Daniele Orsato to officiate Switzerland - Germany, he will be observed by a committee member.
Game 25, Group A
Frankfurt, 23 June 2024 21:00 CET
SWITZERLAND - GERMANYFrankfurt, 23 June 2024 21:00 CET
Referee: Daniele Orsato ITA
Assistant Referee 1: Ciro Carbone ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Assistant Referee 2: Alessandro Giallatini ITA
Fourth Official: Marco Guida ITA
Reserve Assistant Referee: Filippo Meli ITA
Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: Paolo Valeri ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Cătălin Popa ROU
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: Cătălin Popa ROU
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Šajn SVN
UEFA Delegate: Konul Mehtiyeva AZE
Orsato wearing the gold kit for the first time
ReplyDeleteReally difficult start for Orsato, on the foul detection + a potential pk missed and now ofr
ReplyDeleteBig mistake from Orsato. Musiala's foul on Swiss defender prior to Germany's goal is quite clear and had to be spotted in real time! If it weren't for VAR...
ReplyDeleteFor me, VAR intervention is not understandable. Normal collision after ball has been played.
ReplyDeleteWhat???
DeleteNormal collision?
DeleteThat'd have been the case if Musiala scored and this tackle was the follow through. Because apparently that makes sense, as with De Bruyne's goal.
DeleteOnly the Swiss defender touches the ball! It's a BLUNDER from Orsato!
Delete13th VAR intervention that lead to cancelled goal. But, its hard possible to see it live on field.
ReplyDeleteWhat???
DeleteGood intervention, Orsato should have spotted this live.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. It's a huge mistake.
DeleteGentelmans, I would like topl please you to not have harsh comments about the referees. All of them do the best possible job they can, and make mistakes. Its very easy for us to be in front of TV And said hey he should spot it live. 90 percent of referees can not spot it live.
DeleteGood Intervation from Irratti. It's not easy to saw the foul on the field
DeleteRef Fot, an elite level MUST spot that foul in real time, too too clear. There must be a difference between being a top ref and not being a top ref otherwise this is an absolute joke.
Delete25’ YC for reckless, feels pretty soft to be honest, barely any contact…
ReplyDelete+1, i dont feel like it was reckless in any sense
DeleteAgree wrong YC
DeleteGreat onside call by AR1!
ReplyDeleteOrsato clearly points for a corner, then it starts with a GK. Clear missed foul by Germany 4 and YC for SPA. Now a freekick for Kimmich tripping himself up. Not Orsato finest game
ReplyDeleteThere was contact before Kimmich tripped.
Delete25' Wrong YC. Very soft contact. Orsato being completely fooled by the big fuss made by Rudiger.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, picturing Orsato in the final is now a mirage. It would be grossly unfair and a horrinle signal from Committee regarding performance-based principle.
horrible*
DeleteIt's obvious you're trying to run a camaign against a referee with your comments. Please watch your choice of words! Behavior like this really make this blog unenjoyable sometimes. We can discuss scenes objectively without discrediting the referee or other bloggers.
DeleteCampaign? You're clueless. I'm just expressing my opinion and bearing them out, which is something you clearly don't do.
DeleteGet a grip!
I'm watching the other game, but about crucial incidents:
ReplyDelete13' Penalty that should have been whistled only by Orsato, personally I dislike such calls, attackers use the situation to get the whistle, but many people see this one as foul, correct by Irrati to stay silent. I would have supported, disliking it, a possible penalty call by Orsato.
18' Ball played only by Swiss player, and that's clear, but I'm in trouble to see the effects of the contact by German player who comes later, is that a real foul? in such situations, referee should be called at monitor only if very clear... well, I have doubts, but I just watched a couple of replay, doesn't look German player makes a significant contact on the leg of opponent... but wil rewatch
You can only be kidding us.
DeletePlease, watch the replay!
It’s a clear foul
DeleteAgree with your analysis on the first case should have been pk but for me correct decision to disallowed the goal
DeleteFully agreed, contact is minimal. I don‘t see an obvious mistake here, also considering UEFA‘s instruction only to intervene in very clear situations.
Delete"contact is minimal" :)))))
DeleteIf one wants to be taken seriously...
Honestly I think it's quite harsh to disallow the goal. Musiala's contact is, if anything, careless and happens after the Swiss defender played the ball. No impact on the defender's ability to play the ball at all. If Orsato would have whistled, definitely supportable but I struggle to see grounds for a VAR Intervention.
DeleteSame goes for the penalty appeal by Germany. Fully okay with no VAR Intervention but a penalty whistled by Orsato would have been supported too.
In all cases, this OFR puts definitely in trouble Orsato. We can already imagine a scenario in which there will be final candidates without any single OFR in their games, so surely Orsato had to be almost faultless.
ReplyDeleteI'm extremely curious about committee management, we are in different times than 2021 now!
Chefren may you tell me how many final candidates at EURO 2020 hasnt have OFR, and Kuipers Win?
DeleteI don't remember, TBH :)
DeleteKuipers had a OFR (Spain-Slovakia, his first match, handball), Pitana at WC2018 also had a OFR, while Faghani not ;)
DeleteMarciniak in 2022 is a other case, he had only 2 games before final.
Not the best half from Orsato. Clear foul missed (OFR), soft first yellow card and some minor mistakes (soft free kicks, wrong corner kick). Regarding match control; the usual good Orsato!
ReplyDeleteWe must praise the VAR for his quick checks regarding the goal and OFR.
Isn't the APP only starting, when Germany gains possession, i.e. after the foul?
ReplyDeleteAnd Germany's possession is not caused by the foul, because the defender can freely play the ball before being fouled.
So while I think, this is a relatively clear foul, I have big doubts about the reviewability.
That's a very interesting remark, but I think the protocol doesn't give us a clear solution.
DeleteI think you want to say that the German player, even if committing foul, had no impact on the deliberate play, happened before, by defender, so it wasn't a direct consequence that Germany gained the possession of the ball.
I don't remember similar cases so far, but I would easily say most of VAR wouldn't join tjhis area of discussion, and they would call this one in case of foul assessment...
Yes, exactly.
DeleteI repeated my question below for more attention and hopefully a good explanation, because I generally expect Irrati to know better than me. :)
Decent 1st half for Orsato. Keep the game flow, one OFR(nothing what is possible to se live), nobody speak with him, so we can be satisfied with how he do his job. Hope that he continiue and make his performance top in this game.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least in Germany, they do speak about him and his decision.
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DeleteFurther incidents:
ReplyDelete25' only replay shows that YC is very harsh if not wrong decision, live you have the perception of a very clear late challenge, so I understand Orsato choice, but still debatable.
38' Borderline to RC, with the leg that hits head, but the intensity is quite low and so the player saves himself, red card wouldn't have been questioned by VAR
Horrible first half from Orsato.
ReplyDeleteAs bad a performance as Turpin's in GER X SCO.
All right, so the blog admins are starting to delete comments because they don't want the truth to be exposed.
ReplyDeleteMiserable.
Miserable if one insults people.
DeleteWho did I insult?
DeleteYou don't even remember! Good! Next time you should think before writing. Here we don't delete any opinion, unless your language is not acceptable.
DeleteOk, you're just confirming I didn't insult anyone and that you deleted my comment because you can't accept a negative but well grounded opinion about certsin refs :)
Deletecertain*
DeleteYou keep on deleting comments, you're ridiculously insecure :)
ReplyDeleteYou're deleting this one too LOL
Bye
Incredible decision by Orsato. Clear penalty to be given!
ReplyDeleteWhere is the consistency by Irrati? Instructions by UEFA before the tournament in terms of holding was clear. Crucial mistake.
DeleteI can't find an explanation for no penalty decision here, but if there was a check and it also denied PK then i would love to know the explanation
DeleteChallenge for the ball by both players and holding each other so right without PK... :)
DeleteWow, looking at the replays it really looks like a CLEAR penalty to be given. Incredible no VAR intervention.
DeleteClear penalty to Germany ! My opinion
DeleteAs I rewatched replay, in my opinion that was not a mutual holding situation, GER14 arm looked like locked in the clinch and he was the only one who tried to play the ball
DeleteI'm sorry but that's a clear penalty...
ReplyDeleteClear Penalty!!
ReplyDeleteWeird way of showing direct free kick signals. Looks exactly like he is showing an indirect of offside.
ReplyDeleteI would have opted for PK, too.
ReplyDeleteUnder normal circumstances, this would be the last game for Orsato. Sorry, but UEFA‘s instructions were clear. Blatant holding.
ReplyDeletehttps://streamin.me/v/8b7e3177
ReplyDeleteMany elements to say this was a penalty, but should be checked whether the attacker had a arm on defender as well (though, I think this action was very, very clear).
Totally agree so this is the reason for no PK.
DeleteObvious PK impossible to understand why VAR didn’t say anything
DeleteOrsato will still reach the final
ReplyDeleteOr Vincic.
DeleteMost probably...or Vincic yeah :)))
DeleteExcellent offside flag by AR2. Well seen.
ReplyDeleteDon't you all think that Orsato's assignment for this game is a failure as it will decide who will play Italy in the R16?
ReplyDeleteFor sure, Rosetti will protect Orsato, his path will continue. But is this justified after at least one crucial mistake? Orsato will thank god that Germany shot the equalizer.
ReplyDeleteAnd now goal in added time and full time whistle exactly at 90' +4. Orsato really just wanted this to end...
ReplyDeleteStill, he did not seem to be happy after the final whistle, at least if interpret his facial expression correctly.
DeleteLook at Orsatos face when he ended the game: He wanted the game to end and knew he made big mistakes
ReplyDeletehttps://x.com/OfficialAsComa/status/1804984197976613160
DeleteGuys, prretty good performance by Orsato in this game. Of course there are some areas that he should change until his next game. But, full control,some excellent no calls, full acceptance and respect from playes. His path to final continiues, and only,based on perfromance criteria candidate for final can be Tello, or Kovacs! But Orsato still stays strong contender for final.
ReplyDelete:)))))))))
DeleteYou definitely watched a different game than everyone else. This was a very poor display from Orsato. His path to the final continues but no thanks to his performance tonight, everyone knows this.
Delete@MQ
DeleteI'm afraid you did not get Ref Foots irony ...
@HaGo Was it irony? Are all of his comments just for jokes? Because they all read exactly the same no matter the performance, consistently throughout the tournament so far. It's purely praise and exxuses whenever a ref makes a mistake. If anything I'm surprised he didn't say this was "flawless" like Orsato's previous game (which too was far from perfect).
DeleteAfter almost all EURO games played so far rather boring, also under the refereeing point of view (unless Turpin in the opener), today we had definitely an intense set with many discussions and crucial incidents in both games. For sure committee would have liked the trend to continue, but they must face this one.
ReplyDeleteIn SUI - GER some borderline incidents and an OFR, while in Tello game to me, Hernandez Hernandez should be immediately rejected with the worst VAR performance so far, two missed penalty.
In case, I could close my eyes for the second incident in second half, but well, the first one in first half...
We will have many things to discuss!
Does anyone know when referees are sent home this year? Surely some after the group stage? And at what stage do they have to go home if their nation is still in the tournament, QF or SF?
ReplyDeleteI think semi final. But Del Cerro Grande was 4th official for final last time, and Spain reached SF so I’m not sure
DeleteWell, was he nominated as a referee or just as a backup before the tournament?
DeleteUntil the begining of the EURO we can't say that it's a fantastic tournaments for the referee, overall performance pretty low for me and was expecting higher performances from those referees
ReplyDeleteAnd for me isn't that great tournament as well. We can think we are in the final of a huge season. The tiredness from players and referees are visible IMO.
DeleteYes not soo good on the football aspect and referee side we can see there that the season was long
DeleteOrsato's performance was so poor that under normal circumstances he would be immediately sent packing.
ReplyDeleteStill, we know how rosetti acts, so....
I bet you are from Switzerland, and you are biased. By the way, I didn’t watch this game.
DeleteYou're totally mistaken.
DeleteActually, there was a gigantic PK for Germany that Orsato missed :)
DeleteYou clearly didn't watch the game.
Same advice for you.
DeleteX (former Twitter) full of pictures of the holding against Baier, many pictures of Orsato implying he was payed by the Swiss. Reaction is definitely not good for Orsato, but like I said, probably he will be protected. I don‘t see Rosetti letting end his career with such a match.
ReplyDeleteStill, Orsato will surely not whistle a match with GER being involved. Reception too bad, mistakes too blatant for that.
Be careful because you can be accused of insulting people or using offensive language.
DeleteYes, Orsato is definitely discussed, his name is in Twitter trends, also discussed by Italian people who watched the game (this was the game selected for public TV, so more watching it than the other), and I'm absolutely suprised because it's the first time ever I see such stuff (pictures, statements) by German fans and accounts against a referee.
DeleteDefinitely not good, we can already say that in case of Germany in final, Orsato will not get it. That's another factor, in addition to yesterday performance.
@chefren, first time? I'm pretty used to... 😂
DeleteWell it‘s not so uncommon, but maybe they do it less than other fans. Now, Orsato is also criticised by the German coach for "missing consistency".
DeleteSorry for repeating my point from above, but:
ReplyDeleteCould someone explain to me, please, why exactly the foul before the disallowed German goal was part of the APP?
Because the foul is only 6 seconds before the goal. I understand your point, but it feels wrong for an APP reset there because of an immediate shot on goal
DeleteMaybe I'm wrong, but I don't think another APP started there. Germany had possession and were attacking, with the SUI defender only clearing the ball in front of Musiala, that came from a cross by a GER player on the left. This clearance only resulted in immediate repossession by Germany and a final shot that resulted in a goal. I don't think we can interpret the clearance, without any actual control over the ball, as cancelling the APP. Maybe I'm absolutely wrong on this, but I didn't find anything specific in the protocol. It's certainly a very good question.
DeleteBecause Switzerland is never in control of the ball, the defender just kicks and gets fouled
DeleteAh yes, the previous APP continues - that was my error in thought. Thanks.
DeleteElite Elite and contenders for final:
ReplyDelete- Orsato - today match (OFR, penalty holding)
- Turpin - some troubles, and too much VAR in opener
- Marciniak - UCL SFs with German team and too much finals (WC, CL, CWC)
- Taylor, Makkelie (Clatts 2016 and Kuipers 2021)
- Gil Manzano, Zwayer - not this level
And Vincic remains.. (maybe Kovacs also)
This short analysis shows us, that we don't have a too many option (regardless final teams), so I suppose that commitee forgive him this performance (specially that was without consequences), and Orsato remains like a main contender for final. My bet? He will get a big QFs as a test and match for recovering and if he passed, he will get a final.
Who if no Orsato? Vincic? Come on..
I’d say Kovacs but too early for him. Taylor maybe favourite now? Even considering Clattenburg 8 years ago
DeleteKovacs yes, - excellent season with European final, first good match, but as you write, I also think that too early for him, but SF is possible in case of good performances
DeleteMaybe Irrati didn't let Orsato check the penalty as 2 on-field reviews would have make Orsato look bad?
ReplyDeleteVery good summary. Only small remark: not awarded penalty in 70´ is special point for me, it shouldn't be taken as part of disciplinary management.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Orsato's performance in this game wasn't on a required level, IMO. While his usual strong characteristics were visible in this match as well, some technical errors in decision making, two of them crucial, led the performance into a certain "red zone".
ReplyDeleteOrsato's usual lenient line in foul detection was present again, with him trying to let the game flow as much as possible, which is a more than logical pre-match choice for a game between these two teams, but I somehow believe it led to him losing focus in important situations a bit, with a too strong accent on "letting things go". To avoid any controversy, I'll start by saying I hold him responsible for both KMI referee errors in this match. Although some commenters disagree, I find the OFR to cancel a GER goal in 19' to be completely logical, at least to me. It seems that Orsato misjudged what was, IMHO, a rather clear foul. However, I strongly argue that the missed penalty for GER in 70' was a bigger mistake of the two, with another misjudgment by Orsato (at least according to his pretty strong body language), but also the VAR crew. After rewatching the incident again and again, I still cannot find any reason for such a decision, on an actually wrestling move by the defender and no actual holding/pulling on Baier's part, whose hand was rather stuck between the bodies and who was the only one trying to play the ball in that situation. To be honest, it's an inexplicable decision to me, especially taking into account Rosetti's publicly given guidelines on holding offences in the PA. However, to be completely fair, I think Orsato solved two more potential penalty situations for GER well, correctly denying them in 13' and 80'.
In regards to the disciplinary line, while his first verbal warning to SUI26, for a late foul in 1', was quite strong and well chosen, the same cannot be said about a rather wrong YC to SUI19 in 25', for what was esentially just a careless foul. On the other hand, I think the other three YCs issued were fully correct: 38' (GER4, borderline to RC, but without much force), 67' (SUI10, reckless studs on foot incident) and 81' (SUI3, SPA/LoR). His control over the game and players was never in question (no matter the deficiencies in technical accuracy), with his usual strong authority and really good body language in heated moments.
Both ARs solved some tight situations optimally, with two excellent onside decisions by AR1 before each goal and an equally excellent offside to cancel a potential 2-0 goal of SUI by AR2 in 84'.
To conclude: although I liked most of his play on calls (e.g. 77', 86'), it was a performance marred by two errors on Orsato's part, one of which was timely corrected, but with the other staying as a rather inexplicable mistake by the on field crew, and especially VAR (I cannot find any reason not to recommend an OFR in this situation). Therefore, I think the performance needs to be given an overall negative mark, in spite of the many positive features the referee crew presented.
To be honest, this was (one of) the weakest performance we've seen so far. What I always find fascinating when watching Orsato is his natural, almost effortless natural 'aura' that always makes him look soo in charge & firm that he almost never really loses the grip on a match even when things get a bit heated. We also saw this yesterday IMO.
ReplyDeleteBut if we look a bit more isolatedly on the scenes, he visibly struggled with technical accuracy, also connected with his difficulties to keep up with the match physically - besides a wrong YC and a few weird (no-)foul calls, this became especially appearent in the two KMIs.
IMO, the foul prior to potential 1-0 given after OFR was rather clear with the attacker simply going too forcefully into the duel. He could have spotted this one live I think but in the end this won't be the biggest issue.
But: I still cannot believe the missed penalty for Germany for excessive holding. This was NOT a situation in which two players fight for the ball, hold each other and ultimately one falls to the ground. Here, the defender is simply in a weaker position and he is even partly behind (!) the attacker. His obvious holding only unfairly prevents the attacker from reaching the ball. In such situation we should always look at the context -Who is in a better position? Is the holding preventing a player from reaching the ball?
In this case, I'd argue the offence is really clear! Missed VAR-intervention. Maybe Irrati thought the significance/impact of the holding wasn't clear enough. Or he simply didn't want to put more pressure on Orsato with a second OFR. I'm sure everyone knows how serious Orsato's chance for the final is - a special situation.
In the end, I'd give Orsato a grade 5 & Irrati a grade II.
You name it: To beware Orsato's chance for the finale, they avoided a second OFR, denied Germany a clear penalty and influenced this game massively
Delete1) Having skimmed through the comments, I expected a much worse performance by Orsato with many missed fouls etc. The (clear! :)) foul before the goal at 17' was an evident mistake and was a slack lapse by the Italian ref. The game's first booking was also wrong, obviously misperceived as a reckless step-on-foot, but PERSONALLY I don't have a problem with the 70' non-penalty, Beier was also backing into Widmer to try and win an advantage. Penalty wouldn't have been a wrong call! But I don't think we are talking about Mitrovic/2018 here. Orsato indeed never looked 100% settled, and there could have been some Italian curse words uttered not only at fulltime, but in the comms between him and Giallatini with those delayed flag incidents. The rest generally was fine to be honest.
ReplyDeleteSajn, if he takes a less hardline view on holding than in the 2008 documentary :P, could give the 7,9(3) without any problem from my perspective.
2) There is old adage that in football ‘a two-nil lead is a dangerous scoreline’. Well, it is quite clear that Daniele Orsato started this tournament not just one, but indeed two ‘goals’ clear of all his rivals for the Euro final this time round (as fest absolutely rightly wrote about above). Last night, even moreso than Serbia-England which was a relatively challenging game, Orsato had everything to lose and very little really to win (SuiGer generally wasn’t difficult to ref). I’m quite sure that this situation doesn’t encourage excellent refereeing; probably Italy’s leading ref was just glad to get off the pitch last night before something (else) could have happen to damage his final chances. I know WC/EURO is apples and oranges but just compare how hard Webb and Elizondo had to work in 2010 and 2006 resp, how many challenging games and situations they had to navigate, before deservedly receiving the big call up. Orsato, really, only has to stumble over the line this time.
And finally, by the way, he exactly follows Kuipers run three years ago: okay/lenient first game, shaky second with an ofr, adequate third… we can only hope for the same masterclass in the fourth, if indeed it comes to pass.
To add: unacceptable non-enlargement of added time by Orsato, could have had a clear impact on the group standings.
DeleteAnalysis - video clips from this and a few other matches are not available??
ReplyDeleteI will delete this comment once Euro Soccer Ref reaches this game with his excellent work, but here are the 'bare minimum' clips for someone who completely missed the game yesterday:
DeletePenalty Box incidents
https://www.streambug.io/cv/d79a2f
https://www.streambug.io/cv/f54c72
Yellow Cards issued
https://www.streambug.io/cv/e3284e
https://www.streambug.io/cv/5185cd
https://www.streambug.io/cv/ce94e6
https://www.streambug.io/cv/a746d5
DeleteAsking Dusan to have a little more patience until Euro Soccer Ref finishes his extensive compilation for this match would be the more elegant solution tbh. With all the effort ESR puts in should be bit frustrating for him seeing the most important clips provided like “quick and dirty”. Unless you agreed ofc
Ah, no problem from my side :)
DeleteAll good, then consider my remark revoked.
DeleteBig appreciations still for the massive amount of work compiling the refereeing highlights!
Can we get all the video clips of the games please?
ReplyDeleteHighlights:
ReplyDeletehttps://files.fm/u/b8478gjj35