Unofficial Referee Observers Report
rbitro Internacional & The Third Team
(FRA) FRANCE
2:1
GHANA (GHA)
Semifinals, 10 July 2013, 17:00 CET Bursa (TUR) Match Officials Referee Assistant Referee 1 Assistant Referee 2 Fourth Official Blog Referee Observer
1 2 3
Name Nawaf Shukralla Yaser Tulefat Ebrahim Saleh Walter Lpez Chefren
ORI BHR BHR BHR GUA ITA
Mark1 7.9 8.3 8.3 8.3
Mark2 8.4 -------
Difficulty3 Challenging Normal Normal Normal
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.):
The first semifinal of FIFA U-20 WC 2013, played in Bursa between France and Ghana. The stadium presented an attendance of 6,314. The referee appointed for this match was Nawaf Shukralla from Bahrain, at his third appointment after two matches in the group stage. In its progress the matche presented several important situations which had to be evaluated by the referee and for this reason it was challenging. At the end a crucial decision taken was wrong, but it didnt affect the outcome.
Unofficial Referee Observers Report
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Referee
Crucial Decisions (refer to penalty kicks, sending-off situations etc.) Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the referees decision Complaints from Ghana for a possible violent conduct with the ball away, by Digne (FRA) on Anaba (GHA). The replay shows that there is a soft contact with 26 the arm near the chest of the opponent, absolutely not enough for a RC. Ghana player falls too easily. The referee was anyway looking elsewhere, missing the whole situation. After having scored a goal, Thauvin (FRA) celebrates taking away the corner kick flag for a while. Its to referee discretion to decide if a celebration is punishable by 43 a YC due to the wasting of time. The player was already booked, in case of YC he had to be sent off. The referee decided to allow this behavior without giving a card. Acceptable decision according to the LotG. Penalty appeal by Ghana: contact in area between Foulquier (FRA) and Acheampong (GHA). The replay is not 100% clear but it seems that the contact is 52 really soft and Ghana player falls to easily. In the doubt, we can share the decision of the referee, because it isnt a blatant situation or a clear foul. Umititi (FRA) receives his second YC and he is sent off after a foul on Assifuah (GHA). The infraction is reported to referee by AR1 Tulefat. The decision is wrong because it wasnt absolutely a YC. Instead, almost a dive by Ghana player, 80 which sees the hand of the opponent near his face and pretends a contact. Mistake to be shared with the assistant, but at the end we cant know who decided for the card, so the referee will take the responsibility for that in our final marks.
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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Control of the game by a good management and communication with players. Correct use of the advantage, waiting prior to whistle and give a card. Detection of dives. Evaluation of crucial situations in penalty areas. Management of added time.
Points for Improvement More attention when there are conflicts between players with the ball away, taking 1. anyway into account that its difficult to have everything under control. Positioning wasnt bad but it can be improved: sometimes the referee seemed to 2. be too far away from the play, even though he had a good fitness. Evaluation of situations reported by assistants. The second card given to Umititi 3. (FRA) was wrong. In those cases, it would be better to whistle the foul without giving cards, if not sure. Anyway, it is unsure who took the YC decision.
Unofficial Referee Observers Report
rbitro Internacional & The Third Team
The referees character Physical Aspects Fitness / Stamina Always close to play without interfering 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 medium 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 + Expected X X X X X X strict very strict -
Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character) The tactical approach of the referee was more lenient than strict, he decided to give cards for mandatory situations, trying always to let the game flow, but at the end the big mistake of the match was made just because a wrong card was issued. So, there wasnt consistency with the previous choices. Without the second wrong card to French player, it might have been a very good performance by Shukralla in a challenging match. We should underline that he was able to handle it without big problems. For the future, more attention is needed especially in the situations in which he is far from the action. This time he relied on his assistants, but unluckily this led to a mistake. Overall, his FIFA U20 2013 WC was anyway good and therefore he can have a hope for a WC call.
Unofficial Referee Observers Report
rbitro Internacional & The Third Team
Assistant Referee 1
Please assess the first assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behaviour 8 56 Digne (FRA) is correctly evaluated onside. Assifuah (GHA) is correctly flagged offside.
Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behaviour 18 Assifuah (GHA) is correctly flagged offside. Very good call.
Fourth Official
Please assess the fourth officials performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth officials behaviour The fourth official was not involved in remarkable situations and he executed well Full time his duties. Nothing extra-ordinary to report.
