Referee appointments for the second qualifying round of 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, first legs to be played on 19 and 20 July 2022.
18:00 CET - Baku (Tofiq Bəhramov adına Respublika Stadionu)
Qarabağ FK (AZE) - FC Zürich (SUI)
Referee: Irfan Peljto (BIH, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo (BIH)
Fourth Official: Miloš Gigović (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate:
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Ömər Paşayev (AZE)
18:00 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
FK Žalgiris Vilnius (LTU) - Malmö FF (SWE)
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (BUL, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Martin Margaritov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Diyan Valkov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Radoslav Gidzhenov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Chrístos Nikolaḯdis (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Alina Capațîna (MDA)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Sergejus Slyva (LTU)
18:00 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
Pyunik FA (ARM) - F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Lee Betts (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Robathan (ENG)
Fourth Official: Darren England (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Meßner (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Arman Alaberkyan (ARM)
19:45 CET - Razgrad (Huvepharma Arena)
PFK Ludogorets 1945 (BUL) - Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Referee: João Pedro da Silva Pinheiro (POR, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Miguel Alves de Jesus (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciano António Gomes da Maia (POR)
Fourth Official: Miguel Bértolo Nogueira (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Matteo Simone Trefoloni (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Jeroen Roest (NED)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Veselin Dobriyanov (BUL)
19:45 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) - AEK Lárnakas (CYP)
Referee: Novak Simović (SRB, 2nd Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Nikola Đorović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Simović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Jovan Šegrt (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Lars Nordlund (DEN)
20:45 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
Linfield FC (NIR) - FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR)
Referee: Andris Treimanis (LVA, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Haralds Gudermanis (LVA)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksejs Spasjonņikovs (LVA)
Fourth Official: Aleksandrs Golubevs (LVA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Hansson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Kim Hallberg (DEN)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Gareth Eakin (NIR)
21:00 CET - Zagreb (Stadion Maksimir)
GNK Dinamo (CRO) - FK Škupi 1927 (MKD)
Referee: Radu Marian Petrescu (ROU, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sorin Andrei Antonie (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Karl Espen Eriksen (NOR)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Ivica Modrić (CRO)
Wednesday 20 July 2022
18:00 CET - Helsinki (Bolt Arena)
HJK Helsinki (FIN) - FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (MNE, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Đukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher (SUI)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Juha Hirviniemi (FIN)
19:00 CET - Haifa (Itztadion Sammy Ofer)
Maccabi Haifa FC (ISR) - Olymbiakós SFP (GRE)
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (GER, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Christian Gittelmann (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller (GER)
Fourth Official: Robert Schröder (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Božinovski (MKD)
UEFA Delegate: Edgars Pukinsks (LVA)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Edan Elmalem (ISR)
20:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - ŠK Slovan Bratislava (SVK)
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (ESP, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Núñez Fernández (ESP)
Fourth Official: Pablo González Fuertes (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Thomas Einwaller (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Fernand Meese (BEL)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Ádám Farkas (HUN)
20:00 CET - Łódź, Poland (Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla)
FK Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) - Fenerbahçe SK (TUR)
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (SWE, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Mahbod Beigi (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andreas Söderkvist (SWE)
Fourth Official: Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: István Huszár (HUN)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Paweł Malec (POL)
20:15 CET - Maribor (Stadion Ljudski vrt)
NK Maribor (SVN) - FC Sheriff Tiraspol (MDA)
Referee: Harald Lechner (AUT, 1st Cat)
Assistant Referee 1: Andreas Heidenreich (AUT)
Assistant Referee 2: Maximilian Kolbitsch (AUT)
Fourth Official: Markus Hameter (AUT)
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Josip Tomaško (CRO)
UEFA Referee Liaison Officer: Alen Borošak (SVN)
Many observers who have become important in Rosetti's era already in this round. The only Second Category referee (Simović) observed by Rocchi. All games would be worth of watching :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I would say the Italian pool of trusted observer by committee (you can read "Rosetti").
DeleteTrefoloni gained big credit in recent times, now Rocchi is immediately getting quite interesting assignments as new UEFA observer, and Messina, who has been always in this position in recent years, observing promising referees, working also as mentor for some of them.
The big game is for Nyberg (SWE), but there are also many other interesting choices, I would indeed like to watch all games and to have all reports...
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Including 2nd legs:
ReplyDeleteQarabag-Zürich: Peljto / Lindhout
Zalgiris-Malmö: Kabakov / Tohver
Pyunik-Dudelange: Pawson / Munuera Montero
Ludogorets-Shamrock Rovers: Pinheiro / Maresca
Midtjylland-AEK Larnaca: Simović / Vad
Linfield-Bodo Glimt: Treimanis / Reinshreiber
Dinamo Zagreb-Shkupi: Petrescu / Kehlet
Ferencváros-Slovan Bratislava: De Burgos Bengoetxea / Di Bello
Maccabi Haifa-Olympiacos: Stegemann / Stefanski
Dynamo Kyiv-Fenerbahçe: Nyberg / Irrati
Maribor-Sheriff: Lechner / Bognár
HJK Helsinki - Viktoria Plzen: Dabanović / Stavrev
Keep an eye on João Pedro Pinheiro. I saw him in a game in Nations League in June and he let me a very good impression. Big talent, soon Portugal No. 2 referee.
ReplyDeleteI didn't see him last time but I remember he gave me a very positive impression in Liga Portugal in the past. At that time, I was wondering why they promoted Fábio Veríssimo instead.
DeleteFerencvaros-Slovan could be a very tough game for the ref
ReplyDeleteThat´s why De Burgos and Di Bello are appointed there, 2 refs comming from challenging national leagues.
DeleteSimovic, extraordinary referee and late bloomer. The new Mazic.
ReplyDeleteHe will be at World Cup in 2026.
Someone said the same about Jovanovic at WC22, but it did not happen...
DeleteDont make me laught. One of the worst referees in Serbia.
DeleteNew Mazic? Peljto will do it at WC26
DeletePeljto is in focus for sure. Also Feșnic, Jorgji, Glova, Nyberg, Guida
DeleteOT: Deniz Aytekin and Katrin Rafalski have been named best German referee of the last season by DFB.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Rafalski an assistant referee?
DeleteShe is also on the referee list for the women Bundesliga. But indeed she only did two matches as a referee there last season, so she mostly is an assistant referee. So the award for her could maybe be seen as recognization of ARs in general...
DeleteUECL 2nd Round appointments, below.
ReplyDelete-Tbh can't recall any recent UEFA club competition tie in with two referees from the same country handling both 1st and 2nd legs (Serbs Nenad Minakovic & Milos Milanovic in Pogoń Szczecin - Brøndby)
-Appointments for AZ Alkmaar - Tuzla City still missing.
-Four referees appointed for two clashes: Christian Ciochirca (AUT), Urs Schnyder (SUI), Henrik Nalbandyan (ARM) & Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
Raków - Astana: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO) / Tomáš Klíma (CZE)
Botev Plovdiv - APOEL: Balázs Berke (HUN) / Dario Bel (CRO)
Levski Sofia - PAOK: Jérémie Pignard (FRA) / César Soto Grado (ESP)
Kairat - Kisvárda: Peter Kjaesgaard (DEN) / Chrysovalantis Theouli (CYP)
Makedonija - CSKA Sofia: Bram Van Driessche (BEL) / David Coote (ENG)
Zira - Maccabi Tel Aviv: Robert Hennessy (IRL) / Mario Zebec (CRO)
Molde - Elfsborg: Willy Delajod (FRA) / Peter Bankes (ENG)
Koper - Vaduz: Gergo Bogár (HUN) / Besfort Kasumi (KOS)
Suduva - Viborg: Georgi Davidov (BUL) / Jamie Robinson (NIR)
Fehérvár - Gabala: Kaspar Sjöberg (SWE) / Christopher Jäger (AUT)
Vorskla - AIK: Urs Schnyder (SUI) / Alexandre Boucaut (BEL)
Aris Limassol - Neftçi: Ivan Bebek (CRO) / Bastian Dankert (GER)
Rijeka - Djurgårdens: Christian Ciochirca (AUT) / Snir Levy (ISR)
Vllaznia - U Craiova: Paul McLaughlin (IRL) / Ondřej Berka (CZE)
Racing Union - Cukaricki: Viktor Shimusik (BLR) / Bulat Sariev (KAZ)
Kyzylzhar - Osijek: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (LAT) / Anastasios Papapetrou (GRE)
Sparta Praha - Viking: Manfredas Lukjancukas (LTU) / Visar Kastrati (KOS)
Aris Thessaloniki - Gomel: Walter Altmann (AUT) / Nicolas Laforge (BEL)
Vitória SC / Puskás Akadémia: Henrik Nalbandyan (ARM) / Jakob Sundberg (DEN)
Bate Borisov - Konyaspor: Gustavo Correia (POR) / Novak Simovic (SRB)
Istanbul Basaksehir - Maccabi Netanya: Irakli Kvirikashvili (GEO) / Morten Krogh (DEN)
Hibernians-Levadia: Volen Chinkov (BUL) / Henrik Nalbandyan (ARM)
Tirana - Zrinjski: Loukas Sotiriou (CYP) / Yasar Kemal Ugurlu (TUR)
La Fiorita - Ballkani: Nikola Popov (BUL) / Adam Ladebäck (SWE)
Sutjeska - KÍ Klaksvík: Arda Kardeşler (TUR) / Christian Ciochirca (AUT)
Víkingur Gøta - DAC 1904: Nejc Kajtazovic (SVN) / Juxhin Xhaja (ALB)
Tobol - Lincoln Red Imps: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT) / Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
Liepaja - Young Boys: David Munro (SCO) / Abdulkadir Bitigen (TUR)
Ararat Armenia - Paide: Sandi Putros (DEN) / Damian Sylwestrzak (POL)
Valmiera - Shkëndija: Michal Ocenáš (SVK) / Kevin Clancy (SCO)
Lech Poznań - Dinamo Batumi: Ian McNabb (NIR) / Igor Stojchevski (MKD)
Saburtalo - FCSB: Kai-Erik Steen (NOR) / Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
SJK - Lillestrøm: Marcel Bîrsan (ROU) / Iwan Arwel Griffith (WAL)
KuPS - Milsami: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE) / Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Ružomberok - Riga: Genc Nuza (KOS) / Jasmin Sabotic (LUX)
Gżira United - Radnički Niš: Ferenc Karakó (HUN) / Andrei Chivulete (ROU)
Pogoń Szczecin - Brøndby: Nenad Minakovic (SRB) / Miloš Milanović (SRB)
St Joseph's - Slavia Praha: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (ISL) / Tomasz Musiał (POL)
Basel - Crusaders: Amine Kourgheli (BLR) / David Smajc (SVN)
Rapid Wien - Lechia Gdańsk: Elchin Masiyev (AZE) / Alessandro Dudic (SUI)
Royal Antwerp - Drita: Philip Farrugia (MLT) / Sander van der Eijk (NED)
Petrocub - Laçi: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL) / Manuel Schüttengruber (AUT)
CFR Cluj - Inter Escaldes: Alex Troleis (FRO) / Kristoffer Hagenes (NOR)
Sepsi OSK - Olimpija Ljubljana: Donald Robertson (SCO) / Sebastian Gishamer (AUT)
Hapoel Beer Sheva - Dinamo Minsk: Espen Eskas (NOR) / Marian Barbu (ROU)
Velež Mostar - Ħamrun: Andrew Davey (NIR) / Juri Fritscher (EST)
Spartak Trnava - Newtown: Luka Bilbija (BIH) / Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (GRE)
St Patrick's - Mura: Ishmael Barbara (MLT) / Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Motherwell - Sligo Rovers: Kári Á Høvdanum (FRO) / Bojan Pandžić (SWE)
Breiðablik - Budućnost Podgorica: Denys Shurman (UKR) / Thomas Owen (WAL)
Víkingur Reykjavík - TNS: Peter Kralovic (SVK) / Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL)
B36 - Tre Fiori: António Nobre (POR) / Daniel Schlager (GER)
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DeleteThat tells me Peter Bankes withdrawal from his last game wasn't injury related as surely uefa wouldn't appoint an injured official to a game
Delete28-year-old Serbian Miloš Milanović to be closely followed , we'll see who will be his observer
DeleteI watched Milanović in his first Večiti derby in May (Serbian Cup final) and I liked his performance, he seems like a talent. One guy to be monitored, definitely.
DeleteFinally an appointment for Bebek. He is obviously not in focus, but as an experienced referee I think he can be valuable option for important or equal "low-profile" games
ReplyDeleteoff-topic,
ReplyDeleteIs it too early to predict UEFA will choose to use the 2019 (potential based) or 2017 (experienced based) style at the U20 WC next year seeing that the referee for Qatar has already been set on. What do you think?
Potential based looking towards 2026.
DeleteIs there any possibility of a combination or in other words also giving reward to referees such as DCG and Hategan maybe?
DeleteSee what is happening in the first league of Bulgaria only in second round. Chairman Viktor Kassai
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Big homework for Kassai to raise the level of Bulgarian referees, I think I see things and problems that are typical in Eastern European football refereeing. VAR in above incidents worked well except for the handball incident which I thought was passive and of course the second yellow card which was clearly a fatal error from the referee (VAR couldn't intervene), whereas the last minute incident (chaos) IMO was definitely not a foul (supportable, penalty can only whistle by the referee)
DeleteBravo. Next time write your names at least so we know who is publishing the info.
DeleteI saw the clips, interesting situations, nothing so dramatic. Some good, some wrong decisions, correct VAR interventions.
ReplyDeleteThis comment looks like personal attack against Viktor Kassai and Bulgarian referees. In our country we also have ex Ref Co members who are out now and try to create preasure and scandals as this one. This comment look quite much the same.
Definately a personal attack. This is a joke.
DeleteI totally agree with both comments. Here is not a blog for personal attacks based on nothing...
DeleteVARs did a very good job for my taste in the clips mentioned . Of course, in some of the situations the best decisions were not taken by the Referees but I would never say big scandal.
It seems to me that, the Anonymous 10:25 and Anonymous 14:35 is the same person and I would suggest him to read more carefully the LOG and the VAR protocol in order to be more familiar with them, using the correct considerations.
Polish readers: Why has Piotr Lasyk and Jaroslaw Przybyl, such good referees, never been on the FIFA list?
ReplyDeleteHow do you consider the future of Polish refereeing? Who has future:
- Damian Sylwestrzak
- Damian Kos
- Lukasz Kuzma
- Pawel Malec
- Lukasz Szczech
- Piotr Urban
- Patryk Gryckiewicz
Kwiatkowski, Lasyk and Przybył were discovered too late, when they were already experienced referees. Przybył was 38yo when debuted in Ekstraklasa, Kwiatkowski and Lasyk 36yo.
DeleteI don't see nothing 'FIFA' in Lasyk, to be honest. He isn't a proactive referee. He just reacts to incidents and lacks in charisma. Przybył is a natural, expressive referee but always has a tendention to allow too much (maybe not to such an extent like Musiał - how is he still FIFA?! - but still...). Kwiatkowski has a huge natural authority and is loved by players but the referees committee didn't decide to nominate him for FIFA list when he was 38yo. His weak point is, like Przybył, being very permissive. His brilliant leadership compensate that very well, to be fair. He would be loved by Rosetti, I guess. :D His style reminds me Vinčič but he's even more expressive and friendly than the Slovenian.
Sylwestrzak (30yo) and Kos (33yo) are young and quite talented. Kuźma (31yo) is also young but should develop his decision making and soft skills.
Malec is already 37yo and rather a weak referee, both technically and regarding personality, imo. Same speech could be made about Szczech, 38yo. He was quite perspective when entered Ekstraklasa but his form decreased.
And I didn't see enough of Urban and Gryckiewicz to give a verdict.
* I see nothing 'FIFA' in Lasyk, to be honest.
DeleteThank you @Euro Soccer Ref.
DeleteOne more question:
Dismissal of Zbigniew Przesmycki - was this related to his court case with Mr Jaroslaw Rynkiewicz, former referee and controversial figure - mistreated in opinion of some and illoyal behavior in opinion of some?
I rather tend to think that after 10 years as a head of referees (wow, what an achievement by Mr Przesmycki!) and election of new president of Polish FA (Boniek couldn't have been elected for the third time), it was something natural. The new president opted for the new opening.
DeleteNow, we have Mikulski in charge. And so far, I fear the leadership isn't even close to what was under Przesmycki.
Zbigniew Boniek, former Polish FA president, when clubs protested against refereeing and Przesmycki, once said "you'll miss Przesmycki when he retires". He was 100% right. To be honest, such devoted experts are needed in world refereeing, especially nowadays when being a head of referees means being a puppet of clubs and federation that hires you.
Przesmycki's logical thinking abilities, extremely professional analysis, very strong leadership and charisma, being 100% against clubs influencing refereeing were invaluable. You are not going to see such a head of refereeing anymore, I think. Of course, nobody is perfect and if you have to make some decisions in such a weird environment like a group of referees, it's sure that you'll have enemies. But Przesmycki was a great leader.
Midtjylland goal was ruled out for offside, a very close call, probaly just onside. Ib those situations again such a pity that there is no VAR
ReplyDeleteTough match for Serbian crew, many difficult situations. Apart from that offside call there were 3 penalty shouts for handballs 2 for FCM and 1 for Larnaca, all of them not given but with the VAR all 3 probably would have been given. Overall Simovic performance wasn't bad, liked his demeanour and foul detection but again in those crucial decisions he was probably wrong
ReplyDeleteAgree,but not just him,his whole team let him down with wrong offside call,especially that crucial one.
DeleteGood match from Petrescu,great decision to book Ademi for simulation in 72'.
ReplyDeleteAgree, I feel like he's a really safe pair of hands for UEFA, although the YC given to SHK29 in 90 (via 4th official?) seemed harsh if not wrong. One of my highest rated 1st Cat referees in my book.
DeleteFeel like that was 4th official report,but I dont hink it was harsh,#29 stepped on foot of Dinamo's player,can be backed IMO.
DeleteSeemed like a correct PK+YC (handball) by Dabanovic in HJK-Viktoria Plzen.
ReplyDeleteQuite hot atmosphere in Budapest with plastic cups being thrown at visitor player taking a corner kick resulting in a mass-confrontation between players.
ReplyDeleteInteresting game for De Burgos Bengoetxea.
Too much controversy with Stagerman.!
DeleteNot good enough for champions league level
de Burgos already missed 2 YC
DeleteAbsolutely agree with you anonymus. He is spanish this is why he got this match. He is the most funniest fact in this match. So far from other top 1. Cat referee like Ekberg, Jug, Hernandez and so on. It was a bad choosen to apooint him. He doesnt allow play the teams. While reckless use of arm missed twice in 45 minutes… thanks i dont have more question
Delete+ reckless step on foot on SLO 17
DeleteMissed VC in Nyberg match,FEN #17 clearly kicked Kiev olayer,62'.
ReplyDeleteVideolink please
DeleteToo much missed cards or leniency from De Burgos,luckily for him he has everything under control so far.
ReplyDeleteFerencvárosi - Slovan Bratislava, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea:
ReplyDeleteRegarding the teams involved, one could expect a challenging game played with much passion in a hot atmosphere.
This being said, the recenlty promoted 1st Cat Spanish referee has been appointed in this very interesting match.
I was quite surprised to see his name at first, I expected a more experienced official (eg his countryman Hernandez Hernandez, who already made his CL debut).
We can read this as a quite important test for the Spaniard, where his ability to deal with high pressure environment will be in focus.
De Burgos started well in 1H, especially in his assessment of what is a foul (4',13',17') and what isn't (clean tackles in 18',20'). He correctly rejected a penalty appeal for handball in 22'.
He chose to open cards in 26' for a reckless use of arms, without the most optimal replay shown, I personally found it quite soft (not an isolated incident, arm/elbows infrigments were not his strongest suit)
The most interesting moment of the 1H was in 30', where home fans threw plastic cups near the corner area where a slovakian player was about to kick. While there was good teamwork between referee and AR2 to ensure no one was close to the incident, the mass confrontation which occured right after was not optimally managed, at least could (should ?) have been prevented: De Burgos correctly cautioned FTC10 for UB, therefore a more proactive approach (separate the two players arguing right away ATM instead of standing next to them and let them talk) and the Spaniard would've avoided this YC: lack of anticipation IMO.
Then his foul detection dropped quite significantely: missed careless use of arms in 36', missed stamp in 45' (there are arguments to deem it as careless or reckless), missed YC for reckless elbow in 45+2' (much more bookable than the one in 26').
He rightly rejected another penalty appeal in 42' though.
2H was much calmer, referee was almost unchallenged. He gave some good advantages in 53', 60' and 84'. Besides another careless vs reckless use of arms in 64' and a possible missed SPAish foul in 90', no casualties (only 10 fouls in 2H)
The most remarkable event of 2H was actually right before its beginning: when home fans used some fireworks, where Spaniard sent the Hungarian captain to talk with the fans at the other side of the pitch (where the fireworks were lighten). A less challenging half for sure.
(1/2)
(2/2) Ferencvárosi - Slovan Bratislava, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea:
DeleteDe Burgos' style is quite special. Not a charismatic leader by any means, not relying on personality (I'd even call him shy at times) but on a very empathic image, very keen to connect with players and co at all times, his head injury dealing in 44' is the perfect example: he actually took the time to talk with the Hungarian coach, doctor and physiotherapist and explain why he checked himself if the injured player was ready to come back. (I thought he'd lecture everyone in the bench :D)
When it comes to disciplinary control, he adopted a quite lenient approach: he could've issued cards in 36',45' and 64', but chose not to and credibly so: he maintained a good control throughout the game.
The YC missed in 45+2' for reckless use of arms was the only clear error.
In general, the Spaniard struggled with the arms offences, he simply couldn't assess properly when there was no foul, and distinct careless and reckless challenges.
That's quite unfortunate, as he had a good foul detection in other areas (especially in tackles).
My mark for his performance is around 8,1-8.2.
Overall, he showed some good abilities (game management, coolness, player acceptance), nevertheless I think he still needs more time to develop. Still a decent game for him, he can be satisfied of his work tonight, IMO.
UEFA with rightly focus on Hernandez Hernandez as the next Elite from Spain: the latter is simply a more mature and skilled referee. Nothing catastrophical though, de Burgos is younger (1986 born) and still has a few years to go.
By my reckoning, De Burgos' peak in UEFA will be as a top 1st cat (like eg Jug, Buquet). When it comes to personality and game feeling, the Spaniard simply hasn't (yet ?) an Elite potential. Perhaps he can catch the train later, but right now there is a lot of officials with more qualities.
@Upstylon, 100% agree with your analysis and I couldn't have described his style better myself! :D (though I couldn't watch the 2H since I fooused in ENG-ESP from 21:00 onwards)
DeleteDe Burgos comes from having probably the best season of his career, with regular good performances in LaLiga including Sevilla-Betis derby in Copa del Rey and several decisive relegation matches, like Mallorca-Granada. In fact, he was awarded the Vicente Acevedo trophy at the end of the season (i.e. the best referee according to CTA-RFEF board)
I like a lot his shy but co-operative style, but indeed his UEFA 'ceiling' should be to become a top/safe-pair-of-hands 1st Cat à la Jug/Petrescu/Buquet (or previously his compatriots Estrada Fernández or Clos Gómez), and Hernández Hernández be in focus for a potential Elite promotion.
@Quilava thank you for your words !
DeleteI fully agree with the fact that de Burgos had his best season: I was especially impressed in his handling of the Sevilla's derby in Copa del Rey: excellent human management and faultless foul detection, immense senerity considering the incidents which occured in the match, his performance was on a 8.8 level in my book.
Atletico-Getafe in LaLiga was also impressive: huge amount of KMI in a tense game, not always the right outcomes chosen but a very strong and clever officiating on a perception accuracy level.
BTW maybe you will be able to enlighten me: does the Vicente Acevedo trophy means that he finished 1st in LaLiga referees' ranking this year ?
I know for a fact that in France, a similar award is given, but is given by a vote from the referees themselves: it's more a courtesy than a reliable indicator of the best referee of the season.
Moreover RFEF-CTA sadly don't publish the annual referee ranking anymore, so I don't really found a way to answer my question.
Yes, there are two 'relevant' referee trophies in Spain, the Vicente Acevedo and the Guruceta, that sometimes get confused each other.
DeleteVicente Acevedo trophy is awarded by CTA-RFEF to the best referee and AR, the n°1 for them.
Guruceta trophy is more 'prestigious' among the general public but its ranking is based purely on MARCA journalists' personal marks for every referee performance during a season, so its meritocratic nature is more dubious.
IMO, Hernandez Hernandez has achieved his current performance level in the last 2-3 years. Before that, I remember very poor performances by him in La Liga. De Burgos is still young, so he still has 2-3 years to improve, for that he need to start managing more mediatic matches in La Liga (he has not had any other "big" match in Spain since his very poor performance in the Clasico years ago). As Iturralde Gonzalez said some days ago, is not understandable that the referee awarded with the 1st place for CTA, only has managed one match between the first four qualified teams of Spain (Sevilla-ATM). Sounds strange...
DeleteReports now that referee boss Terje Hauge in Norway might leave the job soon after 7 years!
ReplyDeleteCandidates to take over:
- Dag Vidar Hafsås, Roy Helge Olsen or Espen Berntsen who are former FIFA referees, Eliteserien observers and very well respected. "Safe" choices. Berntsen and Olsen are also in the referee’s committee.
- The female option, Marte Sørø, would be an interesting choice. Former FIFA referee now leading the women’s referee project and in the referees’ committee. Perhaps the stronges personality of all.
- Geir Åge Holen, working as Hauge’s vice today, a former FIFA assistant referee and Eliteserien observer with a lot of experience and a good standing.
- Jørn Thomas Smedsrud is the most unknown name, he is the other vice of Hauge in the NFF office. A very hard working, knowledgeful and dedicated person who has dedicated his life to refereeing despite finishing his career at a young age, in the 90s, as an Eliteserien assistant referee.
- One final possibility is one of Tom Harald Hagen, Tore Hansen or Svein Oddvar Moen retiring to take over the position, the most likely probably the first (he lives much closer to Oslo, and already has a day job in the local association today).
May I ask (bcs I forgot 🙏) who are the important observers today?
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