- – This is not one of the best refereeing teams in Europe, but it is considered the best in Europe – Unkel began. That is why her criticism of the mistakes of the Poles was more severe
- It wasn’t just about the 103rd minute that the whole world was talking about. Marciniak’s side also blew the whistle for offside on Joselu’s goal, ultimately giving Real Madrid promotion. Then VAR helped the referee. Then he can use it. In the aforementioned 103rd minute, he took this opportunity himself
- Later, the former FIFA referee spoke about a possible penalty kick. It may be difficult for Marciniak to manage key matches on the Old Continent. This is record news, but also bad news ahead of Euro 2024
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Simon Marciniak and his team had a perfect win in their Champions League semi-final, but the situation overshadowed everything in the 13th minute of extra time. Matthias de Ligt then scored a goal to make the score 2-2, which would have given Bayern Munich extra time, but the Polish referees blew their whistle for offside in this case.
The problem is that they did it while the procedure was still ongoing. For this reason, VAR was unable to check this action and definitively assess whether Bayern players were offside, which was determined in millimetres.
The instructions are clear: in such situations, you must wait until the end of the procedure to raise the flag and blow the whistle to check it. The mere raising of the flag by the lineman meant nothing, because Marciniak could have ignored that hint and waited. But when he blew the whistle just before the shot and the ball went into the goal, the option to check the situation definitely disappeared. This is exactly what is wrong in this case.
Whether he was actually a hacker or not is a separate matter. The Germans are feeling angry at the present time, and Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel has not yet accepted the apology of the Polish team, which admitted its mistake (according to the words of Bayern Munich representatives).
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Two fouls by Simon Marciniak and his team in one match. It’s all clear
Christina Unkel broke down the whole situation on CBS Sports.
– I don’t agree with Jamie Carragher that it was just a mistake by the line referee. Unfortunately, in this case there were two refereeing errors. Mazraoui was not in an offside position, so we don’t even need to talk about whether he affected the match or not. But the first mistake was when the linesman raised his flag. This is contrary to the recommendations to rush to lift it, especially since the offensive work is not over yet – the former FIFA referee began her statement.
Then she pointed out the second mistake. — The referee accepted this recommendation and blew the offside whistle instead of saying, “Thank you, I see you, but I will wait until the end of the procedure to blow the referee’s whistle.” This is very surprising. This is not one of the best refereeing teams in Europe, it is considered the best in Europe. This Polish team has just managed a Champions League final and a World Cup final. The linesman and referee’s decision was surprising. It wasn’t a good day for them.
– It is never a good idea to talk about an obvious refereeing error. These are fundamental decisions that change the fate of the match… Neither the refereeing team nor the entire refereeing community will be satisfied with them. Especially when we have so much technology at our disposal that can help us avoid these kind of mistakes.
Hit two more errors in the Champions League
In addition, Onkel pointed out another mistake committed by Marciniak: Joselu’s goal was initially disallowed at 2-1 in the 91st minute for offside (here Adam Kubcic raised his flag), but in this case the VAR intervened and the goal was conceded.
In addition, in one of Real Madrid’s dangerous situations, there were two balls on the field, one of them confused some players, so Marciniak had to stop the match.
The punishment for Marciniak and his team could be very severe
Unkel also spoke about the potential consequences for Marciniak and his team. It may be difficult for them to get the next most important matches in the world and this is standard practice in such situations. The American is even more surprised, as she has confirmed several times, as Polish judges are considered among the best, if not the best, in the world.
This is even more bad news ahead of Euro 2024. Marciniak was to referee the prestigious opening match between Germany and Scotland (June 14). It is not known whether this error will affect whether he will officiate this match, although after the Champions League semi-final match on Wednesday, the chances of him being able to officiate the Euro 2024 semi-final match, for example, It may decline is unlikely, though not because it is so weak. On the contrary, because he fell victim to his own success!
— Simon Marciniak has already refereed three Grand Finals, and now is definitely the time to give the other judges credit. But the opening match is a completely different matter. This is a great prestige and a great responsibility. The opening match referee must set an example for other referees in how to referee throughout the tournament and how to interpret different situations. Such a match must be led by someone who ensures the highest level. Rafael Rostkowski, a former international referee, said it is difficult to name a better candidate than the Pole.
Creation date: 9 house 2024 06:30
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