Unofficial Referee Observers Report

rbitro Internacional & The Third Team

(AUS) AUSTRALIA

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EL SALVADOR (SLV)

Group C, 25 June 2013, 17:00 CET Rize (TUR) Match Officials Referee Assistant Referee 1 Assistant Referee 2 Fourth Official Blog Referee Observer
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Name Stphane Lannoy Frdric Cano Michal Annonier Nawaf Shukralla Edward A.

ORI FRA FRA FRA BHR GRE

Mark1 8.5 8.2 8.2 8.4

Mark2 ---------

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 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.): Second match of Group C. Australia with a draw at the opener and El Salvador after the loss of Turkey needed the win in order to maximize their chances for qualification. The Yeni Sehir Stadium presented an attendance of 4.662 and good pitch conditions. Stephane Lannoy was the appointed referee. The match was fair overall so difficulty is Normal.

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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

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 Personality. He used his experience to deal with players and some situations. All 1. the players respected him allowing him to finish the match without problems. Management of the players and teams. He chose not to issue YC for some 2. tackles but at the same time he warned verbally those players in a very strict manner and making obvious gestures. Foul detection. His main purpose was to let the teams play football and so he 3. didnt call every little contact. Excellent reading of the match and adequate preparation by being informed about 4. the 2 teams. It was clear that all 3 officials were prepared for the game. The prematch briefing is very important for every official. Ability to recognize deliberate pass to the GK and present the adequate 5. punishment. Also he had the courage to take such a decision at the last minute of the match (min. 94). Points for Improvement He should not use the advantage rule in cases committed by attackers and 1. especially when another defender sends the ball out of play. More adequate dealing of players who are making a clear gestures asking for a 2. card for an opponent.

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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 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 X very lenient lenient medium X X strict X So-so No very strict X X X + Expected X -

Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character) Stephane Lannoy is a very experienced official with a big record of matches. So he used his experience to deal with players. This became clear especially in some tackles that many other referees would have punished with a YC. Lannoy chose to warn verbally such cases in a very strict manner. This helped him gain the respect of the players and finish the match without incidents.

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Assistant Referee 1
Please assess the first assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behavior He had only 1 offside call but unfortunately was a mistake. So performance is Full time slightly below expected level. 74 Adam Taggart (AUS) is flagged for offside. Mistake. He is at least level.

Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the ARs behavior No offsides for him but he should call 1 offside against Australia in a potential Full time dangerous situation. Slightly below expected level. Missed offside in favor of Australia. After a foul outside El Salvadors penalty 26 area, the ball goes to Connor Chapman who is considerably ahead of the second last defender. The Australian player has an effort on goal.

Fourth Official
Please assess the fourth officials performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth officials behavior He had more work than previous colleagues since he had to deal with the El Salvador coach who was agitated especially at the second half and protested to full time the referee in some occasions. Shukralla made his presence active and warned the coach verbally and very strictly.