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UEFA Champions League 2013/14

Play-Offs, 1st Leg

(POR) FC Paos de Ferreira 1:4 FC Zenit St. Petersburg (RUS)

20/08/2013, 20:45 CET Estdio do Drago, Porto (POR)

Goals scored: 0:1 Shirokov (27), 1:1 Andr Leo (58), 1:2 Shirokov (60), 1:3 Degra (85, o.g.), 1:4 Shirokov (90).

Match Officials Name NAT Mark Mark* Difficulty

Referee Martin Atkinson ENG 8.3 0.0 Quite Challenging

Assistant Referee 1 Peter Kirkup ENG 8.5 0.0 Quite Challenging

Assistant Referee 2 Simon Long ENG 8.3 0.0 Quite Challenging

Additional Assistant Referee 1 Anthony Taylor ENG 8.0 0.0 Normal

Additional Assistant Referee 2 Michael Jones ENG 8.0 0.0 Normal

Fourth Official Stephen Child ENG 8.0 0.0 Normal

UEFA Referee Observer Georgios Bikas GRE

UEFA Delegate Michel Pralong SUI

Blog Observer Chefren ITA * mark without crucial mistake (7.8/7.9)

Evaluation Scale Level of Difficulty

9.0 10.0 Excellent. Normal: Normal match for the officials, fewchallenging situations8.5 8.9 Very good. Important decision(s) correctly taken.

8.3 8.4 Good. Expected level. Quite Challenging: Difficult match with somedifficult decisions for the officials8.2 Satisfactory with small areas for improvement.

8.0 8.1 Satisfactory with important areas for improvement. Very Challenging: Very difficult match withmany difficult situations for the officials7.9 One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.3 or above.

7.8 One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.0 8.2.

7.5 7.7Below expectation, poor control, significant point(s) forimprovement.

Additional Time

First half 1 Second half 3

*For fourth official and AARs:8.0 expected level, 7.7 crucial mistake

7.0 7.4Disappointing. Below expectation with one and clear importantmistake or a performance with two or more clear and importantmistakes.

6.0 6.9 Unacceptable.

Disciplinary Home Team Disciplinary Away Team

Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification

7 YC 96 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 74 YC 22 Delaying restart of play (DR)

84 YC 19 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 90+3 YC 14 Unsporting behaviour (UB)


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Description of the match:

The first leg of 2013-14 UEFA Champions League Play Off, played between Paos de Ferreira and Zenit St. Petersburg atEstdio do Drago, Porto. The match was played there because Paos home ground, Estdio da Mata Real, did not meetUEFA criteria for international matches at this level. For this reason, the attendance was really low: 4,466. The refereeappointed was Martin Atkinson, at the head of a full English crew of officials. Atkinson was back in UEFA competitionsafter an absence lasted for the whole knockout phase of 2012-13 due to unknow reasons. The match in its progresspresented several important decisions to take, and, despite of the final score, it was quite challenging, also for the

assistants The atmopshere was absolutely calm and the referee had not pressure on him while taking importantdecisions.

REFEREE

1 Application and interpretation of the Laws of the Game / match control, tactical approach and management of thegame with the special situation(s) of the minute(s):

Comments:The match had a very intensive beginning with several fouls whistled in the first minutes. Here Atkinson was able to noticethat it was a crucial moment of the game. A remarkable situation happened in the fourth minute, when there werecomplaints by Zenit for a possible DOGSO situation: the referee showed alertness, with a correct evaluation. Then insecond half there were two penalty appeals by Paos. Even though the second one appeared very difficult to evaluate, thefeeling is that Atkinson took a correct decision. Not enough for a penalty. Apart from that, the match was always undercontrol in both halves. There werent riot or tense moments. Overall, a satisfying performance under this point of view.

Minute Description of the situation

4

On a pass by a teammate, Kerzhakov (Zenit) falls down after a contact with Filipe Anunciao (Paos) and heis not able to reach the ball in a very favorable position. The referee lets the game flow. Even after replays, itseems that the decision is correct, because the contact is really slight and there isnt a clear or blatant foul. It

might have been a good chance to score for Zenit.

68Penalty appeal by Paos. Contact in area between Carlo (Paos) and Lombaerts (Zenit). The decision of thereferee seems correct. Nothing relevant happened, the player fell to easily, no penalty.

81

Penalty appeal by Paos. Contact in area between Hurtado (Paos) and Hubocan (Zenit). With the ball away,the feeling is that there isnt a clear foul but a slight touch near the kneecap, which is not enough in order towhistle a penalty. Very dangerous action by the defender, but still acceptable NO CALL by the referee in adifficult situation to read.

2 Disciplinary control, management of players and team officials (bench) with the special situation(s) of theminute(s):

Comments:The referee followed a clear line in his disciplinary control of the match. Two cards were given for blatant and recklesstackles, then in the 74 minute for a clear infringement of the rules, when Anyukov (Zenit) threw the ball away to wastetime. The card given to Ricardo (Paos) at 84 was correct, too. So, a very good knowledge of the LotG. There werentother situations in which a mandatory card was missed. Card management was consistent.


7 Filipe Anunciao (Paos) is booked for a very reckless tackle. Correct decision.

74 Anyukov (Zenit) is cautioned for having thrown the ball away to delay the restart of the play.

84Ricardo (Paos) is booked for having stopped a potentially dangerous action. The situation was borderline toDOGSO but the YC is correct because there is another defender ready to take part in the action and the player

was not clearly going towards the goal.

90+3 Huboan (Zenit) is booked for a late tackle


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3 Physical Condition:

Good

Positioning and Movement:

+ Expected -

--- X --- Always close to the play, follows play at all times, and does not interfere with play

--- X --- Flexible diagonal system

--- X --- Able to anticipate the action

--- X --- Enters the penalty area when necessary

--- X --- Efficient positioning at set pieces / dead ball (e.g. corner-kick, free-kick, goal-kick)

Please describe any special situation(s) with indication of the minute(s)mandatory if you tick - (negative point) in one ofthe above boxes:


Full timeThe referee had a good physical condition. There werent situations in which an advantage might have beenpossible. His positioning and running were always at expected level. When he had to evaluate the secondpenalty situation he was not that close and this is probably a small area for improvement.

4 Co-operation with assistant referees, additional assistant referees (where applicable) and fourth official:

We cant know whether Atkinson was helped by AAR1 in second half, when he had to evaluate two possible penalties.Anyway, the cooperation with assistant referees was good: they reported several situations to the referee, and they helpedhim in taking important decisions, as happened for the (correctly) disallowed goal.

5 Personality:

The referee showed to be firm and sure in his decisions, and he often explained by words and gestures the reasons of hiswhistles to players. He never appeared unsure. So, very good under this point of view. The players respected him andthere were never problems.

6 General comments, advice on performance and personality:

The performance was overall good. We can say something about the penalty appeals in second half, in order to justify themark we have given to the referee. The first situation (68) is clear, no foul. The second situation (81) is a bit moredifficult. The feeling is that Atkinson wasnt able to notice the whole scene, he anyway decided to let the game flow , notdetecting a blatant foul. A decision that we can accept, but at the same time, he can improve trying to be more attentive.

7 Points discussed in the report:

Positive points: 1) Control of the game by showing authority and firmness in his decisions.

2) Knowledge of the LOTG, mandatory YC correctly given when required.

3) Cooperation with assistant referees.

Points for improvement: 1) Trying to be more attentive, in the meaning of being close to play when particularor difficult situations happen in penalty area.


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ASSISTANT REFEREE 2

9 Assistant referees performance (please mention some important decisions with reference to the minute):


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--- X --- Correct offside decisions and good application of the wait and see technique

--- X --- Good positioning and movement

X --- --- Adequate alertness and good co-operation with the referee

X --- --- Reaction to incidents within his vicinity

--- X --- Efficient control at set pieces / dead ball (e.g. corner-kick, free-kick, goal-kick)

Comments:The second assistant was less challenged than his colleague but he had more difficult decisions to take. The first situation

was a very good and crucial decision, a goal disallowed for offside when Paos scored at 36. Then, a borderline situationin 57: acceptable flag. The last one was a mistake, which denied a obvious goal scoring opportunity to Zenit, but as said,extremely difficult to detect. Arshavin was onside. In addition to that, he also helped the referee reporting several fouls.Basically, good performance with small areas for improvement.



36 Hurtado (Paos) is flagged offside and a goal scored by home team is annulled. Correct and crucial decision.

57 Bystrov (Zenit) is fagged offside. Borderline and difficult decision, probably very tight offside. Acceptable call.

63 Arshavin (Zenit) is flagged offside. Mistake. It was an important chance to score.


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ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT REFEREE 1

0 Additional Assistant referees performance (please mention some important decisions with reference to theminute):


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--- X --- Adequate alertness and good co-operation with the referee

--- X --- Reaction to incidents within his vicinity


Comments:The AAR1 might have been involved in the penalty situations, in second half. Nothing relevant was detectedin both cases

so we can evaluate his performance as expected level, sharing the decisions of Atkinson.Please describe any special situation(s) with indication of the minute(s)mandatory if you tick - (negative point) in one ofthe above boxes:


68 and81

Potentially involved in both penalty situations, probably he followed Atkinson. No reasons to act in a differentway, so expected level.

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT REFEREE 2

1 Additional Assistant referees performance (please mention some important decisions with reference to theminute):


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--- X --- Adequate alertness and good co-operation with the referee

--- X --- Reaction to incidents within his vicinity


Comments:Nothing relevant happened in his penalty area. He was probably involved in a goal kick decision in first half. For the rest,expected level.




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FOURTH OFFICIAL

2 Comment on the fourth official:

The fourth official was not involved in remarkable situations, he executed in a adequate manner his duties aboutsubstitutions and added time. Nothing extra-ordinary to report.

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