FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND - SECOND LEGS17 July 2018, 17:45 CET - Sofia (Vivacom Arena - Georgi Asparuhov)
PFC Levski Sofia (BUL) - FC Vaduz (LIE)Referee: Robert Harvey (IRL)
Assistant Referee 1: Robert Clarke (IRL)
Assistant Referee 2: Wayne McDonnell (IRL)
Fourth Official: Raymond Matthews (IRL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jan Willem Wegereef (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Vasko Dojčinovski (MKD)
17 July 2018, 17:55 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna Arena Filip II Makedonski)
FC Shkupi (MKD) - Rangers FC (SCO)Referee: Halil Umut Meler (TUR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kerem Ersoy (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan (TUR)
Fourth Official: Koray Gençerler (TUR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Martin Ingvarsson (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Danijel Jot (SVN)
17 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Budapest (Bozsik József Stadion)
Budapest Honvéd FC (HUN) - FK Rabotnički (MKD)Referee: Ionuț Marius Avram (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Mircea Orbuleț (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladimir Urzică (ROU)
Fourth Official: Iulian Călin (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer:
David Malcolm (NIR)UEFA Delegate: Mark Evans (WAL)
bmb [18 Jul 2018, 11:36]
Nasty moment in this one. The ref went down around 30 mins into the game, he seemed to turn his ankle and looked in a considerable bit of pain. He was initially treated on the pitch by paramedics before being stretchered off, where he received further treatment in the technical area on the stretcher. Shame because he was having a decent game. He was replaced by Iulian Călin who I have to say I was impressed with. Relaxed style but foul detection was good & he built up a very good rapport with both sets of players. Would like to watch him again at some point. Németh Ádám took over as 4th official. He was in a suit in the tech area while the ref was being treated so was obviously at the game and went sraight down to help out.
The game was a bit mental, Honvéd won 4-0. Obviously us selling our 2 best strikers and not yet replacing them was actually a decent tactic by Mr Supka! The match was played behind closed doors as was last seasons due to a 1 match ban received in 2008, and a 2nd 1 match ban received in 2013!! We are now after 10 years finally ban free - 10 years, that is just insane!!! Anyway we actually make the next round, which is a minor miracle!!
Best wishes to Mr Avram for a speedy recovery.
Footage here on the Hungarian sports website: https://www.m4sport.hu/magyar-foci/cikk/2018/07/17/hordagyon-hagyta-el-a-palyat-a-honved-meccset-vezeto-biro/18 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Sarajevo (Stadion Grbavica)
FK eljezničar (BIH) - JK Narva Trans (EST)Referee: George Cătălin Găman (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Mitruți (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Constantin Colțescu (ROU)
UEFA Referee Observer:
Vencel Tóth (HUN)UEFA Delegate: Philippe Prudhon (FRA)
19 July 2018, 15:00 CET - Kostanay (Ortalıq stadďon)
FC Tobol Kostanay (KAZ) - FC Samtredia (GEO)Referee: Tihomir Pejin (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Goran Pataki (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Marjan Tomas (CRO)
Fourth Official: Zdenko Lovrić (CRO)
UEFA Referee Observer:
László Vágner (HUN)UEFA Delegate: Arturs Gaidels (LVA)
19 July 2018, 15:00 CET - Almaty (Ortalıq stadďon)
FC Kairat Almaty (KAZ) - UE Engordany (AND)Referee: Jovan Kaluđerović (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Danijel Dević (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladan Todorović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Predrag Radovanović (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Jiří Ulrich (CZE)
UEFA Delegate: Fívos Konstantinídis (CYP)
19 July 2018, 15:00 CET - Pavlodar (Ortalıq stadďon)
FC Irtysh Pavlodar (KAZ) - FK Trakai (LTU)Referee: Luca Barbeno (SMR)
Assistant Referee 1: Francesco Lunardon (SMR)
Assistant Referee 2: Salvatore Tuttifrutti (SMR)
Fourth Official: Raffaele Delvecchio (SMR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kostadin Gerginov (BUL)
UEFA Delegate: Ionel Piscanu (ROU)
19 July 2018, 17:00 CET - Ovidiu (Stadionul central al Academiei de Fotbal Gheorghe Hagi)
FC Viitorul (ROU) - Racing FC Union Lëtzebuerg (LUX)Referee: Aleksandr Aliyev (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksandr Pavlov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Yuriy Tikhonyuk (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Artyom Kuchin (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Sabri Çelik (TUR)
UEFA Delegate: Gabriel Weiss (SVK)
19 July 2018, 17:00 CET - Minsk (Stadyjon Traktar)
FC Dinamo Minsk (BLR) - Derry City FC (IRL)Referee: Jens Grabski Maae (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Heine Sřrensen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Skytte (DEN)
Fourth Official: Morten Krogh (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Pavel Saliy (KAZ)
UEFA Delegate: Ariel Kenneth Scheiman (ISR)
19 July 2018, 17:00 CET - Laç (Stadiumi Laçi)
KF Laçi (ALB) - Anorthosis Famagusta FC (CYP)Referee: Donatas Rumas (LTU)
Assistant Referee 1: Dovydas Suiedėlis (LTU)
Assistant Referee 2: Arūnas ekus (LTU)
Fourth Official: Robertas Valikonis (LTU)
UEFA Referee Observer: Yuriy Baskakov (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Andrew Shaw (ENG)
19 July 2018, 17:00 CET - Yerevan (Vazgen Sargsyan anvan Hanrapetakan Marzadasht)
FC Gandzasar Kapan (ARM) - KKS Lech Poznań (POL)Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mehmet Culum (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Hallberg (SWE)
Fourth Official: Bojan Pandzic (SWE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Michális Koukoulákis (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Oskam (NED)
19 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Tallinn (Kadrioru staadion)
Nőmme Kalju FC (EST) - Stjarnan (ISL)Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 1: Levan Varamishvili (GEO)
Assistant Referee 2: Zaza Pipia (GEO)
Fourth Official: Davit Kharitonashvili (GEO)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zoran Petrović (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Yelena Charina (RUS)
19 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Sofia (Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski)
PFC Slavia Sofia (BUL) - FC Ilves Tampere (FIN)Referee: Nenad Đokić (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Nemanja Petrović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Petrović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Igor Stojiljković (SRB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Haim Jakov (ISR)
UEFA Delegate: Michał Listkiewicz (POL)
19 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Molde (Aker Stadion)
Molde FK (NOR) - Glenavon FC (NIR)Referee: Alexandru Tean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 1: Anatolie Bodean (MDA)
Assistant Referee 2: Victor Mardari (MDA)
Fourth Official: Piotr Stoianov (MDA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Luc Wilmes (LUX)
UEFA Delegate: Raili Ellermaa (EST)
19 July 2018, 18:00 CET - Ta' Qali (Centenary Stadium)
Gżira United FC (MLT) - FK Radnički Ni (SRB)Referee: Suren Baliyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 1: Erik Arevshatyan (ARM)
Assistant Referee 2: Vanik Simonyan (ARM)
Fourth Official: Artak Simonyan (ARM)
UEFA Referee Observer: Gylfi Ţór Orrason (ISL)
UEFA Delegate: Patrik Filípek (CZE)
19 July 2018, 18:30 CET - Riga (Skonto stadions)
Riga FC (LVA) - PFC CSKA Sofia (BUL)Referee: Furkat Atazhanov (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 1: Yevgeniy Belskiy (KAZ)
Assistant Referee 2: Aydyn Tasybayev (KAZ)
Fourth Official: Arman Ismuratov (KAZ)
UEFA Referee Observer: Aleksandr Gvardis (RUS)
UEFA Delegate: Ánna Kapásoglou (GRE)
19 July 2018, 18:30 CET - Bratislava (tadión Pasienky)
K Slovan Bratislava (SVK) - FC Milsami Orhei (MDA)Referee: Nejc Kajtazovič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: Matej unič (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Vidali (SVN)
Fourth Official: Mitja ganec (SVN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Petteri Kari (FIN)
UEFA Delegate: Neboja Ivković (SRB)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Vilnius (LFF stadionas)
FK algiris Vilnius (LTU) - KÍ Klaksvík (FRO)Referee: Milovan Milačić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 1: Milutin Đukić (MNE)
Assistant Referee 2: Veselin Radunović (MNE)
Fourth Official: Milo Savović (MNE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Asim Xudiyev (AZE)
UEFA Delegate: Ciprian Paraschiv (ROU)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Mitrovica (Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari)
FC Prishtina (KOS) - CS Fola Esch (LUX)Referee: Urs Schnyder (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Jan Köbeli (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Efe Kurnazca (SUI)
Fourth Official: Alain Bieri (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Peter Fröjdfeldt (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Steen Michael Dahrup (DEN)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Tbilisi (Boris Paichadzis Erovnuli Stadioni - Dinamo Arena)
FC Dinamo Tbilisi (GEO) - FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda (SVK)Referee: Dimitar Mečkarovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Dejan Nedelkoski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Goce Petreski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Dejan Jakimovski (MKD)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vasyl Melnychuk (UKR)
UEFA Delegate: Mihail Kasabov (BUL)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Nicosia (Stádio GSP)
Apollon Limassol FC (CYP) - FC Stumbras (LTU)Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (ALB)
Assistant Referee 1: Ridiger Çokaj (ALB)
Assistant Referee 2: Egin Doda (ALB)
Fourth Official: Kreshnik Cjapi (ALB)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kevin Azzopardi (MLT)
UEFA Delegate: Jozef Kliment (SVK)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Chișinău (Stadionul Zimbru)
FC Zaria Bălți (MDA) - Górnik Zabrze (POL)Referee: Rəhim Həsənov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Yaşar Abbasov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Akif Əmirəli (AZE)
Fourth Official: Rauf Cabbarov (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ioánnis Tsachilídis (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Jevgeņijs Miļevskis (LVA)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Skopje (Nacionalna Arena Filip II Makedonski)
FK Vardar (MKD) - FC Pyunik (ARM)Referee:
Ian McNabb (NIR)Assistant Referee 1:
Stephen Bell (NIR)Assistant Referee 2:
Ryan Kelsey (NIR)Fourth Official:
Thomas Anthony Clarke (NIR)UEFA Referee Observer: Rusmir Mrković (BIH)
UEFA Delegate: Sergiu Lisnic (MDA)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Solna (Friends Arena)
AIK (SWE) - Shamrock Rovers FC (IRL)Referee: Nicolas Laforge (BEL)
Assistant Referee 1: Laurent Conotte (BEL)
Assistant Referee 2: Karel De Rocker (BEL)
Fourth Official: Wim Smet (BEL)
UEFA Referee Observer: Andrejs Sipailo (LVA)
UEFA Delegate: Róbert Agnarsson (ISL)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Salihorsk (Stadyjon Budaŭnik)
FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (BLR) - Connah's Quay Nomads FC (WAL)Referee: Admir ehović (BIH)
Assistant Referee 1: Sreten Udovičić (BIH)
Assistant Referee 2: Amer Macić (BIH)
Fourth Official: Zoran Grbić (BIH)
UEFA Referee Observer: Salustiŕ Chato Ciprés (AND)
UEFA Delegate: Aurel Mihail Ionescu (ROU)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Netanya (Itztadion Ha'Ironi Netanya)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (ISR) - Ferencvárosi TC (HUN)Referee: Hugo Filipe Ferreira de Campos Moreira Miguel (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Jorge Ferreira dos Santos (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Miguel Alves de Jesus (POR)
Fourth Official: Hélder Miguel Azevedo Malheiro (POR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)
UEFA Delegate: Charles Schaack (LUX)
UEFA Delegate Trainee: Efraim Barak (ISR)
bmb [20 Jul 2018, 01:57]
He did well to stay awake in one of the most dire games you will ever see! The little that he did have to do he did well, would like to see him in a more interesting and more challenging game though. Very much in the background in this one partially because there were no decisions to make!! Fradi didn't even turn up - they were dreadful & fully deserved to lose.
Just goes to show being the big club, having the most financial clout, buying the best players does not always equal success. 3/4 Hungarian clubs went through, 2 of whom are the paupers of the league and the big money team with all the stars went out!19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Baku (Dalğa Arena)
Keşlə FK (AZE) - Balzan FC (MLT)Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Aleksey Vorontsov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Vladimir Minevich (RUS)
Fourth Official: Aleksey Sukhoy (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer:
Stephen Lodge (ENG)UEFA Delegate: Crawford Wilson (NIR)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Sarpsborg (Sarpsborg Stadion)
Sarpsborg 08 FF (NOR) - ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (ISL)Referee: Genc Nuza (KOS)
Assistant Referee 1: Fatlum Berisha (KOS)
Assistant Referee 2: Bujar Selimaj (KOS)
Fourth Official: Visar Kastrati (KOS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Leif Sundell (SWE)
UEFA Delegate: Jenni Kennedy (ENG)
19 July 2018, 19:00 CET - Gothenburg (Bravida Arena)
BK Häcken (SWE) - FK Liepāja (LVA)Referee: Sergey Ivanov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Valeriy Danchenko (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Dmitriy Bereznev (RUS)
Fourth Official: Yevgeniy Turbin (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Igor Șațkii (MDA)
UEFA Delegate: Renáta Tomáová (SVK)
19 July 2018, 19:30 CET - Differdange (Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange)
FC Progrčs Niederkorn (LUX) - Qəbələ İK (AZE)Referee:
Keith Kennedy (NIR)Assistant Referee 1:
Stephen Donaldson (NIR)Assistant Referee 2:
Kristian Francis Hanna (NIR)Fourth Official:
Evan Boyce (NIR)UEFA Referee Observer: Milan Karadić (SRB)
UEFA Delegate: Oleg Harlamov (EST)
19 July 2018, 19:30 CET - Farum (Right to Dream Park)
FC Nordsjćlland (DEN) - Cliftonville FC (NIR)Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (ISR)
Assistant Referee 1: Sagy Metzamber (ISR)
Assistant Referee 2: Avi Avraham Goldstain (ISR)
Fourth Official: Idan Leiba (ISR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer (GER)
UEFA Delegate: Claude Kremer (LUX)
19 July 2018, 19:45 CET - Jerusalem (Itztadion Teddy)
Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR) - FC Chikhura Sachkhere (GEO)Referee: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Matteo Passeri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Rodolfo Di Vuolo (ITA)
Fourth Official: Rosario Abisso (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Manuel López Fernández (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Emil Ubias (CZE)
19 July 2018, 20:00 CET - Elbasan (Elbasan Arena)
KS Luftëtari (ALB) - FK Ventspils (LVA)Referee: Anders Poulsen (DEN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jesper Dahl (DEN)
Assistant Referee 2: Henrik Sřnderby (DEN)
Fourth Official: Peter Munch Larsen (DEN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Patrick Kelly (IRL)
UEFA Delegate: Kurt Zuppinger (SUI)
19 July 2018, 20:00 CET - Copenhagen (Telia Parken)
FC Křbenhavn (DEN) - KuPS Kuopio (FIN)Referee: Vilhjálmur Alvar Ţórarinsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 1: Gylfi Már Sigurđsson (ISL)
Assistant Referee 2: Jóhann Gunnar Guđmundsson (ISL)
Fourth Official: Ţóroddur Hjaltalín (ISL)
UEFA Referee Observer:
Iain Robertson Brines (SCO)UEFA Delegate: Iva Olivari-Ulia (CRO)
19 July 2018, 20:15 CET - Maribor (Stadion Ljudski vrt)
NK Maribor (SVN) - FK Partizani (ALB)Referee:
Paul Tierney (ENG)Assistant Referee 1:
Constantine Hatzidakis (ENG)Assistant Referee 2:
Adrian Holmes (ENG)Fourth Official:
Lee Stephen Mason (ENG)UEFA Referee Observer: Kóstas Kapitanís (CYP)
UEFA Delegate: Aristídis Stavrópoulos (GRE)
19 July 2018, 20:15 CET - Sarajevo (Olimpijski stadion Asim Ferhatović - Hase)
FK Sarajevo (BIH) - FC Banants (ARM)Referee: Lionel Tschudi (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Stéphane De Almeida (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Raffael Zeder (SUI)
Fourth Official: Fedayi San (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: Kjell Alseth (NOR)
UEFA Delegate: José Guilherme Aguiar (POR)
19 July 2018, 20:30 CET - Myjava (tadión Spartaka Myjava)
AS Trenčín (SVK) - FK Budućnost Podgorica (MNE)Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Maksim Gavrilin (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Aleksandr Kudryavtsev (RUS)
Fourth Official: Vitaliy Meshkov (RUS)
UEFA Referee Observer: Emil Boinovski (MKD)
UEFA Delegate: Dag Steinar Vestlund (NOR)
19 July 2018, 20:30 CET - Podgorica (Gradski stadion)
OFK Titograd (MNE) - B36 Tórshavn (FRO)Referee: Ömər Paşayev (AZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Namiq Hüseynov (AZE)
Assistant Referee 2: Mübariz Haşımov (AZE)
Fourth Official: Əliyar Ağayev (AZE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Patrițiu Abrudan (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Eduard Kindle (LIE)
19 July 2018, 20:30 CET - Belgrade (Stadion FK Partizan)
FK Partizan (SRB) - FK Rudar Pljevlja (MNE)Referee: Daniele Doveri (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Alessandro Giallatini (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefano Del Giovane (ITA)
Fourth Official: Fabrizio Pasqua (ITA)
UEFA Referee Observer: Zbigniew Przesmycki (POL)
UEFA Delegate: Graham Hover (ENG)
19 July 2018, 20:45 CET - Coleraine (The Showgrounds)
Coleraine FC (NIR) - FK Spartak Subotica (SRB)Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Alan Camilleri (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: Christopher Francalanza (MLT)
Fourth Official: Stefan Pace (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Ján Faung (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Johan Johqvist (SWE)
19 July 2018, 20:45 CET - Osijek (Stadion Gradski vrt)
NK Osijek (CRO) - FC Petrocub Sărata-Galbenă (MDA)Referee: Dimítris Masiás (CYP)
Assistant Referee 1: Ioánnis Lazárou (CYP)
Assistant Referee 2: Mários Kalogírou (CYP)
Fourth Official: Loúkas Sotiríou (CYP)
UEFA Referee Observer: Plarent Kotherja (ALB)
UEFA Delegate: Peter Lundström (FIN)
19 July 2018, 20:45 CET - Toftir (Tofta Leikvřllur)
NSÍ Runavík (FRO) - Hibernian FC (SCO)Referee: Luís Miguel do Nascimento Teixeira (AND)
Assistant Referee 1: Manuel António Nogueira Fernandes (AND)
Assistant Referee 2: Hugo Ricardo Jourdan Pereira (AND)
Fourth Official: Joan Guiu Serra (AND)
UEFA Referee Observer: Nicolae Grigorescu (ROU)
UEFA Delegate: Sigurđur Hannesson (ISL)
19 July 2018, 20:45 CET - Forli (Stadio Tullo Morgagni)
SP Tre Fiori (SMR) - NK Rudar Velenje (SVN)Referee: Fyodor Zammit (MLT)
Assistant Referee 1: Duncan Sultana (MLT)
Assistant Referee 2: William Debattista (MLT)
Fourth Official: Emanuel Grech (MLT)
UEFA Referee Observer: Duan Krchňák (SVK)
UEFA Delegate: Bert Andersson (SWE)
19 July 2018, 20:45 CET - Dundalk (Oriel Park)
Dundalk FC (IRL) - FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (SUI)
Assistant Referee 1: Vital Jobin (SUI)
Assistant Referee 2: Jonas Erni (SUI)
Fourth Official: Pascal Erlachner (SUI)
UEFA Referee Observer: António Manuel Almeida Costa (POR)
UEFA Delegate: Vito Di Gioia (ITA)
19 July 2018, 21:00 CET - Domale (portni park Domale)
NK Domale (SVN) - NK iroki Brijeg (BIH)Referee: Antti Munukka (FIN)
Assistant Referee 1: Jonas Turunen (FIN)
Assistant Referee 2: Jukka Honkanen (FIN)
Fourth Official: Mohammed Al-Emara (FIN)
UEFA Referee Observer: Geórgios Bíkas (GRE)
UEFA Delegate: Johny Vanspauwen (BEL)
19 July 2018, 21:00 CET - Budapest (Szusza Ferenc Stadion)
Újpest FC (HUN) - Neftçi PFK (AZE)Referee: Ioánnis Papadópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 1: Trýfon Petrópoulos (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Vasílios Kamboúris (GRE)
Fourth Official: Ángelos Evangélou (GRE)
UEFA Referee Observer: Bernardino González Vázquez (ESP)
UEFA Delegate: Eamon Naughton (IRL)
bmb [20 Jul 2018, 02:23]
Happy with your man Edy! He's got an ace cross face! I can see why he is a rising star, fitness is excellent, positioning excellent, man management very good, decision making decent and consistent. Branko and Obinna both fell a bit too easily and he didn't fall for it, the 2nd time Branko fell a bit too easily he had a word with him, leaving Branko looking very sheepish, & he didn't try again & nor did anyone else for that matter. Cautions were spot on. No really big decisions for him to make, no horrendous fouls, no pen shouts etc but he was very busy none the less! One silly incident, might have been TAO or last 5 mins, can't remember which but Nagy was a bit naughty & tripped himself up deliberately, not looking for a free kick but to waste a bit of time. When he went down he managed to land on the ball and crouched over it, taking his time to get up. Ref rightly gave a free kick against Újpest but 2 opposition players were trying to get the ball out from under Nagy to take the kick quickly (they were 4-0 down) and ended up playing ping pong with it back and forth under him! It did look at first like they were punching him in the stomach (cue lots of naughty words from bmb towards the 2 players concerned). It did start a bit of handbags, I suspect our players also initially thought they were punching him! Ref was straight over separated them all, dished out several very scary stern looks while doing so & then booked a player from each side very sternly! I do think he should have booked Nagy as well for the initial naughtiness but I'm not entirely sure he would have been able to see what he did, it's only watching replays of it that I saw the full picture and I suspect it was partially on his blindside. AR2 in particular made some good offside calls. I didn't bat an eyelid over any decision for or against my team which is pretty good! He can be very pleased with his performance tonight - he will rightly get a high mark, he certainly earned it. Well I say that - he wore yellow so for that he ruined the whole performance
As for my team - the difference between a manager's preparation being disrupted by incompetent office staff forgetting to apply for player visas leaving him with half a squad 1000's miles from home, losing the game 3-1 and being allowed to do his preparation unhindered, winning the game 4-0 will hopefully send a message to the office staff that they need to do their job correctly in future!!! 5-3 on aggregate - bring on Sevilla!!! They will absolutely batter us but I'm going to have a great time in the stands! Absolutely mental night!19 July 2018, 21:15 CET - Hafnarfjörđur (Kaplakrikavöllur)
FH Hafnarfjörđur (ISL) - FC Lahti (FIN)Referee: Espen Andreas Eskĺs (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Řystein Simon Ytterland (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin (NOR)
Fourth Official: Rohit Saggi (NOR)
UEFA Referee Observer: Hans Reijgwart (NED)
UEFA Delegate: Björn Fecker (GER)