeleteBUT, Elfath restarted the game too quickly once VAR supported him. The result was a close-to-SFP foul correctly cautioned and then a blatant LoR; he lost a bit his tight grip onto then on the player's actions.
Now Argentina equalised it will be a very challenging conclusion to the game for him.
Having not yet watched the games, the comments above hit on all the positives for Elfath as a referee combined with his negatives.
DeleteHe is a great player manager, who can maintain that air of authority. As a former player, he "gets it" and is just very good at connecting with players and orchestrating an event.
That said, he has LoTG deficiences. Always has. He is prone to making small technical mistakes that have the potential to be important.
His future progress at the FIFA level all comes down to whether or not he can reduce those technical mistakes and keep them from having major negative consequences.
Oh, I missed that too fast restart. Great ending with long distance Spanish shot almost going in.
ReplyDeleteI have to run, but looking forward to the knockout stages for both the men and women.
DeleteVery good performance by Elfath in ESP-ARG. Great fitness, very elegant, always in control, correct disciplinary measures taken...
ReplyDeleteAlso correct play-on in a possible handball PK by Merino (arm supported on the grass)
QF predicitions
ReplyDeleteCAN-BRA: Frappart (FRA) - Pustovoitova (ROC) - Millot (FRA), Martins (POR)
GBR-AUS: Staubli (SUI) - Fortunato (ARG) - Bin Jahari (SGP), Al Marri (QAT)
SWE-JPN: Venegas (MEX) - Alves (BRA) - Cunha (URU), Miranda (MEX)
NED-USA: Jacewicz (AUS) - Yamashita (JPN) - Ashour (EGY), Reway (BRA)
ESP-CIV: Beath (AUS) - Valenzuela (VEN) - Ming (CHN), Bitigen (TUR)
JPN-NZL: Jovanovic (SRB) - Elfath (USA) - Martins (POR), Bin Jahari (SGP)
BRA-EGY: Makhadmeh (JOR) - Barton (ESA) - Al Marri (QAT), Penso (USA)
KOR-MEX: Grinfeeld (ISR) - Tessema (ETH) - Reinshreiber (ISR), Millot (FRA)
With 3/4 European teams out after GS, UEFA referees might have a good shot.
DeleteStaubli should be out...
DeleteThanks to Quilava, some clips from the Korea Republic vs. Honduras game, handled by Georgi Kabakov [VAR: Adil Zourak]:
ReplyDelete10' - Penalty to Korea Republic (tripping)
https://streamable.com/ck8uom
17' - Penalty to Korea Republic (holding) + YC (SPA)
https://streamable.com/qegr19
26' - Striking incident
https://streamable.com/sfn7nt
39' - Red Card (DOGSO) to Honduras no.4
https://streamable.com/9d9hzp
48' - Penalty to Korea Republic (tripping) + YC (SPA/Reckless)
https://streamable.com/3328vy
65' - Simulation incident
https://streamable.com/qmvvvm
10' very soft, I wouldn't have whistled it, but no VAR stuff, no crucial mistake, supportable decision.
Delete17' correct decision, Kabakov is very strict with holding and I agree. However, I guess another referee wouldn't have whistled this penalty, I have this feeling. Would have been interesting to know whether, in case of NO CALL, VAR had intervened or not.
26' Correct YC, no evidence of a deliberate action, fully reckless.
39' Clear and expected RC for DOGSO. Player would have easily controlled the ball.
48' Again, here the difference between UEFA and FIFA. UEFA wouldn't have intervened for this penalty. I can add that there were some identical situations in serie A last season (cross in the box and the couple of player trying to reach the ball, with contact between them) and VAR stayed silent. I think that in this case Kabakov missed the incident and this was very likely the reason for which VAR was allowed to intervene. However, it is clear that FIFA use of VAR is by far more flexible. In this regard, I'm starting to wonder what a UEFA VAR should do. When in duties with FIFA a certain approach, when UEFA, a different one. I think this penalty can be whistled, but not a 100% clear and obvious mistake in case of missed situation.
65' excellent! this is how every simulation should be punished, interesting that he shouted "simulation, yellow card" to player to explain his decision, also in previous clips he was very accurate in talking with players.
Looks like Kabakov had a good game with so many crucial situation. A strict approach led to this outcome, he could have taken different decisions, being still supportable. Let's see how he will continue and if FIFA likes that. After a difficult period in UEFA...
10' It's kinda soft but I also expected a whistle while watching the game on live stream. Never VAR stuff, supportable.
Delete17' As I said earlier, clear and spot-on. In fact there were two holding PK offences committed at the same time.
26' I guess that Kabakov didn't know who made the foul before so he took a 'Solomonic' decision - FK for Honduras, but also YC for HON6 for reckless elbow while protecting himself and receiving the foul from KOR7
39' Only argument for YC was direction of the ball yet it's at least 85-15 RC for me, Kabakov didn't hesitate at all to reach his back pocket (perhaps YC was the 'easiest' decision because HON4 had already been booked in the 2nd PK incident so he was going off anyway), well done by the Bulgarian.
48' Looks like a correct VAR intervention for me, maybe Kabakov missed the incident.
65' As I said, nice decision, don't know why but I usually feel very satisfied when blatant divings get sanctioned, and until Chefren mentioned it I didn't notice his shout :D
IMO
Delete10' Quite correct penalty in my view. Defender has no chance to reach the ball and seems to deliberately stop the attacker illegally.
17' Good penalty call, instantly and convincingly whistled; the holding is too blatant to be ignored I think.
26' Fully correct YC.
39' Im not too convinced by that RC, although it's definetly supportable. The ball quite fastly goes in the direction of the corner, I have doubts that the attacker would have (unequivocally) reached the ball. I think that the KOR player realizes that he cannot reach the ball (properly/easily) anymore and falls after thw light contact, so my preference would be play-on, but Kabakov's decision is (clearly) defendable.
48' Correct decision for me, that tackle is simply too much. I would argue that, theoretically, this scissor tackle is SFP, but that's clearly not possible here, Kabakov's decision is the correct one for me.
65' Excellent sanction, again very efficient handling of the scene.
Thanks Mikael and Quilava. Any info about the straight red cards by Conger?
ReplyDeleteWhich (male) referees have got only one appointment during the group stage?
ReplyDeleteBeath, Grinfeeld, Jovanovic, Makhadmeh
DeleteAccording to what I remember, Usually at Olympic is very common to get 1 GS + 1 KO (already planned before the start of tournament), while the referee for the final should be among the ones with 2 GS and maybe a third previous appearance in KO.
Delete@Chefren, that is true for the last two tournaments. But the difference with this tournament is there are 14 referees instead of 17 referees.
DeleteI point that out because several referees have worked on only two days rest in this tournament (either MD1/MD2 or MD2/3). Since referees can work on two days rest, I think it is very likely that a referee who worked MD1/MD2 or MD1/MD3 could get a QF and work a third time before one of the referees with only one match works again.
I just don't think we can limit the QFs to those referees who only had one group stage match, particularly given Jovanovic did so poorly. I might be wrong, though!
It is worth noting that Baldassi and Marrufo both did two group stage matches + a QF in Beijing. In fact, Baldassi worked MD2-MD3-QF, which was three matches with only four rest days total!
Spain vs. Argentina, Ismail Elfath [VAR: Chris Penso]
ReplyDelete13' - Potential penalty to Spain (handling)
https://streamable.com/wtpn9k
80' - Potential penalty to Argentina (handling)
https://streamable.com/ns3wmi
MtG: on the whole, very good performance by the referee from the United States in one of top clashes of the group stage.
For eighty minutes, Elfath scarcely put a foot wrong with his excellent leadership style (perfectly outlined by usaref - "he gets it"), and his disciplinary choices were very good too, keeping a hand on PI too.
He struggled a bit after 80' though - even if VAR Penso gave him the all-clear quickly after that penalty appeal, the referee would have been better served by waiting a further twenty seconds before restarting; the game needed calming down.
As a result, Elfath's previously tight grip on the player's actions loosened (tackle at 81', confrontation where he was actually lucky at +92'), but the American saw it through to the end well.
It is very visible that FIFA appreciate this referee and if Mexico don't get there, I would probably make him favourite to be awarded to control the final.
Thanks for this report, nice to read that he did well in this big match.
DeleteRegarding the handballs, I'm glad that situations like the second one (first is never penalty) have been now regularized.
The movement of the arm is consistent with the action of player. I hope that this will be applied in serie A as well, but we will have for sure people asking for a penalty.
Then, I want to add that in both videos, I can notice a referee who is indeed in an excellent connection with players, explaining in both cases the reasons of his decision. That's very good.
I don't agree with your analysis about the speed of the 80' decision, to be honest. A slower check would have given the appearance of a closer decision: I think players recognize that a really long VAR check means the VAR has more to scrutinize about the on-field decision, while a quicker decision means the decision was more obviously correct. Furthermore, we know that when VAR was introduced, flow of play was a main concern, so for that reason I think it is best that it is preferably for a referee to move on from the check quickly (if possible without sacrificing accuracy)
DeleteThe two straight red cards from Conger game.
ReplyDeleteShort videos, but enough to see.
61' RC for SFP after OFR (original on-field decision: YC)
https://streamable.com/nxo7jz
66' DOGSO, VAR supported this on-field decision
https://streamable.com/q5ervv
IMO
Delete61' No other opportunity: RC for me. The yellow player attacks his opponent from behind with zero possibility to reach the ball. The foul (mainly the whole intention, not the point of contact) endangers the safety of the opponent and has to be punished appropriately.
66' That's a correct sending-off for me. The foul and the direction of the ball are in a central position, the ball can be reached by the attacker before the goal keeper, no other defender can intervene.
IMO
Delete61' I'm not convinced about a VARint and the RC. The pont of contact is Borderline, I think the player is trying to play the ball (he's not very far away from doing it), the contact seems glancing, though of course it hurts. So I prefer noVARint in this case.
66' agree with RC for Dogso
It's unfortunate that this tournament is so hard to watch (difficult kickoff times, simultaneous matches, other sports on to watch, etc.) because it seems like it has been a very interesting tournament from a refereeing perspective. From what I've seen so far, and the highlights / reports you guys have posted, it seems like the style of refereeing is certainly distinct from that which we saw at Euro 2020.
ReplyDeleteHard to watch for Europeans maybe but I'm loving it. The time zone difference is only an hour between Japan and Australia and I have all the matches available on an easy to use website/app.
DeleteNow everyone else starts to understand what it's like for others to watch European matches hahah ;)
I'm in America and the 3:30am to 7:30am kickoffs are a *little* challenging XD
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ReplyDeleteSebastian Gishamer is officiating friendly Salzburg - Atlético Madrid with a camera on his chest. Do you know more about this?
https://twitter.com/josedpalacio/status/1420459871439409158
Also, VAR in use in this game.
VAR appointments in group stage:
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Vigliano: 3+2+0+0
Cunha: 3+1+0+0
Guida: 2+2+1+0
Raczkowski: 2+2+0+1
Al Marri: 2+1+1+1
Millot: 2+1+1+1
Ming: 2+0+1+1
Martins: 1+1+2+1
Steinhaus: 1+1+2+1
Zourak: 1+1+1+1
Cuadra: 1+1+1+1
Reinshreiber: 1+0+2+1
Jurisevic: 1+0+1+1
Penso: 1+0+1+1
Gallo: 1+0+0+2
Bin Jahari: 0+1+3+1
Miranda: 0+1+2+1
Reway: 0+1+2+1
Bitigen: 0+1+2+1
Ashour: 0+1+1+1
Excellent intervention by Nicolás Gallo for this red card given by Iván Barton in the France vs. Japan game earlier.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/4Ia7KZTu9p8?t=431
Video is down for me :(
DeleteVideo has been removed, indeed. Maybe I will find another one.
Deletehttps://twitter.com/Vestige_du_jour/status/1420635161536962560
DeleteAbsolutely correct.
Bjorn Kuipers will end his career after the Dutch Super Cup. Source: https://nos.nl/l/2391401
ReplyDeleteOlympic Football Finals - Tokyo 2020 - Men
ReplyDeleteQuarterfinals
Spain vs Ivory Coast
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (VEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Tulio Moreno (VEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Lubin Torrealba (VEN)
Fourth Official: Leodan Gonzalez (URU)
Video Assistant Referee: Nicolas Gallo (COL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Erick Miranda (MEX)
Japan vs New Zealand
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Assistant Referee 1: Corey Parker (USA)
Assistant Referee 2: Kyle Atkins (USA)
Fourth Official: Victor Gomes (RSA)
Video Assistant Referee: Chris Penso (USA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Brazil vs Egypt
Referee: Christopher Beath (AUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Shchetinin (AUS)
Assistant Referee 2: George Lakrindis (AUS)
Fourth Official: Adham Makhadmeh (JOR)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Guida (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Guillermo Cuadra (ESP)
Korea Republic vs Mexico
Referee: Orel Grinfeeld (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Roy Hassan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Idan Yarkoni (ISR)
Fourth Official: Srdjan Jovanovic (SRB)
Video Assistant Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (ISR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)