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UEFA Champions League 2013/14

Play-Offs, 1st Leg

(FRA) Olympique Lyon 0:2 Real Sociedad (ESP)

20/08/2013, 20:45 CET Stade de Gerland, Lyon (France)

Goals scored: 0:1 Griezmann (Real, 17), 0:2 Seferovic (Real, 50)

Match Officials Name NAT Mark Mark* Difficulty

Referee Milorad Mai SRB 8.8 0.0 Quite Challenging

Assistant Referee 1 Milovan Risti SRB 8.7 0.0 Quite Challenging

Assistant Referee 2 Dalibor Djurdjevi SRB 8.5 0.0 Normal

Additional Assistant Referee 1 Danilo Gruji SRB 8.1 0.0 Normal

Additional Assistant Referee 2 Miodrag Gogi SRB 8.1 0.0 Normal

Fourth Official Milan Mini SRB 8.0 0.0 Normal

UEFA Referee Observer Konrad Plautz AUT

UEFA Delegate Roland Tis BEL

Blog Observer Philipp S GER * 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.

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.

Additional time:

First Half: 1 Second Half: 2

Disciplinary Home Team Disciplinary Away Team

Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification

37 YC 5 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 7 YC 6 Unsporting behaviour (UB)

43 YC 13 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 70 YC 17 Unsporting behaviour (UB)

75 2nd YC 5 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 80 YC 10 Unsporting behaviour (UB)

86 YC 19 Unsporting behaviour (UB)


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Description of the match:Play-off match for the Champions League group stage between the third place team from France versus the fourth placeteam from Spain. For Sociedad it was the first international match for 9 years, when they were eliminated by Lyon. In theStade de Gerland the French crowd could create a noisy atmosphere, which often reacted heavily on the action on thefield, especially on the referees decisions. During the match, Lyon was the more active team, but Sociedad could createthe more dangerous situations and scored by two beautiful goals.For Elite referee Milorad Mazic this match meant the beginning of a season, which he wants to end in a World Cup

participation. Although being the least experienced candidate, after his performances in the lasts season, his chances arenot too bad. This match turned out to be a good test for him and a chance to prove his abilities. From the beginning on, itwas intense and fast, and the players did not avoid hard tacklings. So, the match was quite challenging for the referee.

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 referee showed a good foul detection and made no obvious mistakes in applying the Laws. He was rather strict,compared to other referees on this level, but for this match it probably was adequate because of the intensity.Furthermore, he was also able to recognize, when the strikers went down too easily and only were looking for the free kick.He managed to get the big decision of the match (see below) right and showed not too be influenced by the home crowd.

Minute Description of the situation

32No penalty for Lyon, correct decision: Although there is some contact with the arm, the striker falls down tooeasy, even a YC for diving was possible

75

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YC for Bisevac, free kick but no penalty for Sociedad: Vela is brought down by Bisevac entering the box.Was it a foul? Not necessary, but according to Mazics line a correct decision. Was it a YC? A foul in thisposition is nearly always worth a booking. Was it not a penalty? The first and deciding touch happened outsidethe box. The tackling continued inside the penalty area, but if we only look at that part, it was a fair tackling,

mainly touching the ball. So, overall a difficult situation correctly solved.

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

Comments:His disciplinary control was very good in this match. He distinguished the quality of fouls and was always right in hisdecisions, when to issue a caution and when to warn verbally. Especially in the first half, he often used the latter to calmdown certain players, and therefore could avoid too many early bookings.

Most of the yellow cards were given for reckless or tactical fouls, only Prietos one (80) was for a dive.The match was under decent control, however there often were protests and a few small riots after some of his decisions.He dealt well with them, sometimes explaining his decisions and always making clear that he is the man who decides.


75 2nd

YC for Bisevac after a tactical foul, correct decision.


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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 timeHis positioning was nearly exemplary, he was always close enough to take the correct decisions, but neverinterfered with the match.

82He is aware of a conflict between some players in his back, while the game happened already in the other half,by finding a good compromise in his position and turning his head between the two places to watch.

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

All his assistants showed a good awareness and seemed to give advice to the referee about any action happening in theirrespective areas. The AARs probably helped him at the no penalty situations and the ARs were faultless, also in difficultsituations

5 Personality:

He is a rather strict and pedantic referee, which was good in this match. His behavior showed big self-confidence, he wasquick in his decisions and sold them very convincing. However he seems to seek attention sometimes and was notinvisible at all in this match. Although well used, his verbal warnings and explanations may be a bit too long and his biggestures are sometimes exaggerated.

6 General comments, advice on performance and personality:

Overall a very good performance, an application for challenging matches in the further competition. His decisions and hiscard management were on a very high level, his general player management was also good, but sometimes too extensive.

7 Points discussed in the report:

Positive points: 1) Very good disciplinary actions, bookings spot on, good use of verbal warnings

2) Good foul detection, nearly no mistakes

3) Correct assessment of the difficult situation in 75

4) Great positioning

5) Confident and determined


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Points for improvement: 1) Should try to stay more in the background, if possible

2)His style was a bit too pedantic, OK for this match, but in general he shouldbecome more lenient.


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ASSISTANT REFEREE 1

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


+ Expected -

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:A challenging match for him, with some difficult offside decisions, which he solved well.



5 Good and close offside decision

49 Difficult correct onside decision before the 0-2

80 Difficult Correct onside decision

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2

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


+ Expected -

--- X --- Correct offside decisions and good application ofthe wait and see technique





Comments:Not as many situations as AR1 but also faultless and with one big call.



17 Difficult correct onside decision before the 0-1


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ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT REFEREE 1

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


+ Expected -





Comments:He showed awareness and told the referee about incidents in his area, e.g. at corner kicks.



32 No penalty for Lyon, he probably gave advice here

ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT REFEREE 2

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


+ Expected -





Comments:He showed awareness and told the referee about incidents in his area, e.g. at corner kicks.



80 YC for a dive, he probably gave advice here.


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FOURTH OFFICIAL

2 Comment on the fourth official:

No special events for him. In spite of the intense match the benches seemed to be quite calm, at least there were was nointervention of the FO visible.

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