Thursday 12 August 2021

2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League - Third Qualifying Round (II)

Referee appointments for the third qualifying round of 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League, second legs to be played on 10 and 12 August 2021.

Filip Glova (SVK) will be observed by Frank De Bleeckere


Tuesday 10 August 2021

16:00 CET - Nur-Sultan (Astana Arena)
FC Shahter Qaraǵandy (KAZ) - FC Kolos Kovalivka (UKR)
Referee: Halis Özkahya (TUR, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Ali Saygın Ögel (TUR)
Fourth Official: Hüseyin Göçek (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațchii (MDA)
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic (MDA)

20:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
NK Domžale (SVN) - Rosenborg BK (NOR)
Referee: Fabio Maresca (ITA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Costanzo (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Giuseppe Perrotti (ITA)
Fourth Official: Valerio Marini (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Erol Ersoy (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Wattebled (FRA)

Thursday 12 August 2021

15:00 CET - Nur-Sultan (Astana Arena)
FC Astana (KAZ) - KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Đukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alieh Čykun (BLR)
UEFA Delegate: Davit Datunashvili (GEO)

18:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra stadion)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - FC Prishtina (KOS)
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson á Høvdanum (FRO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Petur Pauli Højgaard (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Hermansen (FRO)
Fourth Official: Alex de Albuquerque Troleis (FRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

18:00 CET - Molde (Aker Stadion)
Molde FK (NOR) - Trabzonspor (TUR)
Referee: Ádám Farkas (HUN, 2Cat) Fábio Veríssimo (POR, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Szert (HUN) Rui Teixeira (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Balázs Szalai (HUN) Pedro de Sá Martins (POR)
Fourth Official: Ferenc Karakó (HUN) António Carvalho Nobre (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam (NED)

18:00 CET - Kazan (Ak Bars Arena)
FC Rubin Kazan (RUS) - Raków Częstochowa (POL)
Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Péter Kóbor (HUN)
Fourth Official: Balázs Berke (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev (AZE)
UEFA Delegate: Siarhiej Iĺič (BLR)

18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - AÉL Limassol FC (CYP)
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Silver Kõiv (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Fourth Official: Karl Koppel (EST)
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandr Gvardis (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Leonid Kaloshin (RUS)

18:45 CET - Stockholm (Tele2 Arena)
Hammarby Fotboll (SWE) - FK Čukarički (SRB)
Referee: Dennis Johan Higler (NED, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Rogier Honig (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Charles Schaap (NED)
Fourth Official: Rob Dieperink (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: José Guilherme Aguiar (POR)

18:45 CET - Žilina (Štadión MŠK Žilina)
MŠK Žilina (SVK) - FC Tobyl Qostanaı (KAZ)
Referee: John Beaton (SCO, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Fourth Official: Greg Aitken (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sascha Amhof (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray (HUN)

19:00 CET - Petah Tikva (Itztadion HaMoshava)
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva FC (ISR) - WKS Śląsk Wrocław (POL)
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Fourth Official: Florent Batta (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Attila Ábrahám (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović (MNE)

19:00 CET - Riga (Daugavas stadions)
RFS (LVA) - KAA Gent (BEL)
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (SVN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Grega Kordež (SVN)
Fourth Official: Asmir Sagrkovič (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Amir Navon (ISR)

19:00 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAÓK FC (GRE) - Bohemian FC (IRL)
Referee: Julian Weinberger (AUT, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Fourth Official: Alexander Harkam (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nikolay Ivanov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Boriyana Stoycheva (BUL)
Mentor for Delegate: Myrsíni Psaropoúlou (GRE)

19:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) - The New Saints FC (WAL)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Christian Bandurski (GER)
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ferenc Székely (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger (SUI)

19:30 CET - Luxembourg (Stade Josy Barthel)
CS Fola Esch (LUX) - Linfield FC (NIR)
Referee: Əliyar Ağayev (AZE, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Zeynal Zeynalov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli (AZE)
Fourth Official: Elçin Məsiyev (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Duško Grabovac (CRO)

19:30 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) - Újpest FC (HUN)
Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Nati Dotan (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Fourth Official: Erez Papir (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva (KOS)
Mentor for Delegate: Scott Struthers (SCO)

19:30 CET - Tel Aviv (Itztadion Bloomfield)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) - FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Luke Portelli (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Vella (MLT)
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ichko Lozev (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Attila Tömő (HUN)

20:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
KF Teuta (ALB) - Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Referee: Petri Viljanen (FIN, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mika Lamppu (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Riku Vihreävuori (FIN)
Fourth Official: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Alin Cioban (ROU)

20:00 CET - Ta' Qali (Centenary Stadium)
Hibernians FC (MLT) - Riga FC (LVA)
Referee: Robert Hennessy (IRL, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Allen Lynch (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan (IRL)
Fourth Official: Bernard Connolly (IRL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Efraim Barak (ISR)

20:00 CET - Sivas (Yeni 4 Eylül Stadyumu)
Sivasspor (TUR) - FC Dinamo Batumi (GEO)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Núñez Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Adrián Cordero Vega (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Domagoj Vučkov (CRO)
UEFA Delegate: Frédéric Veraghaenne (BEL)

20:00 CET - Ljubljana (Stadion Stožice)
NK Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) - CD Santa Clara (POR)
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (TUR, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ceyhun Sesigüzel (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Serkan Olguncan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Mete Kalkavan (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Lassin Isaksen (FRO)
UEFA Delegate: Björn Fecker (GER)

20:00 CET - Sarajevo (Stadion Grbavica)
FK Velež (BIH) - IF Elfsborg (SWE)
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Bednár (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Poláček (SVK)
Fourth Official: Martin Dohál (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Nikoloz Jgarkava (GEO)

20:00 CET - Rotterdam (Stadion Feijenoord)
Feyenoord (NED) - FC Luzern (SUI)
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Alassio (ITA)
Fourth Official: Ivano Pezzuto (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Tomasz Mikulski (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Palenčík (SVK)
Mentor for Delegate: Harry Been (NED)

20:00 CET - Rijeka (Stadion HNK Rijeka)
HNK Rijeka (CRO) - Hibernian FC (SCO)
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (LTU, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Radiuš (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Dovydas Sužiedėlis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Donatas Šimėnas (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ladislav Gádoši (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: João Morais (POR)

20:00 CET - Copenhagen (Parken)
FC København (DEN) - PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1926 (BUL)
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Perica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Marin Vidulin (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher (SUI)
Delegate Trainee: Kim Hallberg (DEN)

20:00 CET - Brussels (Lotto Park)
RSC Anderlecht (BEL) - KF Laçi (ALB)
Referee: Stuart Attwell (ENG, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Cook (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Florin Prunea (ROU)

20:30 CET - Larne (Inver Park)
Larne FC (NIR) - FC Paços de Ferreira (POR)
Referee: Fran Jović (CRO, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Hrvoje Radić (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Luka Pušić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Mario Zebec (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Garry O'Hagan (SCO)

20:45 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
HB Tórshavn (FRO) - Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (ROU, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)
Fourth Official: Horia Gabriel Mladinovici (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Eugène Westerink (NED)

20:45 CET - Aberdeen (Pittodrie Stadium)
Aberdeen FC (SCO) - Breiðablik (ISL)
Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Alessio Tolfo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Karel Vidlák (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Ionel Piscanu (ROU)

21:00 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK Partizan (SRB) - FC Sochi (RUS)
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (DEN, 1Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Lars Hummelgaard (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Heine Sørensen (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jens Grabski Maae (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Amil Gerina (MNE)
Mentor for Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL)

21:00 CET - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee (Wörthersee Stadion)
Linzer ASK (AUT) - FK Vojvodina (SRB)
Referee: Benoît Millot (FRA, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Aurélien Drouet (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stephan Luzi (FRA)
Fourth Official: Éric Wattellier (FRA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Scilla Gennaro (ITA)

21:00 CET - Dublin (Tallaght Stadium)
Dundalk FC (IRL) - Vitesse (NED)
Referee: Alain Durieux (LUX, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Da Silva (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Claude Ries (LUX)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Morais (LUX)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Carlsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Ambler (ENG)
Mentor for Delegate: Pierino Lardi (SUI)

21:15 CET - Osijek (Stadion Gradski vrt)
NK Osijek (CRO) - PFC CSKA-Sofia (BUL)
Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO, 2Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connor (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Fourth Official: Andrew Dallas (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alon Yefet (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Vilmos Szabó (HUN)

103 comments:

  1. Important observer for Glova, indeed I think that he could have attended the course as Category 2. Slovakian readers, maybe can get more info about that!

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  2. Jure Praprotnik with Rade👌

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  3. Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb will no longer work as a video assistant for DFB. The reason for this is a new professional challenge in England. The seven-time German Referee of the Year will start her new job as "Women's Select Group Director" at the London-based referees' association PGMOL in August. This will also involve an exchange between the DFB and the Football Association (FA).

    Bibiana Steinhaus-Webb says: "I am looking forward to the task as Women's Select Group Director in the PGMOL team. Women's football in England is setting completely new standards with the current framework. I am looking forward to the great opportunity to share my diverse refereeing experience with the referees in England and to support them in reaching their full potential as well as to implement resilient structures within the association for the optimal development of the referees. I am very grateful to Lutz Michael Fröhlich (German head of refereeing) and his team for enabling me to take this step and I look forward to the desired exchange and intensive cooperation between the DFB and the FA."

    German source: https://www.dfb.de/sportl-strukturen/schiedsrichter/news-detail/?tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=230614&cHash=17addb6e6651a92fa4fc070ac25ab73c

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  4. Roberto Rosetti will observe Karasev in Supercup.

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  5. Donatas Rumšas appointed for Rijeka-Hibernians. How is this possible, that one referee is appointed twice in the same round? Last week he officiated CSKA Sofia - Osijek. Also it is a bit strange in that case to have 2 games with Croatian teams.

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    1. I don't see a real problem. There could be many reasons for the "double" appointment: Shortage of referees, failed fitness or LOTG test, injuries and so on.

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  6. https://www.uefa.com/returntoplay/news/026c-12f5966e5d8b-51dc8477cad7-1000--referees-urged-to-maintain-feelgood-factor/
    VAR will be used at Women's EURO 2022, and this season will see the development of the tool for female referees as well, in this regard.
    I remember there was a discussion about that on the blog some days ago during Olympic tournament.

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  7. https://twitter.com/MacronSports/status/1424749346944335873

    The new referee kit announcement video by Macron suggests that Karasev will wear the red kit on Wednesday

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    1. They don't know that somebody during preliminary rounds already spoiled it: D

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    2. Well at least now we know that pink colour kit is removed and replaced by red one. In preliminary rounds the (very few) referees wearing the new collection were either in yellow (Kopriwa, Papadopoulos) or black (Zelinka) :D

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    3. Shame for the pink one...

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    4. This week's UCL/UEL/UECL matches are expected to be the last ones with old kits I guess

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  8. OT

    I have a question regarding the marking system with VAR.

    If a referee changes his decision after an OFR his mark is 7.9 or 8.2?

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    1. It depends on how the observer assesses the mistake: should the referee spot it himself? (7.9) or the referee was not able to correctly assess the situation despite his good positioning (no deduction)

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    2. It is said that Mark Clattenburg and Steve Bennett (new Ref committee member) told the 1st League observers to mark the referee with 8.2 if he changes a decision after an OFR.

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    3. Well... Apparently he was own vision ;)

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  9. Update

    Molde FK (NOR) - Trabzonspor (TUR)
    Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (POR, 1Cat)
    Assistant Referee 1: Rui Teixeira (POR)
    Assistant Referee 2: Pedro de Sá Martins (POR)
    Fourth Official: António Carvalho Nobre (POR)

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  10. Why did the exchange take place?

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  11. Europa League play off First Legs
    Crvena Zvezda - Cluj Kabakov (BUL)
    Omonia - Antwerp Ekberg (SWE)
    Slavia Praha - Legia Zwayer (GER)
    Randers - ? Gil Manzano (ESP)
    Fenerbahçe - ? Bastien (FRA)
    Rangers - ? Sidiropoulos (GRE)
    Olympiacos - Slovan Bratislava Guida (ITA)

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    1. Second Legs
      Zorya - ? Kovacs (ROU)
      AZ Alkmaar - ? Martins (POR)
      Slovan Bratislava - Olympiacos Aytekin (GER)
      Legia - Slavia Praha Soares Dias (POR)
      Antwerp - Omonia Treimanis (LVA)
      Sturm Graz - ? Sánchez Martínez (ESP)

      Classic appointments for Upper / Development Category 1 and Lower Elite referees.

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    2. Yes, but Martins is a bit unexpected on that level. Probably he needs to be added to the candidates for a CL debut.

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  12. Viktor Kassai (and György Ring?) are watching their countryman Tamás Bognár from the stands of Ak Bars Arena in Kazan.

    https://snipboard.io/szqA3L.jpg

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    1. Thank you for this picture, with your permission, I will share it on twitter and faceboook!

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  13. PAOK - Bohemians

    Min. 35' After a shot on the woodwork, the ball has crossed the goal line. AR says play-on. There is no VAR or GLT.

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    1. Which team had this goal denied?

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    2. Btw Weinberger had a satisfying performance on a normal difficulty match. He kept his cards on his pocket as long as he could despite that there were 2 incidents that IMO were mandatory cautions. He managed the match mostly with small talk and tried to be proactive on set-pieces in several cases. Foul detection was not consistent all the time but he didn't face much trouble.

      AR2 correctly disallowed a goal from PAOK for offside.

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  14. Molde-Trabzonspor

    Crucial (and I think correct) ONSIDE decision by AR2 to allow Molde equaliser in 90+7'

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    1. Seems to be correct but never had a chance to see from offside camera.

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  15. Neviem po anglicky, preto sa vyjadrím vo svojej reči, ak niekto rozumie, môže to preložiť.
    Celá situácia okolo slovenských najlepších rozhodcov Kružliaka a Glovu je čudná. Kružliak v slovenskej lige dlho stál pre hrubú chybu, ktorá ovplyvnila zápas, Glova na Jar rozhodoval 2 zápasy (pritom bolo 13 kôl) a v jednom zápase bol VAR. A ich stáli asistenti Somoláni (asistent Kružliaka) a Frrenc (asistent Glovu) tiež v lige dlho nerozhodujú a na medzinárodnej scéne ich nahradili iní. A ešte Glovu nepozvú ani na predsezónny seminár rozhodcov UEFA, napriek tomu, že má 33 rokov a už 4 zápasy odpískané v skupinovej fáze EL. Na druhej strane mu na dnešný zápas v Eurrópskej konferenčnej lige dajú takéhoto pozorovateľa. Človek nevie, čo si má o tom myslieť.

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  16. 2 mistakes in Rubin- Raków. One miss penalty and This penalty in 120 it shouldnt be

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  17. Good goal decision by AR1 in St johnstone v galatasaray. Claims for a foul on gk, absolutely correct decision by the referee to not give it

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  18. I have a question if anybody knows, are Brych, Zwayer, Steiler and Seibert all elite? Because I was under the impression that only 3 referees from a country can be in the elite group, please correct me if I am wrong.

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    1. The German Elite referees at moment are Brych, Zwayer, Stieler and Aytekin but not Siebert (Category 1). You forgot Aytekin in your list. About a maximum of 3 Elite per country, this seems indeed the most common highest number, but there have been exceptions in past as well. I remember Spain some years ago when Undiano was still active for a while they had four Elite referees. But never a country with more than 4 Elite, and maybe that's why Siebert couldn't get promotion on this update, having to wait at least for Brych retirement.

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    2. Thanks Chefren. But I always wonder how Seibert went to the EURO with 3 other elite referees left out?...

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    3. This was indeed a very particular and unexpected choice, we discussed it on the blog. The quality of other contenders (Zwayer, Stieler and Aytekin) was not enough for committee...
      Remember that also Ekberg from Sweden, Category 1, attended the tournament.

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    4. Thank you for explaining!

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  19. Very poor match from Bognar. One clear penalty in favour of Rakow not given and then a ridiculous penalty, there was no contact whatsoever, given in favour of Rubin. And in general foul detection seems not his strongest point.

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    1. I disagree. Yes, Raków could/should have had a penalty for tripping in 102' but the penalty given in favour of Rubin in 120' was a great spot by Hungarian. Wydra (RCZ) performed a late tackle and recklessly hit a shooting attacker with trailing leg. 100% penalty in UEFA (and if it wasn't given in a game with VAR, an intervention would be required).

      As for foul detection, I think he was very good in general, not reacting to easy falls by Kvaratskhelia (RUB). He misjudged a tackle in 14', it should've been a YC for SPA, ball was not played. The first YC to Samoshnikov (RUB) in 105' was for minor holding, I can understand his frustration, but whistled it was 100% SPA. And that was all.

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  20. Big mistake by De Burgos Bengoetxea in Sivas. FK+YC for IMO a non-punishable handball... that happened inside of the box.

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    1. I don't know if handball decision is correct but if he decided handball it was clearly inside the box. Not by cm by more than two meters inside.

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    2. Yes very big scandal from Burgos Bengoetxea.

      https://ibb.co/zZxCxYg

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  21. Penalty geven by Durieux for Dundalk. Even after 4 replays no idea why

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    1. Also a lot yc in the final minutes. Even for a player that wants a medical treatment..

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  22. Kári Jóannesarson á Høvdanum was very impressive in Bodo-Prishtina. After repeated pulling from Prishtina at corner kicks he gave a soft but fully deserved penalty, very brave decision.

    Also to be noted is his unique card procedure: He runs behind all the players to get the overview of the situation instead of into it, and makes sure the player does not walk away with great authority.

    Last Conference League game in Bodo was refereed by Serie A referee Paolo Valeri, who was much poorer than this Faroese 31 year old talented referee. Hope we can see him in the group stage and some qualifier, he is a unique talent from the middle of the Atlantic ocean. If Irmatov from Uzbekistan could become one of the world's best, how can't Kári from the Faroes become it too? :)

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    1. Thank you! Hopefully his promotion to Second last year wasn't a 'token small federation move' by UEFA, I will be very happy if he gets more chances this season.

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  23. It seemed like a crazy match for Irish crew in Malta.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLR_hiGQq_g

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    1. I didn't watch it of course and don't know if there were any mistakes by the ref but the way he dealt with all this was spectacular, excellent! Top Elite Category style :)

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    2. Impressed with the professionalism of the crew in such a ridiculous situation involving the bench. Agreed, it was top Elite style!

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    3. Absolutely top class management by Hennessy.
      I guess almost all referees from lower categories and without big experience at international level would have been in big trouble there. Let's remember the Ukrainian crew in Andorra the last round... firmness and authority by the Irish.

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    4. I especially like the yellow card to the yellow captain - really well done, cause he did pass a limit with he behavior. Also good that the person who went in again at the bench also was rewarded with a red card.

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  24. Three key match incidents from FC Rubin Kazan - Raków Częstochowa refereed by Tamás Bognár

    102. - Penalty incident, tripping
    https://streamable.com/dln5ps

    105. and 106. - Both YCs to Samoshnikov (Rubin)
    https://streamable.com/nxhszf

    120. - Penalty kick to Rubin and YC Wydra (Raków) for late trailing leg tackle
    https://streamable.com/kefsnh

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    2. Penalty in 102' should have been whistled as the attacker is clearly hit, maybe not easy to see, but also it doesn't look like a very big miss.
      205' - 106' the first foul seems to be very, very soft, maybe even not enough, but once whistled, it is difficult to imagin a simulation in such situation so I would support referee, the SPA is very clear, then second YC without doubts. Player could (should?) have been already sent off by second YC then after first foul he applauded referee.
      120' live you have the impression that the contact after having kicked ball is reckless, the penalty is absolutely correct, I understand why many protests and different ideas, the problem is that not all referees are consistent on this matter, mostly it is not whistled.

      So I would say a not perfect officiating if we look in detail every situation, but overall you understand why all the decisions have been taken. That's important.

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    3. 105 I see no faul so the first yc is incorrect. Second YC 100% correct

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    4. 102' no PK for me, too slight contact, striker is looking for it (he stretches his leg just before the contact) and can easily continie to walk. But IMO PK would still be supportable, as it was a 'stupid' challenge.
      105' IMO, first YC very wrong, norhting illegal by the 'offender' second YC is of course right and has to be given.
      120' 5050 decision, IMO, maybe rather a PK. (not best replays)

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    5. 102 PK - supportable, but prefer no Pk
      105- 1st YC, difficult to see, but the white player tripped himself so no YC
      120 PK - no PK
      Did not see the match but judging by provided videos, points to improve are foul detection/criteria.

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  25. The whole situation around the Slovak best judges Kružliak and Glov is strange. Kružliak in the Slovak league stood for a long time due to a gross mistake that affected the match, Glova decided 2 matches in the spring (there were 13 rounds present) and VAR was in one match. And their permanent assistants Somoláni (assistant Kružliak) and Frrenc (assistant Glova) also do not make long-term decisions and have been replaced on the international scene by others. And Glova will not be invited to the pre-season seminar of UEFA referees, most recently because he is 33 years old and already 4 matches whistled in the EL group stage. On the other hand, an observer can help him to match in the European Conference League. One does not know what to think about it.

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  26. Hennessy and his team performed their task in an excellent way. This video will hopefully be used to teach young referees but not only

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  27. Germany:
    Marco Fritz (FIFA 2nd) is appointed for tonight's Bundesliga opener top clash Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayern München.
    Harm Osmers (FIFA 2nd) is the official for tonight's important 2.Bundesliga city derby FC St. Pauli - Hamburger SV.

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  28. Paweł Gil retires from active refereeing and will focus on VAR. He was a FIFA referee since 2009. Currently in 1st category, he refereed two games in Champions League in 2012/13 season and plenty of games in group phase and knockout rounds of Europa League.

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    1. He also stated that the reason is his new duties in UEFA in VAR project.

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  29. PAOK - Bohemians

    The situation from 35'

    https://streamable.com/pabwvl

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    1. In my opinion impossible to say whether goal or not, you can't ask an assistant referee for seeing that. Without technology decision must be accepted. It is possible that ball was not totally in with the part not touching the ground.

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    2. Extremely hard to tell without goal line technology. I think the decision must be accepted if there is no clear angle like in Serbia-Portugal, it is very close call.

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  30. Rijeka - Hibernians; Donatas Rumšas, 2 crucial situations:

    Potential pk missed?
    https://streamable.com/b1dt7u

    2nd YC (too harsh, compared to the 1st situation?)
    https://streamable.com/0gibcu

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    1. Thank you Forlan
      PK: I can't tell from the video footage, it's definitely risky by the defender. The attacker falls on his own accord (and not very confincingly)
      2nd YC: Way too harsch SYC IMO, but I don't know if he was warned before etc.

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  31. UCL playoff predictions (VAR in parentheses):

    Leg 1
    MON-SHK: Marciniak (Gil)
    SHE-DZG: Taylor (Attwell)
    SAL-BIF: Makkelie (Blom)
    BEN-PSV: del Cerro Grande (Hernández Hernández)
    MAL-LUD: Orsato (Guida)
    YB-FER: Ekberg (Dingert)

    Leg 2:
    PSV-BEN: Oliver (Kavanagh)
    LUD-MAL: Turpin (Brisard)
    FER-YB: Siebert (Dankert)
    SHK-MON: Vinčič (Irrati)
    DZG-SHE: Haţegan (Sánchez)
    BIF-SAL: Makkelie (Gözübüyük)

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    1. Makkelie for both legs involving SAL and BIF? 🤔 You think that Rosetti wanted to continue appointing primarily Dutchmen but now with Kuipers having retired has no other choice than to call Makkelie for both matches?

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  32. UECL Play-off round appointments released (1st/2nd leg)

    Shakhter Karagandy - Maccabi Tel Aviv: Jovanovic/Dabanovic
    Raków Częstochowa - Gent: Hernández Hernández/Agayev
    KUPS - Union Berlin: Bebek/Meler
    Qarabag - Aberdeen: Obrenovic/Lechner
    Flora Tallinn - Shamrock Rovers: Aranovskiy/Bognár
    Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Anorthosis: Peljto/Rumsas
    LASK Linz - St. Johnstone: Nyberg/Siebert
    Viktoria Plzen - CSKA Sofia: Martins/Palabiyik
    Riga - Lincoln Red Imps: Pinheiro/Kjaesgaard
    Neftçi Baku - Maccabi Haifa: Delajod/Stavrev
    Zalgiris - Bodø Glimt: Reinshreiber/Beaton
    Trabzonspor - Roma: Jug/Jovanovic
    Basel - Hammarby: Ivanov/Madden
    Fola Esch - Kairat: Veríssimo/Jovic
    Jablonec - Zilina: Kehlet/Tohver
    Sivasspor - København: Balakin/Visser
    Feyenoord - Elfsborg: Pawson/Kabakov
    PAOK - Rijeka: Brisard/Boyko
    Anderlecht - Vitesse: Strukan/Frankowski
    Rennes - Rosenborg: Petrescu/Raczkowski
    Paços Ferreira - Tottenham Hotspur: Mariani/Buquet
    Santa Clara - Partizan: Gözübüyük/Pawson

    Kabakov and Martins officiate both UEL and UECL play-offs, Jovanovic and Pawson with two matches in this round

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    1. Thank you for the info .where did you find it at uefa site maybe ?

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    2. I start to understand postponing promotions/demotions for winter or next summer. With so many games it is sensible to have more time to test referees who are candidates for category change.

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  33. Italian new season with Rocchi head of refereeing has started last week with Coppa Italia games, today another round of the competition has started and we have already VAR from early stages, that's very good. It will work in serie B from this season as well. As I said in past, Italy had been among the first countries to introduce VAR, but the development was missing for years and years, using it only in serie A. From this season we will have a centralized VOR as well based in Northern Italy.
    This is the first intervention of the new season:
    https://streamja.com/1OR33
    Game Pordenone - Spezia, referee Ghersini VAR Aureliano.
    The decisive replay is at the end of the video, clear touch from behind on the player, objective situation, correct to invite referee to OFR. We expect a consistent and logical use of the technology after some troubles last season and no clear guidelines...

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  34. Question : With which (FIFA) Dutch ref Van Rockel and Zeinstra will be ?

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    1. In the Dutch league this week Zeinstra is with referee Kevin Blom at Go Ahead Eagels-Heerenveen, and Van Roekel is at Utrecht-Sparta with referee Martin van den Kerkhof, so i think after Kuipers they are now no longer part off a team wich referees always together

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  35. A very challenging start for Gil Manzano in Valencia - Getafe, first game of 2021-22 La Liga: OFR 3 minutes after the kick off for a SFP, absolutely correct to invite him to video, but I think he could have spotted it by himself. The perception of the foul live was already talking about excessive force in my opinion.
    Then a few later penalty to Valencia: interesting situation, in my opinion VAR supported but it wasn't a 100% clear penalty, the expected contact, given the kind of action, was not immediately visible, but since there was another touch, the call was confirmed.
    In my opinion Gil Manzano had whistled thinking about a different situation.

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    1. 1' - https://streamable.com/dua7v5
      8' - https://streamable.com/23ot5x

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    3. Agree with you Flip.

      Gil Manzano should have instantly issued a red card (after thirty seconds!) from the FoP, assessing excessive force in tackles is a skill quite lost nowadays (why decisions like Siebert's at EURO, Visser's last week are so refreshing).

      A very close inspection of the replays at 8' show that the defender actually made a successful play on the ball - going on is clearly the better choice IMO for that reason and those you mentioned. Iglesias was correct not to intervene, by the same token.

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    4. IMO 1' is clearly correct, but I'm not convinced by 8'. The attacker falls mostly on his in accord when realizing that he is in a bad position; I prefer play-on here, but not enough for the VAR I think.

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    5. 8 is a clear simulation

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  36. What a disgrace in Germany! In 80th and 82nd minute 2 penalties haven't been whistled against Bayern. First one was so clear, second for me also penalty and RC for DOGSO, but Mr. Fritz and VAR remained silence.

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  37. Gladbach-Bayern (1-1, 85‘) Referee Marco Fritz

    2 penalty incindents in 2 minutes not given as a foul and no VAR interventions have Gladbach fans fuming. Especially the first one looked like a clear foul to me. Seems like German VAR (here Christian Dingert) doesn‘t want to intervene as much anymore. There is and will be a big discussion however about this 2 play on calls IMO rightly so unfortunately. If someone can bring videos I would be very thankful :)

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    1. Well, it seems like unfortunately nothing has changed with VAR use in Germany. :/ I told that many times: Fröhlich and Drees should be sacked for how they manage VAR there.

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  38. RFS (LVA) - KAA Gent (BEL)
    Referee: Rade Obrenovič (SVN)

    Two interesting clips from yesterdays game in Riga.
    IMO both situations are clear red cards for SFP, but Obrenovic gave only YC.

    https://streamable.com/ghztjm (min 72)

    https://streamable.com/654lpd (min 90+2)


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    1. Thank you. Indeed, two cases of SFP, red cards to be given.

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    2. Absolutely agree, 2 RC missed.

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    3. Thanks for your contribution! Very much appreciated.
      At moment, Obrenovič is followed closely by committee.
      In my opinion first situation is clear RC but rather VAR stuff, it is difficult for referee to have the exact perception of the point of impact. Second situation even clearer RC and this should have been spotted by referee, given the very clear dangerous tackle and the free view. Maybe positioning didn't help. On paper two crucial mistakes, but to be added in the context of the difficulty.

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    4. I totally agree with you Chefren.
      First situation is difficult for the Ref, maybe the 4th official should has helped, but of course it‘s a clear one.
      And in the second situation as you wrote Obrenovic had a free view.

      It‘s also interesting because Obrenovic is apparently one of the few from Cat.2 who is appointed for a Play-off game.
      After this performance it’s a bit surprising to be honest.

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  39. Germany:
    Two very controversial penalty area incidents in the Bundesliga opener Borussia Mönchengladbach - Bayern München, handled by Marco Fritz [VAR: Christian Dingert].

    1) no penalty, no VAR intervention
    https://streamable.com/ap82c4

    2) no penalty, no VAR intervention
    https://streamable.com/raunwj

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    1. IMO two clear pens. Bad start of the season for Fritz.

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    2. IMO two penalties.
      The first scene is Off the ball, but the defender prevents the attacker from being in a better finishing position with a simple trip.
      I find the second scene a bit trickier, because the falling seems a bit 'inappropriate' - but I still strongly prefere a spot kick here. The defender is in the worse position and stops the attacker illegally, as he hits him in the calf and the back of the knee. We definetly need to talk about SPA vs. DOGSO here as well.
      Those scenes, however, show what we should be ready for in the next season regarding the VAR line: The EURO line with maximum reluctance..

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    3. Two penalties that should have been whistled, however I agree with VAR in the second incident, Fritz is close and makes a clear assessment, very difficult to intervene for changing decision, also for the reasons explained by Flip, it is tricky, I agree. However, expected decision penalty.
      But... first case, totally missed incident off the ball, noboy on the pitch saw it, this should have convinced VAR in inviting to OFR, contact is clear, defender impeded in his action to reach ball, very blatant. VAR should be used exactly for this kind of incidents. It would be interesting to know more, but I think that VAR didn't assess it as clear and obvious mistake because it wasn't a classic "step on foot"... however this can be largely discussed.

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    4. For me, the first PK is not that clear, but I see that the general consensus is clear PK, so I want to learn. Would it still be a clear PK without the pulling back? Because I think the trip is quite accidental, at that time the ball is also not played in yet.

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    5. @David
      I agree with you, for me the first situation is less problematic, although I agree that OFR is easier to call for that one because in the 2nd situation the referee sees everything and still makes a wrong decision.

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    6. Lutz Wagner, DFB referee instructor, assessed the incidents:
      1) Mistake by VAR Dingert, OFR would be the correct outcome; Fritz focused on the ball, missed incident
      2) Correct decision by Dingert, no clear on-field error; contact(s) are not enough to whistle a penalty

      Source: Sportschau

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    7. Sorry if I dare to say, but in my opinion it wasn't so difficult for Dingert to understand that it was a totally missed incident by all officials on the pitch. This was an expected assessment, the mistake is very significant.
      I can agree about second situation.

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