First edition of a new tournament by FIFA, referee appointments for the First Round.
In the First Round, the winners of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League will host the winners of the 2024 OFC Champions League. The winner of the game will qualify for the Second Round, to be played at the end of October.
First Round
22 September 2024, 16:00 CET
Al Ain FC (UAE) - Auckland City FC (NZL)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Assistant Referee 2:Abbes Zerhouni ALG
Fourth Official: Bamlak Thessema Weyesa ETH
Video Assistant Referee: Ivan Bebek CRO
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ovidiu Alin Hațegan ROU
Saudi Clásico tonight (Al-Hilal vs Al-Ittihad):
ReplyDeleteSandro Schärer - Stéphane de Almeida, Jonas Erni (all SUI) - Mamdouh Al-Shahdan (KSA)
[Fedayi San (SUI), Santino Schreiner (AUT)]
Yesterday
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Serdar Gözübüyük - Erwin Zeinstra, Johan Balder (all NED) - Muhammad Ad-Daqash KSA
[Pol van Boekel NED, Hisham Ar-Rifa'i KSA]
Today UAE:
DeleteAl Wasl - Al Nasr: Zwayer - Lupp, Achmüller - Al Jasmi (UAE) - Schröder, Al Khadim (UAE)
Today UAE
DeleteShabab Al-Ahli vs Al-Wahda
Danny Makkelie - Hessel Steegstra, Jan de Vries - Suhail Abdullah Ali
[Clay Ruperti, Ahmad Al-Abduli]
Referee Karaoğlan, who has been assigned many matches by UEFA recently, awarded a penalty and a yellow card for this position in the derby match. What is your comment on this?
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It's common to think that in such situations the foul must be at least reckless, to justify a penalty call when the ball has been already kicked by attacker. I think, in this particular case, the decision by referee is no more than supportable if you look at the point of contact, but I'm not sure he saw that from his position and I also think that he perceived something more serious to whistle. We can say this was a very soft contact, but on paper it can't be said that reckless was a clear and obvious mistake. At the end it is a correct decision by VAR to support, but maybe rewatching it, the referee himself wouldn't whistle. The yellow card explains you why he whistled, indeed assessing as fully reckless challenge, without yellow card and only with penalty, the decision would have been a mistake. I would call this decision as very sophisticated one, but you can't question on it as VAR.
DeleteThen, in a more overall speech, some referees pay more attentions to such incidents, while others no, and that's the problem.
There has been a revolution in Turkish Football recently. The much-discussed football federation president lost the election. The federation and referee boards have been completely renewed. I hope the new committees will remove such problematic referees from football.
DeleteTFF have employed Snoddy [NIR] as their technical consultant for development and education.
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Consistent with a YC to Mbappé in the first half, also for dissent. Nice to see a referee strictly dealing with such behaviour. The most interesting scene was penalty appeal for illegal use of arm in 41' or 42'.
DeleteWhat about Bellingham?
DeleteShould be banned by the disciplinary body. It's very important now to show zero tolerance for undermining referees authority and using insults against them. I really liked Munuera Montero's approach in this regard yesterday. In case of kind treatment of Bellingham by the disciplinary body, the referees will be ridiculed after showing cards for dissent further in the season.
DeleteControversy in the Man City Arsenal game with Arsenal's first goal and now Trossard second yellow card - lot's of talking points!!
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ReplyDelete1' Rodri claiming arm to face 4s after kick off. Brooks clears as two people running into each other.
15' Another off the ball challenge involving Rodri. Injury unfortunate, but no clear offence.
22' Oliver calls both captains over, then Walker feels he hasn't enough time to get back in position before the FK is taken, Arsenal score. Ederson booked for dissent.
33' Starting to boil over with possible Doku kicking the ball away, Arsenal unhappy after their recent 2YC for Rice for that DtR offence.
34' Trossard cautioned (Spa, pulling), in part possibly to calm things down.
45+1' Second Arsenal goal, Dias YC for dissent after City feel a foul on the GK, but nothing in it.
45+7' Spa/Reckless... take your pick. Clear YC for Partey.
45+8' Trossard kicks the ball away after the whistle, 2YC/RC, Arsenal beyond unhappy.
A very challenging half for Oliver. Personally feel he's dealt with it well
About as challenging a game.as you could find in English football. Oliver has done well so far imo
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