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The 3rd Team – Referee Observer’s Report

UEFA Champions League

Qualification

(FRA) Olympique Lyonnais 1:0 Grasshopper Club Zürich (SUI)

30/07/2013, 21:00 CET – Stade de Gerland, Lyon (FRA)

Goals scored: 1:0 Biševac 64’.

Match Officials Name NAT Mark Mark* Difficulty

Referee Hüseyin Göçek TUR 8.3 0.0 Normal
Assistant Referee 1 Mustafa Emre Eyisoy TUR 8.3 0.0 Normal
Assistant Referee 2 Orkun Aktaş TUR 8.4 0.0 Normal
Fourth Official Süleyman Abay TUR 8.0 0.0 Normal
UEFA Referee Observer Donald McVicar SCO
UEFA Delegate Pat Quigley IRL
Blog Observer Chefren ITA * mark without crucial mistake (7.8/7.9)

Evaluation Scale (applicable for referee and assistant referees only)* Level of Difficulty
9.0 – 10.0 Excellent. Normal: Normal match for the officials, few
8.5 – 8.9 Very good. Important decision(s) correctly taken. challenging situations

8.3 – 8.4 Good. Expected level. Quite Challenging: Difficult match with some
8.2 Satisfactory with small areas for improvement. difficult decisions for the officials

8.0 – 8.1 Satisfactory with important areas for improvement. Very Challenging: Very difficult match with
7.9 One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.3 or above. many difficult situations for the officials

7.8 One clear and important mistake, otherwise 8.0 – 8.2.

Below expectation, poor control, significant point(s) for Additional Time
7.5 – 7.7
improvement.
Disappointing. Below expectation with one and clear important First half 1 Second half 3
7.0 – 7.4 mistake or a performance with two or more clear and important
mistakes. *Expected level for fourth official: 8.0
6.0 – 6.9 Unacceptable.

Disciplinary Home Team Disciplinary Away Team

Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification Minute Card Player Misconduct Classification
40 YC 21 Unsporting behaviour (UB) 58 YC 4 Unsporting behaviour (UB)
90+3 YC 8 Unsporting behaviour (UB)

Description of the match:

The first leg of 2013-14 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, played between Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) and
Grasshopper Cub Zurich (SUI) at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France. A Turkish crew handled this match, in front of an
attendance of 27,331. Hüseyin Göçek of Turkey was on the middle with Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Orkun Aktaş as
assistants. Süleyman Abay worked as fourth official. The crowd appeared impressive but at the end no big problems of
pressure for the referee. In its progress, the game was not really challenging fort he referee, which had to solve a penalty
appeal in second half.
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REFEREE

1 Application and interpretation of the Laws of the Game / match control, tactical approach and management of the
game with the special situation(s) of the minute(s):

Comments:
Overall, it was a not intensive match to handle. It was played fairly most of the time by both teams, and this helped the
referee to have a lenient approach, which anyway assured an acceptable control of the whole game. Hüseyin Göçek was
probably aware of his choice, there weren’t relevant problems and he was accepted by players. The tactical approach was
therefore quite lenient. He allowed physical play when it was possible, whistling the needed and being moderate with
cards.
In second half, he correctly evaluated a penalty appeal by away team. Some situations should be reviewed but at the end
we can evaluate as satisfying his foul detection. The additional time given in both halves was consistent.

Minute Description of the situation

Penalty appeal by Grasshopper: handball by Miguel Lopes (OL) in area. Both arms are in a consistent position,
70’
close to chest, volume of the body is not increased, so the decision to let the game flow is correct.

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

Comments:
The disciplinary control performed by referee was targeted to punish players by cards only in mandatory cases, as said. It
happened three times, in the whole match. The most remarkable situation is surely the one happened in the 58’ minute
when Grasshopper #4 was booked for a very reckless challenge on the opponent. The other two cases were quite similar:
late tackles. For the rest, he might have issued cards in other situations, but he decided to be lenient.

Minute Description of the situation

40’ The first YC of the match for a reckless challenge.

58’ Mandatory YC, the foul was blatant.

90’+3 Correct YC but it came too late.

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 of
the above boxes:
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Minute Description of the situation

The referee showed overall a satisfying physical condition, nevertheless he can work to improve positioning.
Full time Especially in first half, he often gave the feeling to be too close to play, taking the risk to interfere. Anyway, it
didn’t happen. Expected level under this aspect with small areas for improvement.

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

The cooperation of the referee team was very good. Göçek relied all match long on his assistants and they helped him,
reporting situations happened in their area of vicinity. Anyway, the only crucial situation of the match was correctly
evaluated by the referee himself. No problems under this aspect.

5 Personality:

Personality can and must be improved. Göçek must appear firm and sure in his decisions, especially when he has to show
cards. This was clearly noticeable when the third YC of the match was given, in the last minutes. The card came after too
much time. Furthermore, in other moments, he seemed to hesitate, with late whistles.
Concerning the relationship with players, it was a good performance. They recognized his authority on the pitch, accepting
his decisions. Some verbal warnings were given, too.

6 General comments, advice on performance and personality:

The mark given is an expected level (8.3) because at the end the performance was overall acceptable in a not difficult
match. The crucial decision in the penalty situation was correctly taken, but he should improve on his personality, as said.
Furthermore, he could find many problems in a more intensive and challenging match, having this lenient approach.

7 Points discussed in the report:

Positive points: 1) Control of the game.

2) Evaluation of crucial situations in penalty area.
3) Cooperation, especially with assistants.

Points for improvement:
1) Foul detection can be a bit improved, missed minor situations.
2) He should work more in order to appear firm and sure in his decisions.
Trying to be less lenient. It is possible to give advantage, and then book the
3)
players, if you want to make the game prosper.
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ASSISTANT REFEREE 1

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

Positioning and Movement:

+ 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:
The first assistant was involved in only one offside decision, and he correctly raised the flag. Overall, he often helped the
referee reporting fouls in his area of vicinity. Expected level.
Please describe any special situation(s) with indication of the minute(s) – mandatory if you tick “-“ (negative point) in one of
the above boxes:
Minute Description of the situation

79’ F. Feltscher (GRA) is flagged offside. Correct decision.

ASSISTANT REFEREE 2

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

Positioning and Movement:

+ 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:
The second assistant had to evaluate an offside position in first half and then a crucial decision when OL scored the goal
of the match in a free kick situation. Both cases were correctly judged. Furthermore, he also helped the main referee in
reporting fouls.
Please describe any special situation(s) with indication of the minute(s) – mandatory if you tick “-“ (negative point) in one of
the above boxes:
Minute Description of the situation

18’ Hajrovic (OL) is flagged offside. Correct decision.

64’ Biševac (OL) scores starting from a regular position.

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FOURTH OFFICIAL

10 Comment on the fourth official:

The fourth official was not involved in remarkable situations, and he executed in a adequate manner his duties.