Monday 11 July 2022

2022/23 UEFA Champions League - First Qualifying Round (II)

Referee appointments for the first qualifying round of 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, second legs to be played on 12 and 13 July 2022.




Tuesday 12 July 2022

17:30 CET - Jūrmala (Slokas stadions)
RFS Rīga (LVA) - HJK Helsinki (FIN)
Referee: David Fuxman (ISR, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Rostislav Talis (ISR)
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Jan Kořínek (CZE)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA)

18:00 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - KF Ballkani (KOS)
Referee: Espen Andreas Eskås (NOR, 1st Cat) Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Erik Engan (NOR)
Fourth Official: Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR) Daniel Higraff (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Anu Jokela (FIN)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Vaidotas Zajarskas (LTU)

18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - KKS Lech Poznań (POL)
Referee: Andrew Madley (ENG, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Richard Cook (ENG) Harry Lennard (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Lennard (ENG) Wade Smith (ENG)
Fourth Official: Simon Hooper (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Rien Koopman (NED)
UEFA Delegate: David Moran (IRL) Tammo Beishuizen (NED)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Ömər Paşayev (AZE)

18:00 CET - Gibraltar (Victoria Stadium)
Lincoln Red Imps FC (GIB) - FK Škupi 1927 (MKD)
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Peter Bednár (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Poláček (SVK)
Fourth Official: Peter Kráľovič (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL) Gerard Perry (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Tanya Gravina (MLT) Tibor Vámos (HUN)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Denis Alvarez (GIB)

19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA) - HŠK Zrinjski (BIH)
Referee: Peter Bankes (ENG, 2nd Cat) Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Nunn (ENG) Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Wade Smith (ENG) Daniel Richard Cook (ENG) Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG) Marcel Bîrsan (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Alpaslan Kavas (TUR)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Roman Jitari (MDA)

20:00 CET - Tirana (Air Albania Stadium)
KF Tirana (ALB) - F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
Referee: César Soto Grado (ESP, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Iker de Francisco Grijalba (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Carlos Álvarez Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger (SUI)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Nertil Bregasi (ALB)

20:00 CET - Klaksvík (við Djúpumýru)
KÍ Klaksvík (FRO) - FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Referee: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (ROU, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentin Gabriel Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Alexandru Cerei (ROU)
Fourth Official: Andrei Florin Chivulete (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Małek (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Scott Struthers (SCO)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Jóhan Petur Michelsen (FRO)

20:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (Centenary Stadium)
Hibernians FC (MLT) - Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (LTU, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Vytenis Kazlauskas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU)
Fourth Official: Donatas Šimėnas (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Fiona Pförtke (GER)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: William Debattista (MLT)

21:00 CET - Podgorica (DG Arena)
FK Sutjeska (MNE) - PFK Ludogorets 1945 (BUL)
Referee: Gergő Bogár (HUN, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Balázs Buzás (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Theodoros Georgiou (HUN)
Fourth Official: Ferenc Karakó (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Kejdi Tomorri (ALB)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Milutin Đukić (MNE)

21:30 CET - Reykjavík (Víkingsvöllur)
Víkingur Reykjavík (ISL) - Malmö FF (SWE)
Referee: John Beaton (SCO, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Fourth Official: David Dickinson (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavle Radovanović (MNE)
UEFA Delegate: Mauro Tonolini (ITA)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Skúli Freyr Brynjólfsson (ISL)

Wednesday 13 July 2022

19:00 CET - Adapazarı/Sakarya (Sakarya Atatürk Stadyumu)
FK Šachcior Salihorsk (BLR) - NK Maribor (SVN)
Referee: Enea Jorgji (ALB, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Rejdi Avdo (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Ani Koçiaj (ALB)
Fourth Official: Emanuela Rusta (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vítor Manuel de Melo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic (MDA)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Mehmet Ali Özer (TUR)

19:00 CET - Batumi (Adjarabet Arena)
SK Dinamo Batumi (GEO) - ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Referee: António Emanuel de Carvalho Nobre (POR, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Miguel de Almeida da Mota (POR)
Fourth Official: Hélder Miguel de Azevedo Malheiro (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Ionel Piscanu (ROU)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Giorgi Vadachkoria (GEO)

20:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - Tobyl FK (KAZ)
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Bartosz Heinig (POL)
Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski (POL)
Fourth Official: Piotr Lasyk (POL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Levan Paniashvili (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack (LUX)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Ádám Farkas (HUN)

20:30 CET - Cluj-Napoca (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) - Pyunik FA (ARM)
Referee: Michael Fabbri (ITA, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Bresmes (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Domenico Palermo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Alessandro Prontera (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alan Mario Sant (MLT)
UEFA Delegate: Fróso Ppekrí (CYP)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Marian Mircea Salomir (ROU)

20:45 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
Linfield FC (NIR) - The New Saints FC (WAL)
Referee: Duje Strukan (CRO, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Bojan Zobenica (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Alen Jakšić (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivan Bebek (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wouters (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Jürgen Igelspacher (GER)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Gareth Eakin (NIR)

28 comments:

  1. Just hoping Peter Bankes and the crew are OK. Any ideas why they've been replaced

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    1. Given the current issues with COVID again, maybe this can be reason...

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    2. Another idea could be a flight issue couldn't it

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  2. Terrible decision from English crew in Qarabag game, third Qarabag goal was from a very clear offside

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    1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBR8gji7EjI
      06:15
      Offside, very likely AR didn't identify the correct player. Important mistake because at set piece.

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  3. Klaksvik v Bodo postponed until Wednesday. 1800 local (19h cet) due to fog at airport delaying arrival of Bodo until afternoon of matchday

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  4. Sadly the serious decisive mistake of Mr Fuxman in RFS-HJK. Penalty denied for RFS in the final minute, who went ahead to lose in the penalty shotout.

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  5. Fuxman in RFS-HJK with couple handball situations. The decisions went against the home team which caused lot of dissent. Any thoughts?

    In the video 0:55 and 5:15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TRAgXYW1tU&ab_channel=HJKTV

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    1. One can't say anything without clear replays, in the first case I think it can be borderline, because ball touched other part of body before, second case, if directly handball, should be punishable but very difficult to say...

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  6. One could easily miss that, so I post it here, too.

    Clips from FK Bodø/Glimt v KÍ Klaksvík (Mohammed Al-Hakim)
    https://we.tl/t-oVq2uLqglB

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  7. Tirana - Diddeleng (1-2) Referee: Cèzar Soto Grado
    Penalty appeal ? 19'
    https://streamable.com/njae59
    SFP ? 87'
    https://streamable.com/9y7mpk

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    1. 19' I would support the decision, penalty can be given, but to me never a clear foul by keeper on attacker. The latter seems to use a certain malice to make a movement in order to find a contact, play on seems to be acceptable for this reason. To say it in other words, you don't have the perception that it is keeper to go against attacker missing ball, but rather a mutual collision. I would be quite sure no VAR intervention for this case.

      87' Possible RC for SFP, but it must be given by referee in case, given the point of contact and low tackle, YC is OK, but RC not a clear and obvious mistake mostly for the force used by player.

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    2. 19: should be a penalty + RC for DOGSO, I think the holding by defender is decisive in the attacker not being able to go round the goalkeeper and score.

      87: excessive force.

      Calls which in yesteryear which would distinguish the good referees from the great ones (courage to take brave and unpopular decisions), especially in such an atmosphere. Nowadays it is better to 'keep your head down' and decide as-uncontroversially-as-possible, like Soto Grado did both times here. It's a shame IMO.

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    3. I have to say that I'm agree with Mikael W. It's true that contact from defender it's not to much,we all can agree that it is a slight contact but it's totally different a slight contact when you are challenging the opponent for the ball and when you try to stop the opponent by pushing or holding with no chance to play the ball. Penalty would fit better then play on for me

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    4. Thank god we’re not living in yesteryear anymore, where bravery and courage apparently defined the best referees (and matches being decided by showmen being ‘brave’ and ‘courageous’).
      Very good Yc awarded for a late reckless tackle!

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  8. RIGAS SKOLA vs HJK HELSINKI (4-5 after p.)
    David Fuxman (Israel)

    Weather Condition :

    Rainy,cold and windy

    Match Description :

    Difficult and challenging match for the referee team.It wasn’t easy to control the game for this inexperienced referee.There were 11 yellow cards! The match went to penalties ,HJK qualified.

    Yellow Cards :

    min 20 (+) protesting (RIG)
    min 20 (+) protesting (RIG)
    min 28 (+) reckless (RIG)
    min 38 (+) holding (RIG)
    min 44 (+) tactical (HJK)
    min 65 (+) holding (RIG)
    min 75 (+) protesting (RİG)
    min 81 (+) spa (HJK)
    min 92 (+) illegal use of arm (HJK)
    min 100 (-) SFP.must be red card (RIGA)
    min 108 (+) reckless (HJK)

    Missed Yellow Cards :

    min 4 (-) reckless (HJK)
    min 73 (-) kicking opponent reckless on the wall before set piece
    min 89 (-) reckless (RIG)
    min 118 (-) tactical / holding (HJK)

    Missed Red Cards :

    min 100 (-) SFP / studs on achilles (RIG).yellow card given

    min 113 (-) second yellow / step on foot (RIG)

    Missed Penalties :

    min 20 (-) missed penalty / handball in favour of RIG.This was not a support arm since the defender blocked the ball by hand after the cross ball from long distance.There was a huge protest, after all the referee showed 2 yellow cards.

    Other Points :

    min 56 (+) excellent onside decision before 2nd goal of RIG -AR2-

    min 73 (-) Before the goal of HJK from the set piece attacker was very close to the wall less than 1 meter

    min 90+3 penalty appeal for RIG. Referee correctly decided not a punishable handball. Ball comes to the open arm but first played by his own leg after the cross ball.

    “My question is that“ if a player removes his shirt after the last penalty shoot-out for celebration should it be punished by yellow card ?”

    MARK : 7.4 (referee was not strong enough and good for this match. He should’ve read the game better from the beginning until the end.He made 2 crucial mistakes beside some missing yellow cards. I agree the match was very difficult but control was not enough and he is not ready for these kinds of matches.)

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  9. ZALGIRIS vs BALKANI (1-0 after Extra Time)
    Kristoffer Haganes (Norway)

    Weather Condition :

    Rainy and cold weather, artificial field.

    Match Description :

    Normal game,not so many difficult situations for the referee. He did well with good control and management.


    Yellow Cards :

    min 20 (+) reckless (ZAL)
    mşn 39 (+) reckless (ZAL)
    min 51 (+) reckless (BAL)
    min 53 (-) played with ball even no foul (ZAL)
    min 77 (+) illegal use of arm (ZAL)
    min 118 (+) protesting (BAL)

    Other Points :

    min 5 (-) GK saved the ball inside. No clear replay but it can be seen that his left leg and arm are clearly inside. AR2 is in the correct position on the line. Goal should have been awarded for ZAL.

    MARK : 8.3 (Referee did well even last minute changed appointment.)

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  10. QARABAG vs LECH POZNAN (5-1)
    Andrew Madley (England)

    Weather Condition :

    Good

    Match Description :

    Even the away team scored at first minute of the match home team won the game 5-1 at the end.There were crucial decisions (missed penalty for LECH and offside goal QAR) in the match. Tough match ended with crucial mistakes for the English referee team.

    Yellow Cards :

    min 18 (+) spa (QAR)
    min 29 (+) reckless (QAR)
    min 54 (+) off the ball offence / holding (LECH)
    min 77 (+) goal celebration (QAR)
    min 82 (?) no replay (QAR)
    min 88 (+) delaying restart of the game (QAR)

    Missed Yellow Cards :

    min 37 (-) reckless.Yellow card must be shown after the advantage. (QAR)

    min 43 (-) two players push each other when the ball is out of play.This is not a good image.It must be 2 yellow cards instead of warning.

    Other Points :

    min 8 (+) no penalty decision / challenging with ball

    min 15 (-) miss penalty + yellow card in favour of LECH / pushing behind + spa

    min 40 (?) disallowed LECH goal for a foul before. No clear replay.

    min 56 (-) 3rd goal of QAR must be disallowed for offside -AR2-

    MARK : 7.8 (Unfortunately referee decisions changed the result of the game and qualifier team.)

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  11. LINCOLN vs SHKUPI (2-0)
    Flip Glova (Slovakia)

    Weather Condition :

    Good condition,artificial field.

    Match Description :

    Exciting game ended 2-0 for the home team but not enough to qualify. Referee controlled the game well.

    Yellow Cards :

    min 5 (+) illegal use of arm (SHK)
    min 34 (+) time wasting (SHK)
    min 45+2 (+) reckless (LIN)
    min 54 (+) illegal use of arm (SHK)
    min 55 (+) pulling (LIN)
    min 82 (+) spa (SHK)
    min 86 (+) reckless (SHK)
    90+3 (+) trainer of (LIN)

    Missed Yellow Cards :

    min 29 (-) reckless (SHK)
    min 24 (-) pulling (LİN)
    min 86 (-) pushing opponent who committed reckless foul (LIN)

    MARK : 8.3 (He is ready for the next round.)

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    1. I thought 3 missed YC cant be 8.3. For each YC they give -0.1 to the report.

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    2. It can be, if the grade would otherwise be 8.6. However, 3 yellow cards missed seems quite a lot for expected level. But than again, it can be!

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  12. Too much leniency from Nobre,man would not show YC even if someone killed someone.

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  13. To much leniency from Jorgji too. He is walking on the pitch most of the time

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  14. Good first half made by Fabbri. He was in total control in a low difficulty game. But I am not sure about the cancelled goal for offside, I will have to see a replay once again.

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  15. Poor performance from Nobre in Dinamo Batumi - Slovan Bratislava.
    Missed at least 1 penalty for Batumi and Batumi goal from the first minutes of the game was clearly onside not offside

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  16. Any information on the appointment of Glova

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    1. good control of the game, great movement on the pitch and fittnes, missed 2 YC but overall I think it was quite convincing from the 34-year old Slovakian

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