Wednesday 26 July 2023

2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round (First Legs) - Referee Appointments

Referee appointments for the second qualifying round of 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League, first legs. 

Mykola Balakin (UKR) to control a potentially hot PAOK (GRE) - Beitar Jerusalem (ISR)



Tuesday 25 July 2023

17:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Comunal d’Andorra la Vella)
Atlètic Club d’Escaldes (AND) - FK Partizani (ALB)
Referee: Robert Ian Jenkins (WAL)
Assistant Referee 1: Daniel Beckett (WAL)
Assistant Referee 2: Harry Hendricks (WAL)
Fourth Official: Bryn David Markham-Jones (WAL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jens Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Delegate: Milan Janković (BIH)

20:00 CET - Oswestry (Park Hall)
The New Saints FC (WAL) - FC Swift Hesper (LUX)
Referee: Jasper Vergoote (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Nico Claes (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Michael Geerolf (BEL)
Fourth Official: Nathan Verboomen (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Schörgenhofer (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Patrick Wattebled (FRA)

20:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (National Stadium)
Ħamrun Spartans FC (MLT) - SK Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO)
Referee: Miloš Gigović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Damir Lazić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Fróði Danielsen (FRO)

20:45 CET - Serravalle (San Marino Stadium)
SP Tre Penne (SMR) - Valmiera FC (LVA)
Referee: Miloš Bošković (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Paunović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Marko Gojković (MNE)
Fourth Official: Miloš Bešović (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ian Stokes (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Edlira Jaupaj (ALB)

20:45 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
FC Ballkani (KOS) - Larne FC (NIR)
Referee: Denys Shurman (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Valentyn Kutsev (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmytro Zaporozhenko (UKR)
Fourth Official: Dmytro Panchyshyn (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michal Beneš (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger (SUI)

Wednesday 26 July 2023

17:00 CET - Ohrid (Sportski i rekreativen centar Biljanini Izvori)
FK Struga Trim-Lum (MKD) - FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)
Referee: Artiom Kutşin (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Evgenii Belskii (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Sergei Vasiutin (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Daniiar Sahi (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Christopher Lautier (MLT)
UEFA Delegate: Tammo Beishuizen (NED)

18:00 CET - Jūrmala (Jūrmalas pilsētas stadions "Sloka")
RFS (LVA) - Sabah FK (AZE)
Referee: Jan Machálek (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Horák (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Jan Váňa (CZE)
Fourth Official: Pavel Orel (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Maria Mifsud (MLT)

18:45 CET - Herning (MCH Arena)
FC Midtjylland (DEN) - FC Progrès Niederkorn (LUX)
Referee: Volen Chinkov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Ivo Kolev (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Miroslav Ivanov (BUL)
Fourth Official: Stanimir Trenchev (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev (AZE)
UEFA Delegate: Jiří Novák (CZE)

19:30 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen stadion “Vasil Levski”)
FK CSKA 1948 (BUL) - FC FCSB (ROU)
Referee: Luca Pairetto (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Marco Bresmes (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Pasquale Capaldo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Giovanni Ayroldi (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kenneth William Clark (SCO)
UEFA Delegate: Per Svärd (SWE)

20:00 CET - Győr, Hungary (ETO Park)
FK Nioman Hrodna (BLR) - Balzan FC (MLT)
Referee: Ívar Orri Kristjánsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Birkir Sigurðarson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Andri Vigfússon (ISL)
Fourth Official: Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kjell Gunnar Alseth (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Neli Lozeva (BUL)

20:00 CET - Istanbul (Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi)
Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) - FC Zimbru Chișinău (MDA)
Referee: Nenad Minaković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nemanja Petrović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Miloš Miškeljin (SRB)
Fourth Official: Danilo Nikolić (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack (LUX)

Thursday 27 July 2023

17:00 CET - Shymkent (Qajımūqan Mūñaitpasūly atyndağy ortalyq stadion)
Ordabasy FK (KAZ) - Legia Warszawa (POL)
Referee: Helgi Mikael Jónasson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Egill Guðvarður Guðlaugsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jóhann Gunnar Guðmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Jóhann Ingi Jónsson (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Boško Jovanetić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Bakar Jordania (GEO)

17:00 CET - Yerevan (Urartu Marzadasht)
FA Alashkert (ARM) - Debreceni VSC (HUN)
Referee: Vasílios Fotiás (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Konstandínos Psarrís (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Andréas Meïndanás (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ioánnis Papadópoulos (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)
UEFA Delegate: Yelena Kobak (RUS)

17:00 CET - Andorra la Vella (Estadi Comunal d’Andorra la Vella)
Inter Club d’Escaldes (AND) - Hibernian FC (SCO)
Referee: Joni Hyytiä (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Sami Nykänen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Veli-Matti Leppänen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Petri Viljanen (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vadims Direktorenko (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Ronen Hershko (ISR)

17:00 CET - Yerevan (HFF Tekhnikakan-Kentron Akademiayi Marzadasht)
Ararat-Armenia (ARM) - Áris (GRE)
Referee: Bolat Sariev (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Sergei Kalatşiov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: İurii Tihoniuk (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Säken Baiymbet (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Shmuel Shteif (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Birgir Agnarsson (ISL)

18:00 CET - Bodø (Aspmyra stadion)
FK Bodø/Glimt (NOR) - Bohemians Praha 1905 (CZE)
Referee: Arda Kardeşler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ali Saygın Ögel (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Mehmet Emin Tuğral (TUR)
Fourth Official: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Cristel Brorsson (SWE)

18:00 CET - Qəbələ (Qəbələ şəhər stadionu)
Qəbələ İK (AZE) - AS Omónia Lefkosías (CYP)
Referee: Andrei Florin Chivulete (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Mitruți (ROU)
Fourth Official: Horațiu Mircea Feșnic (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer: David Malcolm (NIR)
UEFA Delegate: Natallia Varabjova (BLR)

19:00 CET - Budapest (Groupama Aréna)
Ferencvárosi TC (HUN) - Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Artur Gdlyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Sargis Hovhannisyan (ARM)
Fourth Official: Zaven Hovhannisyan (ARM)
UEFA Referee Observer: René Temmink (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Radenko Mijatovič (SVN)

19:00 CET - Ta’ Qali (Centenary Stadium)
Gżira United FC (MLT) - F91 Diddeleng (LUX)
Referee: Tomáš Klíma (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Matěj Vlček (CZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Lukáš Slavíček (CZE)
Fourth Official: Jan Všetečka (CZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Parry (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Styrbjörn Oskarsson (FIN)

19:00 CET - Stockholm (Tele2 Arena)
Djurgårdens IF (SWE) - FC Luzern (SUI)
Referee: Sander van der Eijk (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rens Bluemink (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Erik Koopman (NED)
Fourth Official: Marc Nagtegaal (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gerard Perry (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Filip Popovski (MKD)
Mentor for Delegate: Jānis Mežeckis (LVA)

19:00 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
APOEL (CYP) - FK Vojvodina (SRB)
Referee: Donald Robertson (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Mulvanny (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Ross Macleod (SCO)
Fourth Official: Grant Irvine (SCO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem van Dop (NED)

19:00 CET - Kalmar (Guldfågeln Arena)
Kalmar FF (SWE) - Pyunik FA (ARM)
Referee: Ian McNabb (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Stephen Bell (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jeffrey (NIR)
Fourth Official: Christopher Morrison (NIR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Tony Mikael Asumaa (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Tibor Vámos (HUN)

19:00 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
FK Auda (LVA) - FC Spartak Trnava (SVK)
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson á Høvdanum (FRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Dan Petur Pauli Højgaard (FRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Jørleif Djurhuus (FRO)
Fourth Official: Alex de Albuquerque Troleis (FRO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Simon Lee Evans (WAL)
UEFA Delegate: Yariv Teper (ISR)

19:00 CET - Plzeň (Doosan Arena)
FC VIktoria Plzeň (CZE) - FC Drita (KOS)
Referee: Henrik Nalbandyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Gevorg Shakhkaldyan (ARM) Khachatur Hovhannisyan (ARM) 
Fourth Official: Vardan Manukyan (ARM) Julian Weinberger (AUT) 
UEFA Referee Observer: Darko Čeferin (SVN)
UEFA Delegate: Mark Bos (NED)

19:00 CET - Sofia (Stadion Bulgarska armia)
PFK CSKA-Sofia (BUL) - Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe (ROU)
Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Roy de Nas (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Murat Kücükerbir (NED)
Fourth Official: Martin Pérez (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: László Vágner (HUN)
UEFA Delegate: Barbara Moschini (ITA)

19:00 CET - Kutaisi (Ramaz Shengelias Stadioni)
SK Torpedo Kutaisi (GEO) - Aqtöbe FK (KAZ)
Referee: Jonathan Lardot (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Florian Lemaire (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Quentin Blaise (BEL)
Fourth Official: Bert Put (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Effrosýni Ppekrí (CYP)

19:00 CET - Kecskemét (Széktói Stadion)
Kecskeméti TE (HUN) - Riga FC (LVA)
Referee: Irakli Kvirikashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Giorgi Elikashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Chigogidze (GEO)
Fourth Official: Davit Kharitonashvili (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Dimitar Mečkarovski (MKD)
UEFA Delegate: Zgjim Sojeva (KOS)

19:30 CET - Ovidiu (Stadionul Central al Academiei de Fotbal Gheorghe Hagi)
FCV Farul Constanța (ROU) - FA Urartu (ARM)
Referee: Martin Dohál (SVK)
Assistant Referee 1: Adam Jekkel (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: František Ferenc (SVK)
Fourth Official: Kristián Micheľ (SVK)
UEFA Referee Observer: Albano Janku (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Marcin Stefański (POL)

19:30 CET - Tychy, Poland (Stadion Miejski Tychy)
FK Vorskla Poltava (UKR) - SK Dila Gori (GEO)
Referee: Nikola Popov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Todorov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Venev (BUL)
Fourth Official: Ivaylo Stoyanov (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Goran Mihaljević (MNE)
UEFA Delegate: Jaroslav Doležal (CZE)

19:30 CET - Cluj-Napoca (Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu)
CFR 1907 Cluj (ROU) - Adana Demirspor (TUR)
Referee: Elçin Məsiyev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Elşad Abdullayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Pərvin Talıbov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Fərid Hacıyev (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Antonio Damato (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Aldi Topçiu (ALB)

19:30 CET - Basel (St. Jakob-Park)
FC Basel 1893 (SUI) - Tobyl FK (KAZ)
Referee: Gustavo Fernandes Correia (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Tiago José Pereira da Costa (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pedro Ricardo Ferreira Ribeiro (POR)
Fourth Official: Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Orhan Erdemir (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Stijn Hutsebaut (BEL)

19:30 CET - Differdange (Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange)
FC Déifferdeng 03 (LUX) - NK Maribor (SVN)
Referee: Joonas Jaanovits (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Aron Härsing (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Jaan Roos (EST)
Fourth Official: Karl Koppel (EST)
UEFA Referee Observer: Elmir Pilav (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Camelia Nicolae (ROU)

19:30 CET - Tel Aviv (Itztadion Bloomfield)
Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (ISR) - FC Petrocub Hîncești (MDA)
Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Jurgen Spiteri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Duncan Spencer (MLT)
Fourth Official: Andrea Sciriha (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Paweł Gil (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari-Uliša (CRO)

19:30 CET - Thessaloniki (Stádio Toúmbas)
PAOK (GRE) - Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR)
Referee: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Oleksandr Korniyko (UKR)
Assistant Referee 2: Viktor Nyzhnyk (UKR) Dmytro Zaporozhenko (UKR)
Fourth Official: Dmytro Kryvushkin (UKR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Frank De Bleeckere (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Vakhtang Bzikadze (GEO)

20:00 CET - Pristina (Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri)
KF Dukagjini (KOS) - HNK Rijeka (CRO)
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (LUX)
Assistant Referee 1: Joaquim Daniel da Silva Gomes (LUX)
Assistant Referee 2: Claude Ries (LUX)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Fernandes Morais (LUX)
UEFA Referee Observer: John Ward (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Milovan Đukanović (MNE)

20:00 CET - Be’er Sheva (Itztadion Ya’akov Turner Toto)
Hapoel Be’er Sheva FC (ISR) - FK Panevėžys (LTU)
Referee: Robert Hennessy (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Dermot Broughton (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Emmett Dynan (IRL)
Fourth Official: Damien MacGraith (IRL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Viktor Shvetsov (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Iain Blair (SCO)

20:00 CET - Celje (Stadion Z’dežele)
NK Celje (SVN) - Vitória SC (POR)
Referee: Chrysovalándis Theoulí (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Kyriákos Sokrátous (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Andréas Andréou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Menélaos Andoníou (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Sanja Bosanac-Perišić (MNE)

20:00 CET - Istanbul (Vodafone Park)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR) - KF Tirana (ALB)
Referee: Daniel Schlager (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Sven Waschitzki (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Arno Blos (GER)
Fourth Official: Tobias Reichel (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel Díaz Vega (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Danilo Filacchione (ITA)

20:00 CET - Osijek (Opus Arena)
NK Osijek (CRO) - Zalaegerszegi TE FC (HUN)
Referee: Bastian Dankert (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Dominik Schaal (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: René Rohde (GER)
Fourth Official: Florian Badstübner (GER)
UEFA Referee Observer: Stávros Tritsónis (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Þórir Þormar Hákonarson (ISL)

20:00 CET - Enschede (De Grolsch Veste)
FC Twente (NED) - Hammarby IF (SWE)
Referee: John Brooks (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Neil Davies (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Akil Howson (ENG)
Fourth Official: Thomas Bramall (ENG)
UEFA Referee Observer: Robert Sedlacek (AUT)
UEFA Delegate: Damien Mollard (SUI)
Mentor for Delegate: Dennis Cruise (IRL)

20:00 CET - Reykjavík (Framvöllur)
KA Akureyri (ISL) - Dundalk FC (IRL)
Referee: Georgi Davidov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 1: Georgi Doynov (BUL)
Assistant Referee 2: Petar Mitrev (BUL)
Fourth Official: Georgi Ginchev (BUL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Christof Dierick (BEL)
UEFA Delegate: Lambriní Dimitríou (GRE)

20:00 CET - Bruges (Jan Breydelstadion)
Club Brugge KV (BEL) - Aarhus GF (DEN)
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Davit Akhvlediani (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Davit Gabisonia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Irakli Kherkhadze (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Yuriy Barbash (UKR)

20:00 CET - Tórshavn (Gundadalur)
B36 Tórshavn (FRO) - Haverfordwest County AFC (WAL)
Referee: Snir Levi (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rostislav Talis (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Snir Arie Weintraub (ISR)
Fourth Official: Shalom Ben Avraham (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nuno Alexandre Parreira de Castro (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Ivan Lekov (BUL)

20:00 CET - Mezőkövesd, Hungary (Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion)
FK Tarpieda BielAZ Žodzina (BLR) - AEK Lárnakas (CYP)
Referee: Timothy Marshall (NIR)
Assistant Referee 1: Andrew Nethery (NIR)
Assistant Referee 2: John Doherty (NIR)
Fourth Official: Shane Andrews (NIR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nenad Đokić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Ana Raspopović (MNE)

20:00 CET - Ghent (Ghelamco Arena)
KAA Gent (BEL) - MŠK Žilina (SVK)
Referee: Visar Kastrati (KOS)
Assistant Referee 1: Granit Hyseni (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Lumturije Muhadri (KOS)
Fourth Official: Ilir Mehmeti (KOS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Giorgi Vadachkoria (GEO)
UEFA Delegate: Quanyş Qanapiianov (KAZ)

20:30 CET - Poznań (Enea Stadion)
KKS Lech Poznań (POL) - FK Žalgiris Kaunas (LTU)
Referee: Luka Bilbija (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Marko Perić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Amir Kadić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Benjamin Deljković (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: João Francisco Lopes Ferreira (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Tarik Shamel (ENG)

20:30 CET - Vienna (Generali Arena)
FK Austria Wien (AUT) - FK Borac (BIH)
Referee: Joey Kooij (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Patrick Inia (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Dyon Fikkert (NED)
Fourth Official: Jannick van der Laan (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu (ROU)

20:45 CET - Londonderry (The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium)
Derry City FC (IRL) - KuPS Kuopio (FIN)
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Edgaras Bučinskas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Benas Kikutis (LTU)
Fourth Official: Kęstutis Bartuškevičius (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustià Chato Ciprés (AND)
UEFA Delegate: Massimo Nanni (SMR)

20:45 CET - Belfast (National Football Stadium at Windsor Park)
Linfield FC (NIR) - MKS Pogoń Szczecin (POL)
Referee: David Šmajc (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: David Gabrovec (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Matic Mežnar (SVN)
Fourth Official: Dejan Balažič (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jon Eilif Skjervold (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)

21:00 CET - Podgorica (DG Arena)
FK Sutjeska (MNE) - FC Santa Coloma (AND)
Referee: Sandi Dhia Jirjis Putros (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Deniz Yurdakul (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Markus (DEN)
Fourth Official: Jørgen Daugbjerg Burchardt (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jouni Hyytiä (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Victor Marius Radu (ROU)

21:00 CET - Sarajevo (Stadion Grbavica)
FK Željezničar (BIH) - Neftçi PFK (AZE)
Referee: Juri Frischer (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Veiko Mõtsnik (EST) Neeme Neemlaid (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Sander Saga (EST)
Fourth Official: Kevin Kaivoja (EST)
UEFA Referee Observer: Alain Bieri (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Luis Cuervas del Real (ESP)

21:00 CET - Belfast (Seaview)
Crusaders FC (NIR) - Rosenborg BK (NOR)
Referee: Evángelos Manoúchos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfonas Petrópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Konstandínos Nikolaḯdis (GRE)
Fourth Official: Aristotélis Diamandópoulos (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Romano Clavadetscher (SUI)

21:00 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna arena “Todor Proeski”)
KF Shkupi (MKD) - PFK Levski (BUL)
Referee: David Fuxman (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Sagi Metzamber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Omer Barbiro (ISR)
Fourth Official: Niv Shteif (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Jean-Paul Mievis (BEL)

28 comments:

  1. Is it ok to appoint delegates from Russia?!

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    1. I was very surprised as well...

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    2. Probably the Russians may be back soon...

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    3. But still geo-restriction applied

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  2. What a test for Balakin in front of De Bleeckere! Also very notable that Akil Howson, a Championship AR, is assisting John Brooks in Enschede.

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    1. Has this ever happened before ?

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    2. I think Sven Jablonski had a 2.Bundesliga AR assisting him in UYL last season. It has probably happened more times as well

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    3. In fairness Akil Howson is on the Elite Referee Development Plan - AR Group so has done Premier League lines and did the L1 Playoff final (usually an indicator of promotion, but those on the ERDP don't have any officially announced unlike the "normal" pathway) so this isn't "just" a Championship AR but still unusual, probably helped as quite a few I'd expect to be appointed (Mainwaring, Hussin, Smith) are in the United States for the PL Summer Series.

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    4. Yeah, that's true, but he's still a Championship AR. A bit surprised that he didn't get promoted (or at least it's not been announced yet) together with Shaun Hudson after last season. Both have gotten appointments that would indicate it

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    5. And there we have it, Akil Howson promoted to the Premier League :) https://www.premierleague.com/news/3604441

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  3. Balakin - De Bleeckere and Theoulí - Hauge are surely most significant referee-observer pairings. Also Vergoote - Schörgenhofer, Minaković - Undiano Mallenco, Jónasson - Jovanetić, Robertson - Tutk, Nalbandyan - Čeferin, Məsiyev - Damato are worth mentioning, imo.

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    1. Agree, there are some interesting ‘match ups’, and looking at Q1 appointments some high profile / high risk type games seeing where these have been allocated. Robertson in both rounds so far has such

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  4. Total lack of Polish football referees, it seems that there is a huge gap apart from Marciniak...

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    1. Sylwestrzak and Musiał are appointed to second legs. However, it's true that there is no chance for Polish elite referee for many years to come unless Frankowski becomes much better. One may have hopes for Sylwestrzak (promising start) but it's too early to predict how far he can go. So far so good for him. I also hope that Mikulski will finally replace Musiał (to keep him for so many years with absolutely no chance for anything is simply waste of spot), maybe Stefański (age) and Raczkowski (it depends if UEFA is going to treat him as before his Greek incident), too.

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  5. Interesting end in Hamrun vs Dinamo Tblisi, referee Miloš Gigović (BIH)

    He almost blows the whistle for the end of the game, but in the last moment decides to let the game continue (without blowing) and Hamrun scores. The TV broadcast was focused on him when the goal was scored :D

    https://twitter.com/FootColic/status/1683930299183386627?t=dFovex7-oh4HSChDAR9lgw&s=19

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    1. In the end it was a good decision, it was a relieve for him, but I didn’t watch the game fully, IMO he could avoid situation like that.

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    2. To be honest this is a situation that can generate particular thoughts, I just hope it was bad timing by referee and he correctly waited for the end of attack, like UEFA wants, but at the same time the change of idea should have never happened. UEFA will surely check everything there.

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  6. Interesting situation in Kosovo. Simulation surely not but PK yes or not?
    https://ephmedia.giphy.com/eda49bb9-4387-4ed8-a275-b59625b232ce.gif
    https://ephmedia.giphy.com/1d752f3a-f6f2-4501-9e0f-c74b495eab22.gif
    https://ephmedia.giphy.com/798f02b4-7e52-4f2a-95d9-e31304631ac1.gif

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  7. No penalty for me. Exageratted falling.

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  8. Late changes to officials in Plzen.

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  9. PAOK (GRE) - Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR)
    Assistant Referee 2: Dmytro Zaporozhenko (UKR)

    He had to travel from Kosovo where on Tuesday he was assistant referee to Denys Shurman.

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  10. Two penalties and two red cards in 15 minutes for Correia in Basel!

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    1. 1st penalty, 52': Boarderline, because attacker exaggerated a contact, but stupid by defender and surely not a mistake by referee.
      2nd penalty and RC,56': defender cleard a ball of the goal line with his hands, referee acted immediately and correctly, no complaints.
      2nd RC, around 65': second YC for reckless use of elbow. in my books more a mistake because the intensity came from attacker and the action from defender was at most careless. but probably one can discuss.

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  11. David Smajc performance was totally unacceptable for a EUFA referee,he had a pre determined view of the two sides .

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    1. EUFA?🤔😉 Whay? Do you have some clips/situations?

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    2. I've just watched the game. Absolutely crazy match with so many incidents to assess. Penalty to Pogoń and only YC (RC for DOGSO no attempt possible), several penalty appeals rather correctly waved away, two Linfield's goals disallowed for offside (inconclusive replays at first and good teamwork at second one). Linfield players had a very bad approach in the second half, dissenting after almost every call. Very fast and agile Slovenian referee couldn't slow down the game when needed. His hectic gestures and unnecessary advantages didn't help, too. Instead of calming things down, he inflamed the atmosphere by his top-down approach. 33POG was lucky to finish without a YC after his tactical fouls in 7' and 46'. Also, a very late reaction to head injury in 90'. Visible talent but also significant points for improvement. I think with good mentoring they can make him a very decent referee.

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    3. I have seen only highlights (link below your comment) and for me YC at penalty is a correct decision.

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  12. Refereeing highlights of 'Polish' games in UEFA Europa Conference League

    Ordabasy FK - Legia Warszawa (Helgi Mikael Jónasson)
    https://www.grosfichiers.com/PNFTuKQfzYa

    KKS Lech Poznań - FK Žalgiris Kaunas (Luka Bilbija)
    https://we.tl/t-QZBylBTK5S

    Linfield FC - MKS Pogoń Szczecin (David Šmajc)
    https://we.tl/t-u7dIRXtPUE

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