Playoffs- first leg:
23 September 2020, 21:00 CET - Molde (Molde Stadion)
Molde FK (NOR) - Ferencvárosi Torna Club (HUN)
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernández (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Pau Cebrián Devís (ESP)
Fourth Official: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (ESP)
Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea (ESP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Cyril Zimmermann (SUI)
UEFA Delegate: Eugčne Westerink (NED)
Absolutely superb performance from this referee tonight but 1 penalty shout that who knows!!! Fitness and movement around the pitch excellent. Great rapport with players from both teams. Calmly explained some decisions which was well received by players. 2 massive decisions. One non penalty call - ball hit the defender well above the sleeve line and his arm from the elbow up was touching his body. The defender was halfway to the floor and partially facing away. He ruled it out immediately but asked for a VAR review - explained to the players it was being reviewed. Did an on screen review and stuck with his original corner decision - I think correctly. Not even 5 mins later, similar call at the opposite end. This time the ball hit slightly lower down the arm and the player was standing up facing the striker. I felt his arm was close into his body and in a natural position. Not a pen in my head but probably a pen within the current dreadful LOTG. Been trying to explain the difference to the magyar foci crowd and they are completely baffled! None of us agree that Fradi should have had a penalty but whether or not the decision was correct is another matter! Would like someone else to have a look and tell me. As soon as I have a link I will add it.