Unofficial Referee Observer s Report

rbitro Internacional & The Third Team

(GHA) GHANA

3:0

IRAQ (IRQ)

Third Place Match, 13 July 2013, 17:00 CET Istanbul (TUR) Match Officials Referee Assistant Referee 1 Assistant Referee 2 Fourth Official Blog Observer
1 2 3

Name Sandro Ricci Alessandro Rocha Emerson De Carvalho Peter O'Leary Nur H.

Origin BRA BRA PER NZL ENG

Mark1 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3

Mark2 ---------

Difficulty3 Normal Normal Normal Normal

Final mark according to evaluation scale. Mark without crucial mistake (only if 7.8 or 7.9) 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 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 7.9 7.8

10.0 8.9 8.4 8.1

7.5 7.7 7.0 7.4 6.0 6.9

Small description of the match (extra-ordinary incidents etc.): 20601 spectators were present inside the Ali Sami Yen Spor Komplekski stadium, Istanbul to watch the Third Place Playoff between Ghana and Iraq. 3-0 was the final score but in truth the game was more closely fought than the scoreline suggests. Attamah opened the scoring the 35th minute as he rose the highest, guiding the ball into net from a corner. Ghana doubled their lead in stoppage time at the end of the first half when Assifuah finished well from an acute angle. Into the second half, Iraq tried very hard to get back into the game. However, the Ghanaians sealed the victory twelve minutes from time as Acheampong expertly finished a through ball from the impressive Aboagye.

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Referee
Crucial Decisions (refer to penalty kicks, sending-off situations etc.) Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the referee s decision Ricci had no crucial situations to address as it was not a difficult outing for the Brazilian.

Basic Observations (refer to the general application of the LotG, highlight the referee s tactical approach, personality, match control, management of the teams and players, teamwork etc.). Please deploy short but precise and detailed sentences! Positive Points Ricci remained on the peripheral and only whistled when really necessary. This 1. approach suited perfectly to this particular game and allowed both nations to really express themselves when in possession of the ball. There were many occasions in this game where Ricci opted to speak to offenders, warning them of their future conduct rather than dishing out cards. In a 2. match of this intensity, this was appreciated. He only administered a solitary caution which was undeniably justified. The recipient (Seidu GHA #8) uncontrollably lunges into an Iraqi player. 3. Always close to play, which ensured he had an ideal view over precedings. Points for Improvement Ricci was unchallenged in this particular game. I could not identify any points for improvement.

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The referees character Physical Aspects Fitness / Stamina Always close to play without inferfering 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 very lenient lenient medium X 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 So-so No X X X X X strict very strict + Expected X -

Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character) One peculiarity could be the fact that Ricci utilised the foam spray somewhat sporadically.

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Assistant Referee 1
Please assess the first assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR s behaviour 17' 51' Roccha correctly flags GHA #15 offside. Correctly flags IRQ #8 offside.

Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referees performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR s behaviour 49' 78' De Cavalho correctly raises his flag as GHA #15 strays offside. Leading up to Ghana's third goal, De Cavalho does not raise his flag as GHA #7 goes on to score. Further replays indicated that it was the correct decision.

Fourth Official
Please assess the fourth officials performance. Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth official s behaviour Full time An uneventful game for O'Leary. He executed all his procedures accordingly.