The Serbian referee drew some criticism in this game for being too lenient, despite getting one penalty appeal right.
61st Minute: Dani Carvajal appears to bite Mario Mandžukić in the area. Either Mažić or AAR2 Dejan Filipović should have seen the foul and signaled for a Penalty Kick. If they had called this, I am sure Carvajal would have seen red.
71st Minute: Mario Mandžukić issues an elbow to a Real Madrid player, probably a retaliation for being bitten. For Mažić, two wrongs shouldn't make a right. It doesn't matter that Mandžukić should have been given a penalty earlier, that kind of behavior is inappropriate and should be punished with a red.
Overview: Mažiç needs to be a little harsher in his judgement. He also should have paid more attention to Mandžukić throughout the match, as he seemed to be at the center of most of the intense play. On the other side, Mažić showed poise in other areas, such as judgement on tackles. Most of his foul calls were correct, especially his denial of a penalty appeal in the 87th Minute.
Clear foul, but look at the feet.
Juventus 1-0 AS Monaco Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)Královec was decent over the course of the match and the only controversy came on a penalty kick awarded to Juventus.
57th Minute: Ricardo Carvalho clearly brings down Artur Vidal as he chases a long ball. Královec sees a penalty from his angle, but when I look at the replays I am convinced that the contact came outside the area. The AR should have done better to tell Královec this in my opinion.
Overview: Královec only got one call wrong and it is hard to put much blame on him. For me, the blame goes to the AR since he could have seen that the contact was outside the box. Overall I think that I would give Královec a positive rating for his effort.
Paris St. Germain 1-3 Barcelona Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
No controversy in this match.
Overview: Clattenburg has been viewed as, along with Mazic, a favorite for the Europa Final. After this week free of problems, I think he has surpassed Mazic.
FC Porto 3-1 Bayern Munich Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
The controversy in this match centered on a questionable penalty awarded to Porto.
3rd Minute: Manuel Neuer takes the ball from Jackson Martinez, tripping up Martinez after the fact. Carballo awards a penalty to Porto, but it looks like a clean save by Neuer. Huge mistake by Carballo to point to the spot.
Overview: Overall, Carballo didn't have a particularly bad game, but his one missed call had a huge impact on the game and I therefore would give him a bad mark for his performance.
No comments:
Post a Comment