Tuesday 20 June 2023

2023/24 European Qualifiers - Referee Appointments MD4 (20 June 2023)

MD4 of EURO 2024 qualifiers: second set of referee appointments, games to be played on 20 June 2023. 




20:45 CET - Glasgow (Hampden Park)
SCOTLAND - GEORGIA | Group A
Referee: Istvan Vad (HUN) 
Assistant Referee 1: Vencel Toth (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Istvan Albert (HUN) 
Fourth Official: Ferenc Karako (HUN) 
Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (POL)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Tamás Bognár (HUN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Edward Foley (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Christian Kofoed (DEN)

20:45 CET - Oslo (Ullevaal Stadion)
NORWAY - CYPRUS | Group A
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Goce Petreski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Kushtrim Lika (MKD)
Fourth Official: Igor Stojchevski (MKD)
Video Assistant Referee: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Mario Zebec (CRO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Þór Orrason (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Alojzije Šupraha (CRO)

20:45 CET - Chişinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
MOLDOVA - POLAND | Group E
Referee: Filip Glova (SVK) 
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Polacek (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Peter Bednar (SVK) 
Fourth Official: Kristian Michel (SVK)
Video Assistant Referee: Luis Godinho (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Michal Ocenas (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Duncan Fraser (SCO)

20:45 CET - Tórshavn (Tórsvøllur)
FAROE ISLANDS - ALBANIA | Group E
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Pavlos Georgiou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Menelaos Antoniou (CYP)
Video Assistant Referee: Aggelos Evangelou (GRE)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dimitris Solomou (CYP) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefan Johannesson (SWE) 
UEFA Delegate: Ignas Marcinkevicius (LTU)

20:45 CET - Vienna (Ernst-Happel-Stadion)
AUSTRIA - SWEDEN | Group F
Referee: Marco Guida (ITA) 
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgio Peretti (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Davide Imperiale (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA) 
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Aleandro Di Paolo (ITA) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Pascal Pierre Garibian (FRA) 
UEFA Delegate: Jim Stjerne Hansen (DEN)

20:45 CET - Tallinn (Lilleküla Stadium)
ESTONIA - BELGIUM | Group F
Referee: John Beaton (SCO) 
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel McFarlane (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Douglas Potter (SCO)
Fourth Official: Matthew MacDermid (SCO)
Video Assistant Referee: David Coote (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Nicholas Walsh (SCO) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Stefano Podeschi (SMR) 
UEFA Delegate: Elvira Andrés (ESP)

20:45 CET - Budapest (Puskás Aréna)
HUNGARY - LITHUANIA | Group G
Referee: Antonio Nobre (POR) 
Assistant Referee 1: Pedro Ribeiro (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tiago Costa (POR)
Fourth Official: André Narciso (POR) 
Video Assistant Referee: Tiago Martins (POR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Fabio Oliveira Melo (POR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Domenico Messina (ITA) 
UEFA Delegate: Tugomir Frajman (SVN) 

20:45 CET - Razgrad (Ludogorec Arena) 
BULGARIA - SERBIA | Group G
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG) 
Assistant Referee 1: Ian Hussin (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: James Mainwaring (ENG)
Fourth Official: Robert Jones (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Christopher Kavanagh (ENG)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Jarred Gavan Gillett (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: João Morais (POR)

20:45 CET - Reykjavik (Laugardalsvöllur)
ICELAND - PORTUGAL | Group J
Referee: Daniel Siebert (GER) 
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Seidel (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Rafael Foltyn (GER) 
Fourth Official: Daniel Schlager (GER)
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Benjamin Brand (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stephen Tanner (ENG)
UEFA Delegate: Michael O'Brien (ENG) 

20:45 CET - Zenica (Stadion Bilino Polje)
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - LUXEMBOURG | Group J
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR)
Fourth Official: Nael Odeh (ISR)
Video Assistant Referee: Ziv Adler (ISR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Eli Hacmon (ISR) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Leslie Irvine (NIR) 
UEFA Delegate: Philippe Prudhon (FRA)

20:45 CET - Vaduz (Rheinpark Stadion) 
LIECHTENSTEIN - SLOVAKIA | Group J
Referee: Yigal Frid (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Matityahu Yakobov (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Yossi Babayoff (ISR)
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba (ISR)
Video Assistant Referee: Daniel Bar Natan (ISR)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee:Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michael Johansen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)
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81 comments:

  1. Juan17 June 2023 at 12:14

    Still we didn’t had BLR officials despite their teams can compete in UEFA next season.
    Interesting to see that 3 Israeli officials has been appointed, especially for Leibovitz, I think it’s debut for him, debut in Balkan will be more special, same like Faehndrich.
    Siebert with one-sided match but it was a Euro match replay, still good and will be suit for him.
    Stavrev with farewell match?
    Istvan Vad with good appointment given the context rising of Scottish and Georgian football recently, better than one-sided match for Beaton, Nobre, and Glova, especially for Glova, if I’m not mistaken, in recent times he quite got many shameful appointment.
    Interesting to see Pawson in Balkan, would be very challenging game on paper for him, I don’t think this is good strategy from UEFA to appointed ENG ref to Balkan side.

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    1. Juan17 June 2023 at 12:15

      I forgot Guida, AUTSWE it’s so good for him, and the rest normal/less appointment.

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    2. Anonymous17 June 2023 at 13:42

      Its more than the mediocre italian deserves. However not surprising given the italian favoritism under Rosetti

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  2. mathias17 June 2023 at 12:23

    Bye everyone

    Would you fill out this Google Form. It is not mandatory, but it is very interesting for me as well as for this blog to know your opinion.

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    1. Quilava17 June 2023 at 14:28

      Would promote to Elite: Nyberg, Peljto & Pinheiro. Maybe Ekberg, Hernández Hernández & Mariani too. Rumsas, Obrenovič & Strukan in the future.

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  3. Chefren17 June 2023 at 12:41

    As expected another Italian appointment and we will see Guida back from the injury. Very good game for him.
    Pawson with his English style could be in trouble in Bulgaria.
    In Norway it can be the last game for Stavrev as FIFA referee, don't know whether he has planned to retire at the end of this season (46 years old).
    Decent assignment for Siebert in Iceland.

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  4. Euro Soccer Ref17 June 2023 at 12:42

    The fourth official in MDAPOL will be Kristián Micheľ, a nephew of famous Ľuboš Micheľ. He made his debut in Slovakia's top level being twenty days younger than his uncle at the time.

    https://sport.aktuality.sk/futbal/clanok/rozhodca-kristian-michel-si-niektore-useky-premiery-nepamata-pochvalil-obe-muzstva-za-korektnost-2023050420423486452

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  5. Anonymous17 June 2023 at 13:20

    Iceland - Portugal: VAR Bastian Dankert (GER), AVAR Benjamin Brand (GER)

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  6. Ref117 June 2023 at 13:59

    Here you have the link of all Var intervention from yesterday's games. 12 in total (including Factual Decision)
    5 OFR for PK (Handball)
    4 for Offside (2 onside and 2 offside )
    2 OFR for disallowed goal ( foul on APP)
    1 OFR PK ( reckless)

    https://we.tl/t-eheGbqxqlt

    Hope I haven't missed something

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    1. Chefren17 June 2023 at 14:01

      WOW I can only say you are my hero :) thank you so much!

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    2. Ref117 June 2023 at 15:00

      :) no problem, I have a lot of free time today, any other request hahaha

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    3. VictoriaGooner17 June 2023 at 18:33

      Amazing...thank you

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    4. diego61217 June 2023 at 21:32

      I hope it's not the last time you do it, thank you very much :)

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  7. Anonymous17 June 2023 at 22:35

    Well deserved appointment for John Beaton, he has been excellent in scotland this year!

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:24

      I take it this is sarcasm on your part.

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  8. Anonymous18 June 2023 at 08:27

    Good to see Craig Pawson 💪🏽

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  9. Anonymous18 June 2023 at 14:37

    Quite surprising that Israeli VAR really trusted by the committee, but not for the Austrian, Hungarian, Danish, etc. Why?

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    1. Daniel G20 June 2023 at 19:34

      By the way, all four Israeli VAR are retired referees. Shmuelevitz, ex-FIFA, retired just a few weeks ago.

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  10. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2023 at 19:42

    Updated UCL Preliminary Round appointments

    2023/24 UEFA Champions League - Preliminary Round

    Tuesday 27 June 2023

    Semi-Final
    15:00 CET - Kópavogur, Iceland (Kópavogsvöllur)
    Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (AND) - FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
    Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (ROU)
    Assistant Referee 1: Radu Adrian Ștefan Ghinguleac (ROU)
    Assistant Referee 2: Ciprian Florin Danșa (ROU)
    Fourth Official: Marian Alexandru Barbu (ROU)
    UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
    UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)

    Semi-Final
    21:00 CET - Kópavogur, Iceland (Kópavogsvöllur)
    SP Tre Penne (SMR) - Breiðablik (ISL)
    Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (DEN)
    Assistant Referee 1: Ole Kronlykke (DEN)
    Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus (DEN)
    Fourth Official: Lasse Læbel Graagaard (DEN)
    UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
    UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)

    Friday 30 June 2023

    Final
    21:00 CET - Kópavogur, Iceland (Kópavogsvöllur)
    Winner SF1 - Winner SF2
    Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (POL)
    Assistant Referee 1: Arkadiusz Kamil Wójcik (POL)
    Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Niemirowski (POL)
    Fourth Official: Wojciech Myć (POL)
    UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
    UEFA Delegate: Paul Tompkins (ENG)

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 19:51

      So no Radu Marian Petrescu, well done.

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    2. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2023 at 20:07

      Both SF fourth officials (Petrescu and Uslu, respectively) have been replaced.

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  11. Pato20 June 2023 at 20:44

    Pitch inspection before match at Hampden Park, still clearing the water right before kick off. Rain continues to fall.

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  12. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 20:50

    In my opinion Istvan vlad has to stop this game immiedately for the players safely!

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  13. Pato20 June 2023 at 20:53

    Vad is in trouble now no way Scotland will want this off

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  14. Chefren20 June 2023 at 20:53

    Typical by UEFA to allow play to continue in all conditions. Players and officials can be hit by objects and can be in danger due to weather, but they must always play.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 20:56

      Absolute farce, game should never have started now in a situation where one team desperate for the game to be stopped, other desperate to continue.

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  15. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 20:56

    What would happen if this game is cancelled and scotland are 1-0 up?

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  16. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 20:57

    Game cancelled!

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 20:59

      Only suspended, they hope to see in 20 minutes

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    2. Pato20 June 2023 at 21:00

      Rain is easing match only suspended, they will try again in 20 minutes.

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  17. Pato20 June 2023 at 20:59

    I’m sorry but this was a disgraceful scenario, no way a game should start in those conditions, delay the start. Hopefully the game should continue as the rain isn’t as heavy.

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  18. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:01

    If this game is eventually cancelled will it continue a later with the same scoreline?

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  19. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:14

    AUTSWE 11' Possible DOGSO for #5 Austria, I think correct by VAR to support only YC for SPA as there was a covering defender, but it could indeed have been more

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  20. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:29

    Two very poor offsides given by AR1 in NOR-CYP

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  21. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:32

    Big mistake by Meler in GER-COL (36‘). COL-Coach Lorenzo threw a second ball onto the pitch and only received a YC for it. A RC is mandatory in this case.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:48

      Why not VAR check there?

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    2. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:49

      Red Card is usually a reason isn’t it?

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  22. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 21:34

    Any issues for Pawson so far in Bulgaria?

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  23. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2023 at 21:48

    Lenient display by Glova in Chișinău in the first half. After (only) warning to Zalewski for careless-reckless kicking offence, he allowed Moldova some SPA-like fouls and other dirty stuff between 16' and 29'. It didn't backfire though and the level of control is still relatively high. The game is more or less dead at the moment and we will see if there is any challenge for the Slovak in the second half.

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    1. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2023 at 22:07

      Maybe not as dead as I thought! :P

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    2. Chefren20 June 2023 at 22:18

      I think that the call before possible 2-2 was soft and maybe even before goal scored, so leaving VAR out of assessment? Not good, in that case...

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    3. MT20 June 2023 at 22:48

      I'd personally say that despite being maybe "soft" , it was a correct call... Such a call should not have been made before the ball crossing the line/before the end of an OGSO...

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  24. Pato20 June 2023 at 22:01

    Absolutely idiotic stuff here, the pitch is so much better than when the match started and yet they still delay. Surely they have to try again after the enormous effort of ground staff and ball boys. UEFA really showing a poor lack of leadership and understanding.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 22:07

      Yep, its terribel, Vad shouldnt have even started this game.

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  25. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 22:06

    It’s a disgrace the two captains have to decide when scotland are 1-0 up! Of course Georgia will say no.

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  26. Pato20 June 2023 at 22:17

    Georgia refuse to play, surely the referee decides. Why would Georgia want to play there losing 1-0. Crazy crazy, disgrace. Not a Scotland fan either.

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  27. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 22:20

    Istvan vad has now been out 6 times for an inspection

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  28. Chefren20 June 2023 at 22:23

    It's a full mess in Glasgow, it doesn't help UEFA.
    The gamw shouldn't have started, one can't blame Georgian players for their refusal.

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    1. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 22:24

      What a joke, of course you can blame them if istvan vad deams it playable.

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    2. Pato20 June 2023 at 22:34

      With respect is this not gamesmanship from Georgia, the pitch is very playable now, not perfect.

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  29. Chefren20 June 2023 at 22:27

    Correct second YC by Siebert, reckless challenge.

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    1. Chefren20 June 2023 at 22:29

      And now YC for simulation to Cristiano Ronaldo (outside the box). Well done!

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  30. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 22:34

    Now crucial mistake by Meler in GER-COL for arwarding a penalty for handball. Kimmich's spread arm was definitely not hit by the ball. Absolutely incomprehensible why there was no OFR.

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  31. Euro Soccer Ref20 June 2023 at 22:57

    In the second half, Glova continued his lenient approach keeping his cards in the pocket and issuing them only when 150% needed. Match and players control ensured but, to be honest, I had mixed feeling watching this performance. The Slovak's body language was really good at some moments but on the other hand it feels like more presence was needed after some fouls that went unpunished (it seems that when he needs to quickly decide about disciplinary sanction, he is quite lost).

    As for key match incidents:
    49' - play-on call in the build-up to goal MDA, no replay but also no protests from Polish side
    62' - goal MDA disallowed due to two-handed push before the shot was taken; it was stressed by UEFA that two-handed pushing (blatant) should be punished and one-handed rather not, so Glova followed the instructions

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  32. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 23:20

    I saw bos vs lux very good evening for Leibovitz Israeli refs.
    Panalty for holding -off.
    Good call maybe no 11 holding the defense no 4 . But I can support the call of the var.

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    1. M20 June 2023 at 23:36

      He had alright night,but he has to do a better job and manage players better.

      He had problems with Dzeko and frustrating Bosnian squad the entire match,his lenient criterium did not help and he needs to be more adabtable to the match.

      He is lucky that match was out of reach for BIH,otherwise game could have been more uglier.

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  33. Anonymous20 June 2023 at 23:36

    Wrong flag AR2 to disallow goal for Portugal VAR intervened.

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    1. usaref21 June 2023 at 01:22

      I actually think VAR got this 100% wrong. #2 Portugal is clearly in an offside position. He then makes physical contact with Iceland #23 as he is coming back upfield and after the ball is played. #23 cannot defend because of that contact. You can see him throw his arms up in the air to indicate that he got pushed/bumped.

      This seems like a VERY clear case of offside interfering with an opponent.

      At the very minimum, to argue offside is clearly wrong? No way. I don't know how that call gets reversed. Unless I'm missing something, it seems like an unacceptable decision by Dankert. At the very least, since the offside infraction (interfering with an opponent) is subjective, he should at least invite Siebert to the monitor, no?

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  34. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 00:19

    OFR in Glasgow for something very innocuous, really nothing in that to warrant a PK

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    1. Michael21 June 2023 at 00:21

      And the Georgian player skies it over the bar to just sum up the night.

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    2. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 00:24

      Vad didn’t seem convinced himself judging by the amount of times he had to watch the replay

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    3. Chefren21 June 2023 at 04:58

      It is a clear punishable handball.
      https://streamja.com/bV4Ld

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  35. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 00:22

    Anything of note for Craig Pawson?

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    1. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 12:57

      Did anyone manage to see this performance? Thanks

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  36. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 01:32

    Very Good performance by Frid in Liechtenstein, 1 YC for time wasting, full control and acceptance

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  37. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 04:10

    Did Antwon watch Nobre in Hungary? Isn’t he a contender for promotion?

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    1. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 12:44

      If the captain and the coach of winning team talking about a terrible refereeing, i think no need more question. He had an extremly easy going match while he missed a lot of foul wrong fouls wrong throw ins. I dont know what happened with Nobre but his performance not enough to promote this is sure.

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    2. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 14:16

      He did a good job. Missed a clear yellow card for dissent when he gave a wrong throw in. very good caution to captain and coach of Hungary in the last minutes for delay the restart of the game. Nobre is a talent referee and deserve to be promoted.

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    3. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 21:33

      I respect your view. IMO he is so far from the talent. What do you think about final whistle? I had never seen before like this from Orsato, Makkelie or Nyberg. You know why? Because they are talented referees :) Btw both of yellow card what mentioned were absolutely correct indeed.

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    4. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 22:00

      Promoted to cat. 1

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  38. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 08:06

    In the recent days I noticed a lot of trash talk when the referee's decision goes against the Scottish team. Only reading the comments one would think penalties in Norway-Scotland and Scotland-Georgia were completely wrong. I encourage readers not to fall for it. Only after watching both videos you can see very clear and correct decisions given by the referees.

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    1. Mikael W21 June 2023 at 11:19

      +1.

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    2. Ecosse21 June 2023 at 13:07

      1st decision clearly supportable and 2nd one a penalty under the current laws of the game. An unbiased Scottish comment for you

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  39. Chefren21 June 2023 at 11:16

    The incident from Austria - Sweden, possible DOGSO:
    https://streamable.com/udpmey
    In my opinion YC is supportable, as well as RC. The latter wouldn't have questioned by VAR. The key is the the other defender, and, in my opinion, the direction of the ball (not central).
    One could argue that after having controlled the ball, the attacker would have had still to face the other defender, having to change direction to be targeted on the net. This is what makes YC an OK decision.
    Then, having to say what is best decision between SPA and DOGSO, seems difficult. This one never black or white situation.

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  40. Mikael W21 June 2023 at 11:19

    From 2:00, key incidents from Siebert’s ISLPOR game.

    Video: https://dai.ly/x8lx22k

    Absolutely justified SYC (SFP would be an acceptable decision too, imo, for lunging but for UEFA obvs caution is upper limit), and then surely wrong intervention by Dankert to allow Ronaldo’s goal - I agree with usaref that the active offside by impeding cannot actually be ignored there, right?

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  41. Chefren21 June 2023 at 11:26

    Absolutely, rewatched incident of allowed goal by Dankert, number 23 from Iceland could have challenged number 6 from Portugal who made the assist for the goal, but the home player was blocked by number 2 from Portugal returning back from offside. This is a clear influence.
    Easy to explain the mistake: even the best VARs can fail, clearly they focused only on the player who reached ball without thinking to other possible punishable actions by other players.
    I think that AR flagged by mistake the player who was ONSIDE, but then it was VAR stuff to check all the rest...

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    1. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 14:06

      No offside, number 23 never reached the ball. Well Dankert!

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    2. usaref21 June 2023 at 14:29

      He uh, never reached the ball because he got interfered with. That's the whole point.

      But on Chefren's point... I don't understand how 2m30s can be spent on a check/review here and no one notices a clear offside infringement. It's one thing for an AR to miss that in real time. But we have video to get things right. "Even the best VARs can fail..." just simply isn't a good enough excuse.

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    3. Anonymous21 June 2023 at 14:59

      As an AR, I always feel in doubt when I see a play like that… Because calling it is going into the field of speculation, not calling it is leaving room for people to comment on lack of attention. Feel like the VAR can’t go wrong either way, but I prefer goal instead of offside.

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  42. Anonymous22 June 2023 at 09:25

    Clear yellow, the amount of force used is low. Var would not intervene unless there is a clear arm movement . Pepe rolling about also shows nothing wrong with him

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