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Group C, 28 June 2013, 20:00 CET Trabzon (TUR) Match Officials Referee Assistant Referee 1 Assistant Referee 2 Fourth Official Blog Referee Observer
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Name Roberto Garca Jos Camargo Alberto Morn Walter Lpez Nur H.

ORI MEX MEX MEX GUA ENG

Mark1 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.1

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Difficulty3 Normal 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 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.8

10.0 8.9 8.4 8.1

7.5 7.7 7.0 7.4 6.0 6.9

Small description of the match (extra-ordinary incidents etc.): Hseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon was the setting with approximately 11286 spectors in attendance as Turkey faced Australia in the final game of Group C. A win could take the hosts through to the Round of 16 in first position whereas a draw would be enough for a second place finish. Australia on the other hand needed to disappoint the partisan crowd and pick-up a victory for them to automatically qualify. The first half ended goalless with Australia creating and wasting many goalscoring opportunities. However, seven minutes after the interval, Maclaren gave Australia the lead. Turkey to their credit hit back almost immediately scoring two minutes later through Calhanoglu. Both nations were exchanging blows until the 87th minute whenYokuslu scored what proved to be the winner. As a result of this defeat, Australia are eliminated from the tournament while Turkey qualify for the next phase, finishing Group C in second.

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Crucial Decisions (refer to penalty kicks, sending-off situations etc.) Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the referee s decision

Basic Observations (refer to the general application of the LotG, highlight the referee s tactical approach, personality, match control, management of the teams and players, teamwork etc.). Please deploy short but precise and detailed sentences! Positive Points Garca was never far from the action and did very well to keep-up with play when 1. both nations counter attacked. Roberto Garca's approach, just like in his previous outing, was to let the game 2. flow as much as possible. This resulted in very enjoyable game of football for players and fans alike. However, this approach did have its flaws. Garca administered two yellow cards (46' & 83'). Both were undeniably justified and certainly correct. 3. In other situations, Garca opted to speak to offenders warning them about their future conduct which is a refreshing thing to witness. Points for Improvement Garca came across as a bit too lenient in this particular match. A good example of Garca's leniency can be found in the 9th minute where two Australian players were fouled in a matter of seconds. Garca interpreted these challenges as fair, but further replays indicated otherwise. Card management. There were three occasions in the first half were Garca should of administered cautions. Firstly, in the 12th minute: AUS #15 commits a tackle from behind on TUR #21 with no attempt to get the ball. Then, in the 21st minute: TUR #3 cynically pulls back AUS #15 which stops a promising attack. Finally, in the 34th minute: TUR #16 uncontrollably lunges into AUS 15 from behind. In all three of these incidents, a yellow card at the very least should of been administered. However, Garca for some reason chose against producing them.

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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 medium + X X X X X X strict very strict Expected -

Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character) Roberto Garca was very composed and he did not let the occasion get to him. Furthermore there was nothing peculiar to report.

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Assistant Referee 1
Please assess the first assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR s behaviour All Easy game for Jos Camargo as he had no meaningful decision to make. game

Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR s behaviour All Alberto Morn is in the the same boat as his colleague. He too had no meaningful Game contribution to this game.

Fourth Official
Please assess the fourth officials performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth official s behaviour Walter Lpez for some reason signalled the added time one minute too early. He 89' then realised his error and tried to atone by rasing the board at the correct time.