Sunday 5 September 2021

2021/22 FIFA WC European Qualifiers - Referee Appointments MD5 (5 September 2021)

Referee appointments for 2021-22 FIFA WC European Qualifiers, Matchday 5,  games to be played on 5 September 2021. 

Kateryna Monzul (UKR) will lead a full-female officiating crew in ROU - LIE

Group E
15:00 CET - Kazan (Centralniy Stadion)
BELARUS - WALES 
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Zaza Pipia (GEO) 
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Chigogidze (GEO) 
Fourth Official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (GEO) 
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Giacomo Paganessi (ITA) 
FIFA Referee Assessor: Ichko Lozev (BUL)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Orkhan Huseynzade (AZE)

Group C
18:00 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski)
BULGARIA - LITHUANIA 
Referee: John Beaton (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Fourth Official: Nicolas Walsh (SCO)
Video Assistant Referee: Peter Bankes (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Neil Davies (ENG)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Markus Strömbergsson (SWE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Philippe Prudhon (FRA)

Group I
18:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
ALBANIA - HUNGARY
Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED) 
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries (NED)
Fourth Official: Richard Martens (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Jens Larsen (DEN)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Alojzije Šupraha (CRO)

Group I
18:00 CET - London (Wembley Stadium)
ENGLAND - ANDORRA
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Tryfon Petropoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Iordanis Aptosoglou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Athanasios Tzilos (GRE) 
Video Assistant Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andreas Meintanas (GRE) 
FIFA Referee Assessor: Miroslav Tulinger (CZE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Igor Radojičić (SRB)

Group J
18:00 CET - Reykjavik (Laugardalsvöllur)
ICELAND - NORTH MACEDONIA
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Branislav Hancko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Pozor (SVK)
Fourth Official: Filip Glova (SVK)
Video Assistant Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Stefanski (POL)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Michel Schafroth (SUI)

Group B
20:45 CET - Badajoz (Estadio Nuevo Vivero) 
SPAIN - GEORGIA 
Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Luis Campos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Almeida (POR)
Fourth Official: Hugo Miguel (POR) 
Video Assistant Referee: Luis Godinho (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Antonio Nobre (POR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Emil Bozhinovski (MKD)
FIFA Match Commissioner: David Findlay (SCO)

Group B
20:45 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
KOSOVO - GREECE 
Referee: François Letexier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni (FRA)
Fourth Official: Jérémy Stinat (FRA)
Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod (FRA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Thomas Leonard (FRA) 
FIFA Referee Assessor: Markus Nobs (SUI) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Iain Blair (SCO)

Group C
20:45 CET - Basel (St. Jakob Park)
SWITZERLAND - ITALY
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: José Luis Munuera (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Iñigo Prieto (ESP)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Alain Hamer (LUX) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Gerry O'Hagan (SCO)

Group E
20:45 CET - Brussels (King Baudouin Stadium)
BELGIUM - CZECH REPUBLIC 
Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Peter Bennett (ENG) 
Fourth Official: David Coote (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Andrew Madley (ENG) 
FIFA Referee Assessor: Stavros Tritsonis (GRE)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Romano Clavadetscher (SUI)

Group I
20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SAN MARINO - POLAND
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan-Peter Aravirta (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Mikko Alakare (FIN)
Fourth Official: Antti Munukka (FIN) 
Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Laurens Gerrets (NED)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Aurel Mihail Ionescu (ROU)

Group J
20:45 CET - Bucharest (Arena Națională)
ROMANIA - LICHTENSTEIN 
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Maryna Striletska (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Svitlana Grusho (UKR)
Fourth Official: Liudmyla Telbukh (UKR)
Video Assistant Referee: Yevhenii Aranovskyi (UKR) 
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Matyash (UKR)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Leslie Irvine (NIR)
FIFA Match Commissioner: Velid Imamović (BIH)

Group J
20:45 CET - Stuttgart (Arena Stuttgart)  
GERMANY - ARMENIA 
Referee: Wiliam Collum (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Francis Connoer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: David McGeachie (SCO)
Fourth Official: Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Video Assistant Referee: Paul Tierney (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)
FIFA Referee Assessor: Rune Pedersen (NOR) 
FIFA Match Commissioner: Marcin Stefanski (POL)            
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57 comments:

  1. Davidcrammond3 September 2021 at 10:39

    I'm confused. Peter Bankes and Andy Madley (England) are both down to be on a VAR team but not on the FIFA VAR list. Could it just be that they are trained and being utilised atm.

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  2. ŁR3 September 2021 at 10:46

    Is a first time when will lead a full-female officiating crew? I can see that on VAR are mens but few days ago Frappart was alone as girl.

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    1. Chefren3 September 2021 at 11:08

      It already happened here:
      https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2030092--san-marino-vs-gibraltar/matchinfo/
      14 November 2020, San Marino - Gibraltar 2020-21 Nations League.

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  3. Philipp S3 September 2021 at 11:27

    Remarkable, that Makkelie doesn't have Dutch VARs.

    Otherwise quite normal appointments, with a rather disappointing match for Gestranius.

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    1. Chefren3 September 2021 at 11:39

      I guess this can be due to many appointments and the need of specialized VAR in several games.

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    2. greek ref3 September 2021 at 12:00

      They could have easily swapped Irrati with Kamphuis.

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    3. RikB3 September 2021 at 16:44

      Would even be much closer for Irrati, to go to San Marino.

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  4. Chefren3 September 2021 at 12:24

    It seems that something happened to Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez.
    There are some messages on twitter. I wish him the best, whatever it is.

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  5. Chefren3 September 2021 at 14:07

    Interesting AVAR appointment in Kazan for Belarus - Wales, with Giacomo Paganessi, Italian NO FIFA (but extremely experienced assistant referee), so this is the confirmation that AVARs are appointed by federations, UEFA appoints only main VAR.

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    1. Philipp S3 September 2021 at 14:59

      Yes, also happened with German AVAR on MD4 (Sinn and Wessel). As long as they have the AVAR experience from their domestic league, this should not be a problem - but indeed contradicts the idea of FIFA VMOs.

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    2. grumpy-ref3 September 2021 at 16:26

      i think the amount of var/avars needed exceeds the fifa vmo list by far...probably something that those who wanted to implicate var in this qualifiers never thought about before. do we have enough people^^

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    3. Philipp S3 September 2021 at 16:45

      If I count correctly, there are 100 UEFA referees and ARs on the FIFA VMO list. And we have 75 matches on MD4-6.
      So with the double appointments, which we already see, it would be somehow possible, although some of the VMOs are also used as referees.
      But apparently UEFA doesn't care much about that list. E.g. even Aranovsky, who got two VAR appointments, is not on it.

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  6. Groule3 September 2021 at 16:38

    Good appointement for Oliver (BEL-CZE) ! Safe decision by Rosetti

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  7. Belgian+UEFArefobserver3 September 2021 at 17:30

    In my opinion, rather poor game for Makkelie this time. He always gets top clashes from UEFA, but not this time from FIFA. I really am surprised that nobody seems to remark this. Or am I exagerating and is this really a top clash ? And why the top VAR Irrati ?? That's a second big surprise for me. I don't get it.

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    1. Chefren3 September 2021 at 17:55

      Let's remember that it is UEFA making these appointments and not FIFA, the latter just approves them.
      In my opinion an analysis of this assignment can be made by reading the standings. It looks like both teams, Albania and Hungary, can have a last chance for at least second place and then play off round. This can be even more important, because, said with respect, the rest of the teams in the group are not on the same level (Andorra and San Marino). So the "fight" is reduced to these four teams, including England and Poland.
      You can add that for sure it could turn to a very challenging and physical game, and maybe you have the answer for such appointment, main referee and VAR.

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    2. M3 September 2021 at 18:17

      It is not a poor game for Makkelie.
      2 teams that are very passionate and have plenty of fighting spirit in them.
      Game for sure will be very physical and dirty, I mean you saw how quickly Albanians lost t their temper against Poland, and they have that Balkan mentality that can be very not fair play often.
      Samo for Hungary, very phisycal team that needs to win, they have plenty games that have 5 or more bookings so all in all I think that this is gonna be challenging match for Makkelie.
      Maybe Cakir or even Brych would have been better name for this type of match, but I think that Makkelie won't dissapoint.

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    3. anty755 September 2021 at 17:45

      On the opposite, its a difficult game. More or less equal teams, both are fighting at least for the play-off spot. Expect a lot of passion, a lot of fouls and a lot of play-acting)

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    4. Skystar5 September 2021 at 21:51

      Cakir was in Hungary-England in MD4 3 days ago :)

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    5. M6 September 2021 at 23:17

      I know,I was just saying that his style would be better for this type of match.

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  8. Ex Eng Ref3 September 2021 at 18:20

    Not every game is a "blockbuster" but the Elite referees need to be used. Why shouldnt those nations have an Elite referee? Often games between nations closer in quality are for more difficult to referee.

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    1. Sam3 September 2021 at 21:17

      I completely agree with you. This is another way how those big names should be assigned. Great appointment from my view

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  9. Chefren5 September 2021 at 15:31

    Reading on uefa site, in the early 30' of BLR - WAL there have been already three pitch decisions by Kruashvili checked and confirmed by VAR, two penalties and a YC in 11' for a player from Belarus, I guess in the latter case possible SFP.

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    1. M5 September 2021 at 15:37

      Penalty and yc was correct in both cases.

      11'YC was very orange one, could have been red easily, but no mistake to issue YC.

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    2. anty755 September 2021 at 15:51

      For me Belarus penalty was doubtful, yes Gunter foot was high but I didn't see any contact. An indirect free kick would have been a better option.

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    3. Mikael W5 September 2021 at 16:30

      I agree with M regarding the two penalty incidents.

      Clip: https://streamable.com/dp8ugt

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    4. Chiagozie5 September 2021 at 16:31

      And a 3rd penalty by Giorgi Kruashvili, all 3 penalties are absolutely spot on!! The second penalty of the game awarded to Belarus that was claimed to be doubtful was actually very correct, watch closely and see the contact made on the shoulder of the attacker by the high boot.

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    5. Chefren5 September 2021 at 16:51

      Thank you, both calls absolutely correct in my opinion.
      A replay in the second case shows that the contact happened.
      In case of NO CONTACT this would have been very mandatory indirect free kick to be whistled for dangerous play!
      Regarding the first penalty, I praise referee as well, because many times, you know, when ball is already kicked, this kind of penalty is not whistled for some reasons.
      The keeper was reckless and I think he got YC for that, otherwise it could have been whistled without card.

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    6. Forlan5 September 2021 at 19:11

      All pks correctly given IMO. In a game with 3 penalties, 5 goals and no VAR intervention, one has to say that Kruashvili did well and probably deserves high grade.

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    7. Mikael W5 September 2021 at 21:34

      Here is the potential SFP incident mentioned:

      https://streamable.com/z2ivz5

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  10. Sam5 September 2021 at 17:24

    All asian referees who participated in Tokyo Olympics will not be appointed in September World Cup Asia qualifiers

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  11. Chefren5 September 2021 at 21:17

    What's happening in Brazil - Argentina?
    Only in CONMEBOL you can see such things...

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    1. BDEU5 September 2021 at 21:31

      Who’s the referee?

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    2. Chefren5 September 2021 at 21:36

      Jesús Valenzuela (VEN)

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    3. Anonymous5 September 2021 at 21:45

      The problem is that officials from the Brazilian health authorities came onto the field to immediately quarantine 4 players from the Argentine team. The 4 players are:
      - Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)
      - Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)
      - Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur)
      - Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur)

      According to Brazil's corona rules, passengers who have been in Britain in the past fourteen days must first stay in quarantine for two weeks upon arrival in Brazil. According to the Brazilian authorities, the four Argentinians have incorrectly filled in their travel documents.

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    4. Anonymous5 September 2021 at 21:46

      https://twitter.com/SportySuz20/status/1434597345900077058

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    5. Chefren5 September 2021 at 21:54

      Yes but sorry, how much absurd is that? All people knew that they were coming from England, so how is that possible? CONMEBOL? Informing national teams before? Solving this problem? In my opinion it is clear that Brazilian officials made this blatant action due also to rivalry against Argentina. It was something known by everybody, all federations, CONMEBOL, FIFA and so we have this situation. No words. Full loss of credibility from the South American confederation.

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    6. Zwayerbrazil5 September 2021 at 22:06

      I'm a brazilian and I just have to say that the ANVISA does the right thing. AFA falsified the players documents before come here, and omitted their situation. ANVISA is correct!

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    7. jleekens5 September 2021 at 22:09

      Authorities have the power to delay kick-off. The action taken might be correct, the procedure is not (why were they allowed in the stadium? Why was kick-off allowed?). Even if the action itself is correct, this is simply ridiculous.

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    8. Chefren5 September 2021 at 22:18

      CONMEBOL made some statements giving full responsibility to referee and FIFA for having stopped the game.

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  12. Euro Soccer Ref5 September 2021 at 21:55

    Offside or not?
    https://streamable.com/b8m3q8

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    1. Chefren5 September 2021 at 22:23

      WOW! A very special case for sure!
      I stopped the frame when player in offside was in front of ball, and keeper was focused on him, expecting the shot. For this reason, I would go for offside, because the influence looked to be evident, but... in reality, attacker didn't make any movement and / or clues showing that he wanted to play ball. So NO FLAG could be maybe supported.
      Easier to answer regarding VAR intervention or not, if you have such complex situation, better to leave field decision, in my opinion.

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  13. Chefren5 September 2021 at 21:57

    Del Cerro Grande with a penalty call in 51' reported by AR1.
    He hadn't whistled at first glance. Very good teamwork.
    No ball, only attacker hit by tackle, YC for reckless challenge possible but not given.

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  14. Philipp S5 September 2021 at 22:45

    Very soft penalty by Gestranius (77') changed to a free kick outside the box. I haven't managed yet to find a foul outside though...
    IMO correct outcome would have been an OFR for completely taking back the foul decision, because the small contact was caused by the attacker.

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  15. Philipp S5 September 2021 at 22:48

    Potential foul at the Kosovo equalizer (90+2'), but IMO acceptable to play on - no clear pushing or charging.

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    1. Chefren5 September 2021 at 22:53

      https://streamja.com/ooX7N
      Absolutely agree. This kind of challenge must remain at referee's discretion. Never VAR stuff. No replay needed!
      An intervention in such situation would be clear mistake by VAR. Good decision by French officials.

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    2. greek ref5 September 2021 at 22:59

      I agree. Good decision by the French officials. No foul.

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    3. Ref12 UKR7 September 2021 at 00:25

      Video is not open...

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  16. Chefren5 September 2021 at 23:05

    Take a look at this RC by Gassama in Gabon - Egypt:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLtMQoRPKYY
    Minute 69:30 of the game, 01:34:40 in the video.
    Chaotic management.
    At first YC is shown to #5 EGY, wrong player, then I think an advice from FO, the only official close to incident and the right player, #4 EGY, is booked. He had already his first card. Too much arrogant behavior by Gassama afterwards.

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    1. Philipp S5 September 2021 at 23:10

      My impression is, that the mistaken identity was only by the TV director and Gassama immediately showed the YC to #4.
      Then it seems, #4 was not aware of having been booked before (?).
      But yes, the behaviour doesn't look good.

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    2. M6 September 2021 at 23:11

      In general refereeing in African matches is very wild and chaotic, as is players behaviour.

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  17. Euro Soccer Ref6 September 2021 at 05:04

    PK POL changed to FK POL after VAR intervention.

    https://streamable.com/ondt3y

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    1. Chefren6 September 2021 at 07:55

      Situation is not clear, for me not even a foul, as Philipp reported.
      However, I guess this was what referee punished:
      https://ibb.co/DDxmBKf
      The arm pushing on the back.

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref6 September 2021 at 08:29

      No, Gestranius clearly shows 'tripping' gesture. It indeed occured outside the penalty area but it's also a totally wrong call as SMR player simply puts his foot on the ground and the contact is initiated by POL player.

      This moment:
      https://snipboard.io/BaXvQM.jpg

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    3. Exref6 September 2021 at 13:05

      I think that this would be a supportable decision if it was inside the pennalty area, as there is a push and also a contact with the legs. But anyhow best solution for mme would be play on,,

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  18. wwjd6 September 2021 at 06:16

    How'd Michael Oliver do

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