Unofficial Referee Observers Report

rbitro Internacional & The Third Team

(IRQ) IRAQ

1:0 a.e.t.

PARAGUAY (PAR)

Round of 16, 03 July 2013, 20:00 CET Antalya (TUR) Match Officials Referee Assistant Referee 1 Assistant Referee 2 Fourth Official Blog Referee Observer
1 2 3

Name Roberto Moreno Daniel Williamson Keytzell Corrales Peter O Leary Edward

ORI PAN PAN NCA NZL GRE

Mark1 8.6 9.0 8.5 8.0

Mark2 -----------------

Difficulty3 Very Challenging Very Challenging Challenging Challenging

Final mark according to evaluation scale. Mark if the final mark had not been influenced by a crucial mistake (only in case of a crucial mistake, to be held empty if no crucial mistake occurred). Difficulty has to be integrated into the final mark. Levels of difficulty are: normal, challenging and very challenging. 4 Blog-Referee Observer =Inofficial referee observer appointed by the blog administrator.

Evaluation scale
(for referee, ARs and fourth official)

Description of the Marks Excellent. Very good. Important decision(s) correctly taken. Good. Expected level. Satisfactory with small areas for improvement. Satisfactory with important areas for improvement. One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.3 or above. One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.0 8.2. Below expectation, poor control, significant point(s) for improvement. Disappointing. Below expectation with one and clear important mistake or a performance with two or more clear and important mistakes. Unacceptable.

9.0 10.0 8.5 8.9 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.0 7.4 6.0 6.9

Small description of the match (extra-ordinary incidents etc.): Knock-out match for the round of 16 between Iraq and Paraguay. The match was played at Antalya (Akdeniz University stadium) with an attendance of 2983. Pitch and weather conditions were very good contributing to a very good match. Iraq and Paraguay presented a close match with many duels, 29 fouls, 1 goal at extra time and several difficult situations especially for the referee.

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Crucial Decisions (refer to penalty kicks, sending-off situations etc.) Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the referees decision Straight Red Card. Sanabria (PAR) after loosing the ball steps on Tareqs (IRQ) 79 ankle with his foot extended and with power causing an injury to his opponent. It is a case of serious foul play and the referee correctly issued the red card. Penalty appeal by Paraguay. After a tackle by Adnan (IRQ) to Dominguez 98 (PAR) the Iraqi player hit the ball which hits the foot of the Paraguayan player and goes to goal-kick. He was definitely helped by AR2. Penalty appeal by Paraguay. After an air pass by Gimenez (PAR) the ball hits to the hand of Ismael (IRQ). Even though that the distance is sufficient and the hand 108 is not stuck to the body, it doesnt appear to be a deliberate move to play the ball with the hand so Moreno for me decided correctly to let the game flow and apparently with help from AR1.

Basic Observations (refer to the general application of the LotG, highlight the referees tactical approach, personality, match control, management of the teams and players, teamwork etc.). Please deploy short but precise and detailed sentences! Positive Points Foul detection. He had a good foul detection overall and even though he missed 1. some he was able to give all the big offences punishable with a caution. Card Management and Control. He issued all the mandatory cautions and 2. controlled the match in a very good way being authoritative. Decision making. He had to evaluate 3 crucial decisions and he solved them all 3. correctly. He appeared very confident at this area and with great awareness of such situations. Points for Improvement More backwards movement needed. He should adjust his training and include 1. more backwards exercises because he was turning his back especially after awarding a free-kick in the box or a goal-kick. Better dealing of added time. He gave 2 minutes at the first half, 3 at the second 2. half, and 1 minute in each half of extra time. If you exclude the first half, all the other stoppages should have been more.

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The referees character Physical Aspects Fitness / Stamina Always close to play without inferfering with it Flexible diagonal movement Positioning at set pieces Efficient positioning, having a good angle of vision to play Close to the penalty area, if needed Tactical Approach Description very lenient lenient X Yes Consistency in the tactical approach / style The tactical approach suited to the requirements of the match / the match benefitted from the tactical approach of the referee Ability to adapt the tactical approach if needed X X So-so X No X medium strict very strict X X X X + Expected X -

Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character) He was lenient and didnt punish every foul but the match was so weird and in fact the match benefited by his approach. He preferred to issue some verbal warnings especially at the first half but he had to change this approach especially at the last 15 minutes of the match.

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Assistant Referee 1
Please assess the first assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behavior He had some offsides/onsides and did well. He helped the referee at the penalty appeal by Paraguay at the E.T. and contributed at a correct decision. He even Full time faced one of the most difficult decisions of the whole tournament. A goal/no goal situation and he brilliantly decided no goal. 51 NO FLAG on Gonzalez (PAR). Correct. 53 67 108 117 Gonzalez (PAR) is flagged for offside. Correct. Again Gonzalez (PAR) is flagged for offside. Correct. Helped the referee at the penalty appeal. GOAL/NO GOAL situation. After a shot by an attacker Ali Adnam (IRQ) clears the ball on the goal-line and before crossing it wholly. Excellent decision by Williamson to waive play-on on a difficult situation.

Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behavior Less work than his colleague at offsides/onsides but he also helped the referee at Full time a penalty appeal. He appeared attentive, as needed. 49 NADHIM (IRQ) is flagged for offside. Correct. 90+1 98 Adnan (IRQ) is flagged for offside. Correct. Helped the referee at the penalty appeal.

Fourth Official
Please assess the fourth officials performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth officials behavior He executed his duties in a defective way. Even though all technical procedures were executed properly, he did nothing to stop the Paraguayan coach from Full time protesting to almost every decision the referee took especially at the extra time. At min. 40 he should intervene to calm the coach in order not to protest. At the extra time he had the chance to intervene several times but failed to do so.