Ukrainian referees officiated the match between Betis and Dinamo Zagreb.

In the first part of the season, I covered in detail the European Cup matches of Mikoli Balakin’s team. Todi himself could not convey that the recognition for the Champions League match will end - for the first time in 25 years for Ukrainian judges. I will not honor the tradition, and at least with minor delays (for which I ask again, my employment did not allow), but I will highlight the work of the Ukrainian team at the match Betis - Dinamo Zagreb. Singingly, the moment is still historic - when our rebels danced at the European Cup playoffs? Don't let it happen Liga Conference. Know the history, please tell me.

Since in the autumn matches at VAR Balakin had representatives from other countries (Poland, the Netherlands, etc.), then at the same time there were sportswoman Katerina Monzul and the Italian Mauricio Mariani as VAR assistant.. The starting linesmen are Dmytro Zaporozhenko and Oleksandr Berkut, the fourth is Viktor Kopievsky (for example, in the predicted match of the Champions League there was the most senior Yaroslav Kozik).

Getting ahead of ourselves, Zaporozhenko and Berkut had no folding calls. Less than three offsides for two teams, quite a bit of damage in their zones. And from Balakin the work came out - 29 fouls, 5 advances, emotional reactions of the gravers and a super-sensitive penalty. Let's talk about everything in order.

In the first half, everything went well. From the beginning, Balakin artistically calmed the graver Betis, who appealed schodo Kutovoy (before speaking, he can rightly appeal).

Then there was a picture of Ristovsky’s fall. There was no logic behind the simulation, because the opponent tried to shake the ice-ice with his hand, grabbing the Dinamo Zagreb player by the leg. Ale and Balakin did not give a free kick.

Episode 1 with the story of Carvalho and Baturini. The principle of advantage was clearly not fulfilled and Balakin “turned” the foul, which became a second before.

I was nervous and bitter. The giblets took an hour to complete and were captured fairly and heartily. Check out how against Mirandi the two of them are going to kick the ball.

The viral episode aired on the 73rd episode. Petkovic and Riad climbed to fight for the ball with their feet first. The ball flew up and fell into the hand of the Betis defender. Balakin will finish this episode, skipping it, and just before the first possible pause, Monzul called him to the monitor. There is no doubt about the one who was put into the hand.

Doubt the fairness of the penalty because it did not ricochet off the feet of the defender Betis in front of his hand? However, with several repetitions, as we were shown on the broadcast, there is no clear indication on the food chain. For Balakina, this episode was “played” from only one camera. In my opinion, by the way the ball changes its trajectory, there is an enemy that ricochets at the feet after all.

Of course, other angles would be needed here. My first result: referee VAR Monzul will prepare other repeats in the background, before clicking the head. Another outline: Balakin Mav or ask them to prepare before the hour of your rewatch (not an hour, no stop), or not to work on the outline in one repetition. The best option for our referees is lost: both Balakin and Monzul made the right decisions, and the penalty in this episode can be effectively awarded. Unfortunately, UEFA does not publish evaluations of referees, so the results can only be worked based on further assessments of the team.

At the end of the match, Balakin can definitely count himself as a plus. There have never been many deaths before, and starting from the 80s there were already five of them. Moreover, they are diverse: adversity with the decisions of the referee, throwing the ball after the whistle, watching the attack, careless play, shtovhana if the ball is no longer in the match.

Podsumovaya: control over the game, decisiveness in decisions, reasonable game. E nutrition according to the main episode, but there it is important to buti u chomus sing.

Maxim Gilenko.