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UEFA Under-21 European Championship 2013 FINAL

(ITA) Italy 2:4 Spain (ESP)

18 June 2013, 18:00 CET Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Israel

Match Officials Name Origin Mark1 Mark2 Difficulty3

Referee Matej Jug SVN 8.3 --- Challenging

Assistant Referee 1 Roland Brandner AUT 8.6 --- Challenging

Assistant Referee 2 Vencel Tth HUN 8.5 --- Challenging

Additional AR 1 Halis zkahya TUR 8.1 --- Normal

Additional AR 2 Ivan Kruliak SVK 8.1 --- Normal

Fourth Official Ivan Bebek CRO 8.0 --- Normal

UEFA Delegate Petr Fousek CZE

UEFA Referee Observer Hugh Dallas SCO

Blog Referee Observer Nik Askitopoulos ENG

1 Final mark according to evaluation scale. Expected level for AARs and fourth official is 8.0, crucial mistake 7.7!2 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).3 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 and assistant refereesonly)

Description of the Marks

9.0 10.0 Excellent.

8.5 8.9 Very good. Important decision(s) correctly taken.

8.3 8.4 Good. Expected level.

8.2 Satisfactory with small areas for improvement.

8.0 8.1 Satisfactory with important areas for improvement.

7.9 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 7.4

Disappointing. Below expectation with one and clear importantmistakeor a performance with two or more clear and important mistakes.

6.0 6.9 Unacceptable.



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1) Description of the match:

A final game is always a tense occasion, but both teams played with confidence, despite twovery different styles being on offer. The game was aided by an early goal for Spain, whichstretched the game and gave the Italians more ambition. For Jug the game roughly followedthree patterns/phases: Initially both teams tried to play football and challenges were few andfar and between. The larger phase up until around the 80th minute was a more tempestuous

affair with both teams combative in the tackle and at times, using the subtle foul. The final 10minutes saw a flurry of strong (and often late) challenges, but Jugs control remainedexcellent to the end and further confrontation was avoided in the main.

Referee

2) Knowledge, Application and Interpretation of the Laws of the Game, Disciplinary

Control and Technical Management of the game with special reference to the situationsand the minutes when they occurred.

(Crucial decisions, if available, have to be explicitly mentioned in the grid and

highlighted).

Comments:

Jug kept a consistent line and his player management technique was very good for somebodyof his experience. He chose to speak to players in a calm manner for the most part, andsought to keep the game flowing where he could including calming tempestuous situationsdown efficiently. The majority of the 7 cautions were administered in the middle phase of thegame and one must say that the award of the first Spanish penalty on 38 mins perhapsincreased the tempo of the game, ensuring that he often had no other option in hisdisciplinary actions. In the last period of the game, where the Italians in particular werebecoming overly combative, Jug did well to ensure 22 players stayed on the pitch as therewere one or two flare-ups which were dealt with well.

Minute Description of the situation

11R8 cautioned for a late challenge, deemed reckless by Jug. Correct in law, butcould perhaps have been dealt with via a word.

12 Foul B8 on R10

15Good advantage played as Spain keep possession of the ball just beyond thehalfway line.

18Mandatory yellow card showed to B4 for a high boot (during an attemptedclearance). There is an element of the Nani factor here but a caution isacceptable, and probably correct.

27Tello is shown a yellow card for stamping (unintentionally but without care) onB8 on the half way line. Little complaint from the Spaniard.

38

Thiago completes his hat-trick from the penalty spot 3-1. The Italian defenderappears to take the ball with his good challenge on Tello, however; with hisright foot though his left foot does swipe the legs of the attacker after the ball

is played.Jug waves away the resulting (many) protests, but would do well not to do so insuch a manner so as to dismiss the players too readily.


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47Caution for R6 for a purposeful trip (disguised as accidental) on B9. Goodassistance from AR2

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Advantage played as Thiago escapes his defender, but this results in a swipe atthe ankles on the Spaniard by B20. Perhaps Jug would be better minded toaward the freekick in the first instance as the incident was in the defensivethird in a crowded area.

63B11 could well have been cautioned for a reckless challenge on R6 but Jugchooses to have a word. Spain are awarded a penalty within one minute of theincident, as B19 takes the legs of R2 after a superb bit of skill from the latter.

70B6 escapes a possible Red card as he leads with his elbow into Morata, whogoes down injured. Jug cautions the Italian captain, who immediatelyapologizes for the challenge.

77B23 is cautioned for a reckless challenge on R3, using his hands high on thedefenders neck.

3) Tactical approach and its Degree of Consistency, Personality, Match Control and

Management of the Teams and Players with special reference to the situations and the

minutes when they occurred.

Comments:

Jug was consistent in the main (you could argue that he was too harsh to caution as early asthe 11th minute for an innocuous challenge, and overly harsh on the penalty but not ascertain with the two incidents involving the Italian captain) and his match control was neverin doubt. Aside from the first Spanish penalty (which seemed to deflate the Italians

somewhat), the players respected his decisions and although the game had seven cautions, itnever seriously threatened to boil over this is a credit to his player management techniqueand strong personality, as well as presence. In relation to the latter, it would perhaps beadvisable not to show such a combustive approach to certain controversial moments in thematch.

Often upon administering a caution or a freekick/penalty, Jug looked very serious and useddismissive arm gestures. A calmer, yet equally assertive approach and body language isrequired in such situations. Being so young helps him in this respect, and one only has tolook at the likes of Webb and Cakir to see their improvement in latter years with regards their

more laid back approach in this respect.

Summary of 2) and 3):

Positive Points 1. Match Control and his overall player management strategy

2. Fitness and anticipation of the next phase

Not meeting require-

ments, points that

need improvement

1.Body language and facial expression when dealing withtough situations, including the administering of cautions

2.Positioning was good but Jug often found himself far toomuch ahead of the ball or too close to the intricate passing


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45Late challenge by B20 on Isco is dealt with by using a quiet word. Goodmanagement shown.

63B11 could well have been cautioned for a reckless challenge on R6 but Jugchooses to have a word

77B6 is late in the challenge just beyond the half way line, but Jug plays theadvantage as Spain maintain possession. Perhaps a good tactic in this instance,though perhaps the referee should have a word with the captain at the nextstoppage as the defender was close to receiving his second yellow in theory.

4) Physical Shape, Stamina, Positioning, Movement as well as Mental Awareness, if

needed, with reference to the minutes when they occurred, always in case of a -.

Physical Condition (very good, good, average, poor): Very Good

Further Aspects:

+ Expected -

XAlways close to play, follows play at all times with a flexiblediagonal system and impedes interference with play

XEfficient positioning (at set pieces e.g.) and movement to beready to take a (crucial) decision (specially in the box; beable to enter the box in some cases when it is necessary)

X Shows awareness and is able to anticipate the action


38Excellent position for the penalty award, and showed excellent fitness andanticipation in this situation.

5) Teamwork (co-operation with (A)ARs and fourth official with reference, if needed, to

special situations and the minutes when they occurred)

Comments:

Jug showed excellent fitness and for the large part, his positioning was good. At times he was

a little too far ahead of the ball probably a result of his excellent anticipation of the nextphase of play. Perhaps a better strategy would be to move on the diagonal before the ball isplayed into the final third, thus allowing him to sweep up in behind using a short sprint thisis certainly a good strategy for teams such as Spain who show great emphasis on possessionplay, and often resist the longer pass. Jugs mental awareness was good, though there was a

particularly controversial incident in the 70th minute where the Italian captain may well havebeen shown the red card and not the yellow, for leading with an elbow.

His teamwork with his assistants in particular was good, and both were able to assist him inmoments where his viewing angle was not advantageous. The offside detection from both

assistants was of a high standard and this helped teamwork.


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6) If needed: General comments or advices for improvement; explanation of the chosen

mark; further matters (can be let empty).

Comments:

Jug had two decisive incidents to deal with in the game: The Italian captains challenge with

the elbow and the first penalty award. With regards the former, one can suspect that both heand his assistant came to the conclusion that the contact was more with the fore-arm ratherthan the elbow. Replays proved inconclusive, but what cannot be in doubt was the harmcaused to the Spanish striker, and thus a red would not have been questioned here.

Re the penalty award, the question that has to be answered is this: Does the follow-throughtackle to the standing leg impede Tellos ability to play the ball or indeed shoot at goal?

Unequivocally it does not. The ball is clearly won in a challenge from the side with clear andfull contact on the ball; indeed, the ball is out for a corner as the trailing leg takes Tello down.It is a challenge that we see on numerous occasions outside the area during the duration of a

normal game, and as long as the legs are not taken in the same movement of the challengethat contacts the ball, it is legitimate to allow play to continue. Jug appears to make thedecision too quickly, and the game swings back into the Spaniards favour after the incident.

One small point in positioning is mentioned in the report, as on three occasions, Jug got inthe way of the ball, perhaps being the result of being too far ahead of play when the Spanishteam seemed to be focusing their (concise) build-up play down the left side (close to hisdiagonal).


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Assistant Referee 1

7) Assistant Referee 1s performance (please mention some important decisions either byintegrating them into a coherent comment or mentioning them in the grid below; mandatoryif a - (negative point) is selected)

Relevant Aspects:

+ Expected -

XCorrect offside decisions by means of a good application ofthewait and see-technique

X Good positioning and movement

XMental alertness and reaction to incidents in his area ofvicinity

XReasonable degree of co-operation with referee (notflagging too much / too little; being able to support refereein crucial decisions)

X Efficient control at set pieces

Comments:

An excellent game overall, but might he have assisted Jug in the 70 th minute as he had abetter viewing angle on B6s challenge on Morata?

Minute Description of the situation3 Good no flag as B9 races down the right side.

10Again great no flag as B9 races through the centre to equalize 1-1. Onside isthe right call.

12 Correct offside call on B9.

40 Correct offside called on B10


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Assistant Referee 2

8) Assistant Referee 2s performance (please mention some important decisions either byintegrating them into a coherent comment or mentioning them in the grid below; mandatoryif a - (negative point) is selected)

Relevant Aspects:

+ Expected -

XCorrect offside decisions by means of a good application ofthewait and see-technique


XMental alertness and reaction to incidents in his area ofvicinity

XReasonable degree of co-operation with referee (notflagging too much / too little; being able to support refereein crucial decisions)


Comments:

see grid


12Good delay on the flag as offside is correctly detected on R21 from attacking

freekick.

47Good assistance with strong flag as defending player (R6) brings down theItalian forward in a cunning fashion that he hoped would go un-noticed. Acaution is shown for halting a promising attack.


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Additional Assistant Referee 1

9) Additional Assistant Referee 1s performance (please mention some important decisionseither by integrating them into a coherent comment or mentioning them in the grid below;mandatoryif a - (negative point) is selected)

Relevant Aspects:

+ Expected -


XMental alertness and reaction to incidents in his area ofvicinity based on a reasonable degree of co-operation withreferee


Comments:

Mentally alert, expected movement on the goalline and control of the penalty area.


Additional Assistant Referee 2

10) Additional Assistant Referees performance (please mention some important decisionseither by integrating them into a coherent comment or mentioning them in the grid below;mandatoryif a - (negative point) is selected)

Relevant Aspects:

+ Expected -


X

Mental alertness and reaction to incidents in his area of

vicinity based on a reasonable degree of co-operation withreferee


Comments:

Normal performance for AAR2, everything expected.


3Communicates with the referee at a Spanish corner, indicating not enoughcontact as B7 makes contact on R8. The Spanish player goes down far too easily

and this is a good decision.38 Correct positioning by the official at the Spanish penalty.


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Fourth Official

11) Fourth Officials performance (reference to technical management like substitutions orsignaling of additional time, dealing with benches in case of conflicts)

Comments:

Good solid performance. Performed the substitutions with efficiency and by using the correctprocedure. Little to do in terms of managing the technical areas, though the Italian managerdid have to be spoken to after his outburst upon the award of the first penalty against histeam, and one or two cautions given to his players.

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