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(COL) COLOMBIA 7:8 KOREA REP. (KOR)
PSO
Round of 16, 03 July 2013, 19:00 CET – Trabzon

Match Officials Name ORI Mark1 Mark2 Difficulty3

Referee Damir Skomina SVN 8.4 --- Normal
Assistant Referee 1 Matej Zunic SVN 8.3 --- Normal
Assistant Referee 2 Bojan Ul SVN 8.4 --- Normal
Fourth Official Stéphane Lannoy FRA 8.3 --- Normal
Blog Referee Observer Nur H. ENG
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Final mark according to evaluation scale.
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Mark without crucial mistake.
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Difficulty has to be integrated into the final mark. Levels of difficulty are: “ normal” , “ challenging” and “ very challenging” .
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Blog-Referee Observer =Inofficial referee observer appointed by the blog administrator.

Evaluation scale
(for referee, ARs and Description of the Marks
fourth official)
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.
Below expectation, poor control, significant point(s) for
7.5 – 7.7
improvement.
Disappointing. Below expectation with one and clear important
7.0 – 7.4 mistake or a performance with two or more clear and important
mistakes.
6.0 – 6.9 Unacceptable.

Small description of the match (extra-ordinary incidents etc.):

A mere 2692 spectators attended the Round of 16 encounter between Colombia and
Korea Republic held in Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, Trabzon. The match itself was a
closely fought one between two well-drilled nations.
Korea Republic took the lead in the 14th minute through Song who beat the offside trap
and tucked the ball just past the helpless 'keeper. Colombia equalised in the dying seconds
of the game via a wonderful free-kick from their talisman Quintero, inturn sending the
match into extra-time. The extra thirty minutes was a quite tedious affair in all honesty with
fatigue playing a pivotal role as both nations only mustered a few attempts on goal.
Inevitably, penalties were required to decide the victor. Korea Republic successfully
converted eight spot-kicks compared to the seven converted by their Colombian
counterparts. This meant the Koreans progressed to the next round while Colombia
suffered the heartbreak of elimination.
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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

Skomina correctly rejects a penalty appeal from the Koreans.
Watching the incident live, it looked a stone-wall penalty as COL #4 barges KOR
37' #2 to the ground. However, after viewing several replays, it was clearly visible
that 1: there wasn't sufficient contact from COL #4 and 2: KOR #2 went down far
to easily. Correct decision.

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
Great positioning. Throughout the game, Skomina was always close to the play
which meant if anything significant occurred, he had a perfect position. For
1.
example: in the 37th minute he had an ideal position to correctly deny Korea
Republic a penalty.
Damir Skomina administered three yellow cards (23' 55' & 70') which were all
2. correct. However, their were also instances were he tried to keep his cards in his
pockets, instead opting for verbal warnings.
Foul detection. Skomina could differentiate between what was a foul and what
3. wasn't. He refrained from whistling minor coming togethers and let the game flow
as much as possible, allowing both nations to really express themselves.

Points for Improvement

Sometimes Skomina approaches and communicates to players in a very
1.
unfriendly manner. In a match of this intensity, this wasn't really necessary.
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The referee’ s character

Physical Aspects + Expected -

Fitness / Stamina X
Always close to play without inferfering with it X
Flexible diagonal movement X
Positioning at set pieces X
Efficient positioning, having a good angle of
X
vision to play
Close to the penalty area, if needed X

very very
Tactical Approach lenient medium strict
lenient strict
Description X

Yes So-so No
Consistency in the tactical approach / style X
The tactical approach suited to the require-
ments of the match / the match benefitted X
from the tactical approach of the referee
Ability to adapt the tactical approach if
X
needed

Further observations (peculiarities of the referee revealing his character)

As mentioned above, in some instances Skomina seemed very unfriendly in a
very unchallenging outing.
Apart from that, nothing peculiar to report.
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Assistant Referee 1

Please assess the first assistant referee’s performance.

Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR’s behaviour

Full
An uneventful game for Matej Zunic. Nothing remarkable to report.
Time

Assistant Referee 2
Please assess the second assistant referee’s performance.

Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the AR’s behaviour

Correctly allows Korea Republic's first goal to stand as the goalscorer (KOR #14)
16'
is clearly played onside by a Colombian defender before scoring.
18’ Correctly raises his flag as KOR #11 strays offside.
81’ Correctly flags COL #9 offside.

Fourth Official

Please assess the fourth official’s performance.

Minute and Description of the Scene / Assessment of the fourth official’s behaviour
full time Nothing extraordinary. Completed all duties accordingly.