Sorry but can we just say it please? She was poor!
It seems like because it’s a female official we have to tread on eggshells when saying she was poor for the hope of not being called sexist. Some incorrect yellow cards, a clear missed second yellow card, far too officious at times when that wasn’t necessary. Had this have been a male referee on their first outing there would have been many posts here saying they were naive, not ready for this level etc. if we are to have equality with female officials in the mens game which is a huge positive in my eyes, then the female referees must be held to the same critique and standard.
This performance tonight was not the standard one would expect of a referee in a UEFA WC Qualifying game involving one of the top seeds.
Andy Madley officiated Latvia v Netherlands yesterday evening. I caught the second half of this and saw the total opposite. A referee who was relaxed, smiled with players, didn’t panic and commanded the respect of the players.
Please can we just hold all officials to the same standard and not skirt around being able to say a performance by a referee, male or female, was poor simply because of their gender.