The following referees have been appointed to handle the second legs of 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Quarterfinals.
Thursday 18 April 2024
21:00 CET - Rome (Stadio Olimpico)
AS Roma (ITA) [1-0] AC Milan (ITA)
Referee: Szymon Marciniak POL
Assistant Referee 1: Tomasz Listkiewicz POL
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Kupsik POL
Fourth Official: Paweł Raczkowski POL
Video Assistant Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bartosz Frankowski POL
UEFA Referee Observer: Sokol Jareci ALB
UEFA Delegate: Jan Willem van Dop NED
21:00 CET - Bergamo (Gewiss Stadium)
Atalanta BC (ITA) [3-0] Liverpool FC (ENG)
Referee: François Letexier FRA
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Mugnier FRA
Assistant Referee 2: Mehdi Rahmouni FRA
Fourth Official: Pierre Gaillouste FRA
Video Assistant Referee: Jérôme Brisard FRA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Willy Delajod FRA
UEFA Referee Observer: Lucílio Cardoso Cortez Batista POR
UEFA Delegate: Aleksandra Pejkovska MKD
21:00 CET - London (London Stadium)
West Ham United FC (ENG) [0-2] Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 1: Raúl Cabañero Martínez ESP
Assistant Referee 2: Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín ESP
Fourth Official: César Soto Grado ESP
Video Assistant Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande ESP
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea ESP
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef NED
UEFA Delegate: Dane Jošt SVN
21:00 CET - Marseille (Orange Vélodrome)
Olympique de Marseille (FRA) [1-2] SL Benfica (POR)
Referee: Felix Zwayer GER
Assistant Referee 1: Stefan Lupp GER
Assistant Referee 2: Marco Achmüller GER
Fourth Official: Harm Osmers GER
Video Assistant Referee: Bastian Dankert GER
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz GER
UEFA Referee Observer: Kýros Vassáras GRE
UEFA Delegate: Balázs Makray HUN
With thanks to Euro Soccer Ref.
Confirmed tasks for Marciniak:
ReplyDeleteone of the CL semi-final matches and the opening match of the Euro
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I dont know if people outside from germany will remember, but is it the first time that Zwayer faces Benfica coach Roger Schmidt again after the famous incident in Leverkusen-Dortmund, when Schmidt refused to leave the technical area?
ReplyDeleteNo, he already had Benfica twice in 2022.
DeleteOkay, thank you! :-)
DeleteHe already met him again when he whistled X Dynamo Kiev and X Juventus. In the match against Kiev, one day before they even talked each other a bit.
DeleteGreat reward for Letexier of course but... I don't get the message behind
ReplyDeleteNo other candidates for this game?
Is Letexier a replacement in our opinion or was he planned for two matches since beginning ? Maybe he is on duty in place of Peljto or Guzubuyuk, who is weirdly missed.
ReplyDeleteGlobally on QF matches the expected names who are missing are: Guzubuyuk, Peljto, Jovanovic and maybe Bastien
Gozubuyuk is not weird that he is missing.... he has the Dutch cup final on sunday
ReplyDeleteMost probably a (not overly sonorous) Dutch cup final isn’t prioritized over a Uefa quarter final appointment. If any, I would rather say the other way around. Apart from that a Sunday game can perfectly be combined by a midweek duty on Wednesday or Thursday I think.
DeleteTrue, but don't forget not a single Dutch team is present anymore.... so big chances for a semi, or even final, while in the next round at least some of the Italian, french, German ,English officials are possibly out
DeleteGozubuyuk will probably do a semi-final, agree (with Makkelie waiting for a final call)
DeletePerhaps Rosetti didnt like his performance in his previous match, Marsella-Villarreal.
DeleteWhat Samuel stated about Marciniak could very well be true: a semi-final is expected, but also the opening game at the EURO.
ReplyDeleteAt the same time, isn’t it all part of Referee committee strategy to assign Orsato to the top game City-Real? On paper the biggest game of this year. It’s a statement: take it or leave it, Orsato is the #1 candidate this summer. Suppose Turpin or Marciniak officiate that game and do extremely well (8,7-9,0 level), it can trigger internal discussions or in media before the EURO tournament.
What else stands out: no UEL appointment for Kruzliak, while he had good reports here in previous rounds. It seems they don't trust him with Italian teams (even with a 3-0 lead). That's sad and what does it tell us about his EURO chances?
Letexier a 2nd match, how should we read that? A replacement, a reward, or confirmation that very few refs are trusted with Italian teams...
All appointments are reasonable and we can understand the choices by committee. Still, Sanchez Martinez ranked ahead of Gil Manzano (if the specific assignments in EL and ECL have a particular meaning).
ReplyDeleteMore words can be said about missing referees: it seems already over for Peljto and Jovanovic. I'm sure the disallowed goal was assessed as offside, but then why no punishment for VAR? And Jovanovic performance very likely was not liked at all, unless extremely surprising appointments for them in semifinals.
As you said, Gozubuyuk is another name that one could have expected again, but in his case, a direct assignment to Conference semifinal is very possible.
Glad that Letexier continues his outstanding path.
@Chefren what is your final Euro referee prediction?
ReplyDeleteWe discussed many times that on the blog.
DeleteMost obvious choice is that Orsato will become the new Kuipers.
The same path of the Dutch in 2020 (21). Last game of the career, final... unless particular events.
As Chefren mentioned. Orsato is already pre-scheduled for the Euro final! Only a few things can deprive him of this... Italy in the final, a very poor important match or illness or other random events. Then there are two or three more sureties in line.
DeleteOf course, let's not forget about Marciniak. Despite everything, he is also a candidate for the Euro final.
DeleteIs Letexier needed there really? Ideal game for Bastien. I’ve said it before but his treatment is a joke to be honest
ReplyDeleteAnthony Taylor will be the referee of this year's Champions League final, and Szymon Marciniak, Danny Makkelie from the Netherlands, Daniele Orsato from Italy and Slavko Vincić from Slovenia will be the referees of the semi-final matches!
ReplyDeletehttps://imgur.com/a/jpV2dQP
DeleteOne can imagine that there was a Zoom meeting last night of a similar nature... :)
Mikael, exactly :)
Delete:)
DeleteMostly OT but somewhat related: sth funny also from EURO 2008 which I noticed this week, whilst editing the audio for the group stage game Netherlands-Romania. After the extremely famous events 'Busacca-Bebek', in the very next appointment for the Swiss referee, it seems he had some problems in communicating with the fourth official of that game, who was then-Premier(?) Category ref Craig Thomson from Scotland. You can lip-read Busacca look out to him and say "I can't hear you", and most tellingly he gestures for the Scot to check he has pressed the 'push-to-talk' button. The problems seem to remain in time for kickoff, as Busacca blows the whistle to set the game in motion.
Clip: https://www.streambug.io/cv/10d1f5
Perhaps it was an act of mercy from fate? :D
Craig is a lawyer from the West Coast of Scotland so every chance he simply didnt understand our accent :)
DeleteMakkelie will officiate the match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, but it is not known whether it will be on April 30 in Germany or May 8 in Spain.
ReplyDeleteWhich means that it would become unlikelier for Makkelie to get the final.
DeleteWhere would you get this info that quick. I am quite sure UEFA dont even know themselves yet, as they will wait all EL games to have the big picture before then doing all remaining 9 games.
DeleteIf the shape and health of the referees match, it is 100% confirmed!
ReplyDeleteHow can you be so sure?
DeleteMarco Fritz ends his career at the end of the season - both as referee and as VAR, i.e. the EURO would be his "derniere".
ReplyDeleteMaybe he will be rewarded with Cup Final.
DeleteEven though he handled 2016 Final.
Unlikely, because he already had a cup SF. And anyway it would be unusual to give the final to someone as his last match in Germany.
DeleteHe will be the new boss of German Refereeing, following Lutz Fröhlich.
DeleteNo, the new boss will be Mr. Knut Kircher, former FIFA referee from Rottenburg near Stuttgart.
DeletePenalty whistled by Letexier for handball to Liverpool, maybe in cooperation with AR1. I didn't understand why a so long check by VAR, very clear decision.
ReplyDeleteCommentators suggested a possible offside
DeleteEarly penalty in Bergamo, correctly awarded by Letexier, hand clearly away from body. Harsh but correct by UEFA rules, very quickly given by Letexier. Long VAR check for possible offside
ReplyDeleteExactly, expected at UEFA level. But in general terms, you could argue the arm position was part of the running movement and not unnaturally extended.
DeleteCorrect early PK for handball by Letexier in Bergamo.
ReplyDeleteMarciniak missed YC for SPA in 8'.
ReplyDeleteExcellent RC for SFP by Marciniak in Rome!
ReplyDeleteRC for SFP by Marciniak: https://dubz.co/v/xk8fh6
ReplyDeleteTop decision, very clear.
Excellent decision; very, very pleasing to see it not downgraded to YC.
DeleteThe problem is he can do it because of his current position in refereeing. Others (VARs) would have, unfortunately, opted for a YC because there was no significant contact.
DeleteGiroud's hand caught
ReplyDeleteVAR intervention correct
ReplyDeleteAgreed, OFR was necessary according to protocol, and a correct decision in the end: handball by Giroud before handball by Smalling. Good work by Kwiatkowski.
DeleteWhat protocol? I thought VAR can only intervene when he thinks it's a penalty. I'm not convinced Giroud handball is not natural movement, while Mancini handball is very clearly deliberate.
DeleteYou can’t give a penalty for handball after the other team has just hand-balled it. You just loose all credibility and match control
DeleteVAR should intervene, if he thinks, it would be a penalty, but there also was a subjective offense in the APP - so everything right here.
DeleteJust the OFR was done a bit weird and hasty - did he only look at a freeze frame?
Exactly my thoughts. How can you evaluate the situation by only observing a single frame? If you want to go to OFR just to sell your decision do it properly and not as a joke.
DeleteEverything was fine, according to protocol. A situation that Marciniak could not assess from the field. VAR was checking a potential penalty kick and this incident involved several players covering each other. Giroud's hand ends the action and there is no further discussion. Even "stop frame" is enough for Marciniak
Delete@Philipp, thank you for the explanation, you were quicker than me.
DeleteHowever, both Philipp and lukas086 are right: unnecessary for Marciniak to do the OFR in such a hasty manner. Frankly, it looked a bit unprofessional.
It was OK
DeleteActually, according to protocol, you have to show the possible penalty first and then show the incident in APP. While intervention was correct, it should've been done in a more calm manner
DeleteMissed VAR intervention in Bergamo in 43'? Feeling is that Díaz would've been through if it wasn't for Hien's handball
ReplyDeleteAgree
DeleteI think actually at least supportable YC. Other defender in line and no ball possession, so there are some agruements against DOGSO. For me it's totally YC, but we can call it minimum supportable. (on the other hand I think if Letexier is issuing a RC, I don't think VAR would overturn it)
Deletehttps://streambug.org/cv/70b0f2
DeleteMarciniak in the first half, standard level
ReplyDeleteDisastrous refereeing by the Spanish ref in WHU/LEV. The commentators are furious about the foul detection. Every touch is a foul but the real fouls are not given. Ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteWeak performance by Sanchez Martinez in London in my opinion. No very big issues luckily, but technically too inaccurate. Astonishes players with chaotic foul detection, tries to hard to give advantages even if the situations are not promising and missed already a few YC.
ReplyDeleteBut he was also strict with the benches, RC issued in first half for at least one coach, probably for two of them.
YC to JOVIC for the discussions
ReplyDelete#WHU players get furious with Sánchez Martínez. Two more YCs for dissent. Only watched the last minutes, still too many mistakes…
ReplyDeleteMatch control can be questioned… And countless YCs given.
DeleteThat is often the price you have to pay for holding back with the YCs for too long. He is not accepted by the players. If he had Kovacs approach in the last 15 minutes, he would have shown even more YCs.
DeleteBut this was too less for en elite ref in my opinion. No line in foul detection, missed some mandatory YC, did almost nothing against time wasting... Sachnez Martinez can be lucky there were no KMI and the final result is clear so he wont be talked about too much.
I don't think the number of mistakes are his biggest problem. With huge respect for Sánchez, he completely lacks any sort of repertoire to manage a game other than looking stern, being fit and blowing his whistle. I haven't seen him in any game before but I'm quite astonished he's a serious contender for EURO24. Spain, UEFA must have better referees.
ReplyDeleteRC for Theo changed YC
ReplyDeleteI don't think Marciniak will get UCL SF. Two OFRs while other referees were flawless. He's a very good manager but to be honest others are in a better form currently.
ReplyDeleteIs OFR an allegation?
DeleteOr a first leg instead of a 2nd leg.
Delete@lukas086
DeleteHe's already there, my friend
Of course he will. That's what OFR is for
ReplyDeleteNot Marciniak's best performance in a long time. Two questionable red cards, the first supportable, the second rightfully overturned. Two VAR interventions, one resulting in a penalty. Still too aggressive at times. On the other hand, Letexier once again managed the game well with calm and convincing body language. Martinez was below elite level tonight.
ReplyDeletePiotr, first RC, great decision. There was no penalty kick anyway, and GIROUD's hand could not be assessed from the field, OFR reacted correctly. RC for Theo was too strict and after VAR intervention it was reduced to YC. Good match for Marciniak, expected level.
DeleteIn my opinion, Marciniak had a good match, apart from one significant mistake in the end with a wrong RC for Theo Hernandez. I have a feeling he misjudged the point of contact or even complete nature of that foul. Luckily, good teamwork prevailed and a correct decision was reached in the end.
DeleteAbout the rest of the performance, for me a strong one, with a good foul detection and even better disciplinary line, probably specially adapted in preparation for what could have become a very difficult game. I have to say I really liked the RC decision in 31': Roma player goes into a tackle from behind, targeted at the opponent only, with no chance to reach the ball, and with straight leg, studs showing and quite a bit of intensity aimed right at the opponents heel. I understand that the low hitting point might speak in favor of a YC, however everything else about this tackle makes it a clear SFP RC for my taste. As for the first OFR, those handballs are, IMO, extremely difficult to see in such a crowd, let alone properly perceive, and I don't blame Marciniak here at all. There was also a potentially missed YC for SPA in 8', but unfortunately, I cannot review the footage now and I missed the scene live. What I didn't miss was a YC to Yacine Adli in 51' for what seemed to be entering the FoP without permission during warm-up. If so, it was a nice catch by Marciniak.
Having said that, what makes me especially content is Marciniak's excellent management, as usual. I understand Peter's opinion about him being aggressive at times, however I don't have a problem with it personally, and, judging by this game, nor do the players. Marciniak still managed to connect with them in a nice manner, constantly chatting and explaining his decisions; therefore, I don't see a problem with him adopting a certain personal style. Having said that, I can highlight his high level of prevention: I didn't see a single situation in which a potential conflict may have arisen that Marciniak didn't properly feel/perceive and controlled with his presence and authority. That was a really nice aspect of the performance for me.
In the end, a very good job by VAR Kwiatkowski, with good calls in three crucial situations. I would have liked for the first OFR to be less hasty and conducted in a calmer manner, however that is only a minor objection. What's more, knowing Marciniak's way of working with his VAR, it was probably a result of their constant communication, as they likely analysed the situation verbally before the actual OFR. It was certainly not ideal, but the final decision was correct.
Justified criticism (Sánchez). I understand that we need to see at least one Spanish ref in Europa League if the highest level is not possible, however why assign Sánchez to an important return leg after Luxembourg-Georgia. I don't get it.
ReplyDeleteSanchez Martinez plus ARs were quite poor today. Too inconsistent, too aloof, too weak(even though trying to hide that with facial looks and with cards). He can't be seen to be ahead of Gil Manzano with performances like this.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a performance thing 'today'. My observations make me feel it's a competence thing 'everytime'. Referees need more than a hammer to get nails in the wall. Sometimes a file is needed, sometimes a saw. Sánchez constantly hammered his own hand rather than the nail but had no other tools with him. I might be wrong, but that's not the flexibility elite players / games need as referee. Just my humble view in all respect for the individual.
DeleteHas anyone watched Zwayer?
ReplyDeleteMe :)
DeleteAnd what does it look like?
DeleteI watched almost all of the game - generally sound and good performance by Zwayer in a quite challenging context. The same impression as Bosnia-Ukraine, some decisions made with too much delay, but overall good use of cards and personality skills by the German. The most relevant incidents are two Marseille penalty appeals at 66' and 69', for a goalkeeper challenge and potential handball respectively (the second was clearly no offence committed).
DeleteThanks Mikael! I can always count on you
DeleteIt was an exciting game. Zwayer did well. Marseille had a good penalty shout for foul on Balerdi around 67(?). But no issues
DeleteGood. Expected level 🤩
DeleteVideo impressions for the two penalty area incidents I mentioned:
Deletehttps://www.streambug.io/cv/a8b3ef
https://www.streambug.io/cv/8b1e3a
All correct decisions by Zwayer. I think he was very unlucky with CL semifinals, and this was very impossible to predict, not even a chance for a first leg.
DeleteEarly predictions
ReplyDeleteMarseille - Atalanta: Eskas / Makkelie
Roma - Leverkusen: Gözübüyük / Nyberg
Final: Kovacs
So time for predictions:
ReplyDeleteCL:
Dortmund - PSG Orsato/Marciniak
Bayern - Real Madrid Vincic/Turpin
Final: Makkelie or Taylor
EL:
Marseille - Atalanta Scharer/Oliver
Roma - Leverkusen Vincic/Letexier
Final: Zwayer or Kovacs
ECL
Villa - Olympiakos Siebert/Guida
Fiorentina - Brugge Gozobuyuk/Soares Dias
Final: Nyberg or Letexier(as a reward for his excellent season, and then does not matter Super Cup was basically this season)
Very limited options for German and Italian refs and based on the form of Spanish refs I don't really find space for them.
Personally, I don't think UEFA will sideline two CL final candidates (Taylor & Makkelie) in the semi’s, to wait for the final set up.
DeleteI guess, UEFA selects Taylor and will 'compensate' the other final candidates in a semi.
Champions League seems crystal clear now. In Europa League, not so much.
ReplyDeleteZwayer is a final candidate, but Leverkusen is still in. Kovács is a candidate, but he works with German or Italian VARs.
What is the alternative in case Atalanta plays the final vs. Leverkusen? :)
Kovacs has also worked with Dutch and Romanian VAR if i'm not mistaken.
DeleteThe Dutch VAR (v.Boekel) has already done the Europe League final in 2022 with Vincic and I doubt Romanian VMO’s are trusted in a final :/
DeleteMy predictions
ReplyDeleteMarseille x Atalanta: Vincic - Taylor
Roma x Leverkusen: Nyberg - Gozubuyuk
Final - Istvan Kovacs
Anthony Taylor shouldn’t be a UCL final referee, he just isn’t good enough
ReplyDeleteHe has never done a QF 2nd Leg and never even done a Semi a final. Controversy is never too far away especially in European games. KMI wise he is poor and he can easily loose control of matches due to his sometimes awful foul detection line
DeleteI tend to agree however players respect him which is always important. Also, Atalanta-PSG (where he was faultless) I would say counts as a QF second leg even though it wasn’t “officially”
DeleteWhether you like it or not Taylor is England's No1 referee
DeletePrediction time
ReplyDeleteCL:
Dortmund - PSG: Taylor / Orsato
Bayern - Real Madrid: Turpin / Marciniak
Final: Vincic
EL:
Marseille - Atalanta: Gozubuyuk / Oliver
Roma - Leverkusen: Letexier / Makkelie
Final: Kovacs
ECL
Villa - Olympiakos: Gil Manzano / Zwayer
Fiorentina - Brugge: Schärer / Nyberg
Final: Soares Dias
Looks quite good to me.
DeleteI just don't like Taylor repeating Dortmund (maybe swap him with Marciniak or Oliver?) and Soares Dias in a final after no CL KO game (not impossible though).
It would not seem fair to me to leave Makkelie out of CL semis. Probably he can not be planned for the big final, but he should have at least one semi for his constantly good performances. Based on his european games he deserves it more than Turpin, Vincic or Taylor, after yesterday probably even more than Marciniak.
DeleteI guess that there are 6 names for managing CL Sf and Final: Makkelie, Marciniak, Orsato, Taylor, Turpin and Vincic and the big question marks to take a decision is related to the possibility for Makkelie to officiate PSG, overpassing ugly pre concepts on old episodes that must be overpassed.
DeleteSo, if Makkelie will be planned for final match, as he deserve and as I really hope, it's very difficult to exclude one among the remaining top five big. It could be Turpin just for avoid to have a French man with PSG but it would be like a non sense.
So finally my guess would be:
CL:
Dortmund - PSG: Taylor / Orsato
Bayern - Real Madrid: Turpin / Marciniak
Final: Makkelie
EL:
Marseille - Atalanta: Zwayer / Oliver
Roma - Leverkusen: Nyberg / Vincic
Final: Kovacs
ECL
Villa - Olympiakos: Guzubuyuk / Gil manzano
Fiorentina - Brugge: Sanchez martinez / Soares Dias
Final: Letexier
Swap Zwayer with Dias imo
DeleteAbout the OFR in the last minutes of the game for Marciniak, I think that he made this mistake because he assessed the challenge as similar to the previous red card, tackle from behind only on opponent, without chances to play ball. But this wasn't the case, normal challenge you can consider as tripping, clear YC.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that RC in the first incident is fully correct, I think most of referees would have issued YC, without a VAR intervention and in my opinion Marciniak tried to change a bit his style for this Italian derby, in the meaning that he was aware he could have seen very dangerous challenges.
I want to know when the REfCom will announced the referees for the Euro 2024. Because, it's only two months before the opening game. So, it will be today or we have to wait for monday?
ReplyDeleteIf the names posted by Samuel are correct, we can only see this:
ReplyDelete- BAY-RMA: Vincic / Makkelie
- BVB-PSG: Marciniak / Orsato
Otherwise, Vincic and Makkelie will repeat the same teams on short term.
Orsato is the obvious choice in the PSG-return. Vincic a first leg in his very first semi-final.
I think it is good management to give Makkelie a semi-final return (as consolidation) if he was initially the #1 choice for the final.
Marciniak in a first leg after 2 OFR’s is good management too, and at the same time to keep him away from the spotlight if he has the Euro opener.
However, if you want to keep Marciniak away from the spotlight for the Euro opening match between Germany and Scotland, you should "ban" him for all matches with German participation. The first alternative option would be the second leg Atalanta - Marseille in the Europa League in this case.
DeleteJosé María Sánchez Martínez in West Ham - Bayer Leverkusen.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely many things to say here.
5' YC for reckless challenge
https://streambug.org/cv/aca12b
Fully correct decision, but why issuing the card in that way? Coming extremely closely head to head to play and almost provoking him? This was the paramount example of how the Spanish referee conducted the game. Instead of looking for communication, he adopted the "I'm the referee" style.
29' Management, fouls and RC to bench
https://streambug.org/cv/ffc11f
The temperature of the game was already hot in first half. Spanish referee didn't notice that he had to act in different way (first of all: foul detection), to keep the control. All started to go out of control from that minute, onwards. Also in this case, like previous one, rather authoritative way of issuing card, showing it with force.
72' YC for (repeated) dissenting gesture
https://streambug.org/cv/d5081f
The feeling is player didn't care at all about that, but what about the facial expression by referee, when he noticed that and before issuing the card? This should mean he didn' expect such reaction by player.
No connection at all with players from both teams for him.
79' Management, YC for a previous foul and then YC for being touched by a player
https://streambug.org/cv/88602a
OK, the Moen times (Iceland - Finland) are very far away, and of course that's an expected decision, since a player shouldn't touch referee by showing his dissent in that way. Nevertheless, instead of running away from them, opening to communication woul have avoided some difficult situations to manage. This looks like very harsh card for normal people, good and correct for us, with refereeing knowledge, but must be read in the context.
85' - Management
https://streambug.org/cv/863293
The next confrontation and two YC followed. The referee with an excessive use of whistle and nothing more.
To add, a correct YC to keeper for time wasting and further two yellow cards after the 1-1 goal in 89', this incident was not shown live, so one can't judge.
Some days ago we discussed on the blog about the concept of "arrogant" refereeing, how to describe such attitude? Well, I think, if you watch this game, you have solution, starting from minute 5'. The Spanish referee was a very isolated figure in this game, he just thought about decisions and nothing more, no caring at all about the rest. No crucial incidents, no important situations, but in my opinion this performance is by far worse than others in which you have important but comprehensible mistakes. This was a question of approach. Definitely not better than Gil Manzano after the last two performances, curious about how committee will manage him.
Such kind of perfomance in an English - German duel is even unexpcted, if compared to other games...
Spanish Referees, always have been useless and always will be. Almost every game I have seen turns into a clown show revolving around them
Delete@Englandref. Lol...What do you then say about English referees? I'm curious.
DeleteRafael Leao from AC Milan ran after the ball along the touchline. As he crossed the halfway line, Zeki Celik attacked him from behind. In this situation, the AS Roma player had no chance to play the ball, but he still decided to stop his opponent. If he grabbed him by the shirt or hand, Szymon Marciniak would only show him a yellow card, because it would only be a SPA foul, i.e. interruption of a favorable action. There were other players closer to Roma's goal, so this situation could not be considered DOGSO, i.e. depriving an obvious opportunity to score a goal.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Zeki Celik chose a different solution. He performed the so-called "flying tackle", which in itself is or can be extremely dangerous for the opponent, because the player attacking in this way loses control over his own body, which he can no longer stop in the air. After "landing" on the turf, Celik hit Leao with studs on the back of his leg, near the heel and Achilles tendon. It was obvious that Marciniak weighed the seriousness of this foul, and after a while he took out a red card.
ReplyDeleteIt was one of the best referee decisions by a Polish referee since the World Cup final in Qatar. However, she was criticized in the Italian media. "He could have only shown a yellow card", "He could have warned instead of immediately showing a red card. After all, Celik hit Leao in the boot that was covering the foot", "The referee completely changed the course of the match with this decision" - Italian commentators wrote or said.
Well, Marciniak couldn't just warn Celik, because he would expose himself to serious criticism from the FIFA and UEFA refereeing authorities. He shouldn't have just shown a yellow card, because it wasn't a foul resulting from a failed attempt to play the ball. If this were the case, the possibility of hitting the shoe with the studs in certain circumstances could justify showing only a yellow card. However, in this situation, the foul from behind clearly and blatantly endangered the health of the AC Milan player. Marciniak should have taken this into account, and apparently he did.
ReplyDeleteThis situation is a model example of how judges should take care of their health. Marciniak clearly emphasized the limit that players must not reach even accidentally. This is a clear example of what fouls in football should not be tolerated if the health of the players is more important to the referee than the desire to avoid unfair media criticism.
The reaction of the Italian media to the decision of the Polish referee shows why UEFA appointed Clement Turpin from France and Szymon Marciniak to officiate the matches Mila - Roma and Roma - Milan. Both are top five referees in the UEFA Elite category. Less experienced referees could have much bigger problems during the match, and then their careers could be seriously questioned, which was unlikely to happen to Turpin or Marciniak considering their previous refereeing achievements.
ReplyDeleteMarciniak had several other difficult situations and difficult decisions to make in this match. He showed a second red card, but after consulting VAR referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski, he canceled it. This wasn't the only decision made with help from VAR. Marciniak used this opportunity more often than in many previous FIFA and UEFA matches, but thanks to this, all the most important refereeing decisions in Rome were ultimately correct.
The decision in the 31st minute was outstanding. It should be well remembered by all judges around the world.
We are now waiting for SF CL
Does anybody know how a user can block a few specific users on blogspot so she doesn't have to read PR bollocks? Asking for a friend. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWe apparently have a mutual friend 🤣🤣🤣
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