Welcome to my first referee review, where I look at crucial calls in crucial soccer games and give you my take. Today we look at some of the calls in the Uefa Champions League Matchday 2
Bayern 7-0 Shaktar Donestk (Bayern 7-0 on aggregate) Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Not much to talk about in a game like this. In fact, only one incident really caught my attention.
4th Minute (BAY 0-0 SHA): A wide open Mario Götze is hacked down in the box by Shaktar Defender Olexandr Kucher. Collum correctly awards Bayern a penalty and sends Kucher off for Denial of an Obvious Goal Scoring Opportunity. Thomas Müller would convert the spot kick and the route was on.
Chelsea 2-2 Paris St. Germain (PSG 3-3, wins on away goals rule) Referee: Björn Kuipers (Holland)
Rough match for the Dutch referee, and in my opinion he was lucky that PSG won the game, otherwise he would face heavy criticism.
31st Minute (CHE 0-0 PSG): Zlatan Ibrahimovic comes in with a sliding tackle on Oscar. It is clearly a foul, maybe a border line Yellow, but the Red card from Kuipers was absurd. I think some simulation on Oscar's part might have fooled Kuipers into thinking the challenge was studs up. PSG will certainly miss Ibrahimovic in the Quarterfinals.
90+2 Minute (CHE 1-1 PSG): Diego Costa wants a penalty after making incidental off-the-ball contact with a PSG defender. Good call by Kuipers to signal for a goal kick instead of a PK. However, after Kuipers turns his back, Costa, already on a Yellow, shoves a Paris defender to the ground. If Kuipers had seen the push, Costa would have likely received a second yellow.
94th Minute (CHE 1-1 PSG): Just minutes into extra time, Kuipers did award a penalty to Chelsea after Paris Defender Thiago Silva handled the ball in the box while going for a header against Didier Drogba. Great eyes by Kuipers to spot the foul.
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