Atkinson and his crew had a busy day, with four situations drawing my attention
6th Minute: Italian Defender Davide Astori trips up Darijo Srna at the bottom of the box right in front of AAR Kevin Friend, who correctly indicates a penalty for Croatia. Nice teamwork from the two BPL referees.
11th Minute: Italy think they have taken the lead when Stephen El Shaarawy finishes a fine pass from a teammate for a goal, but AR Mike Mullarkey raises his flag. Unfortunately for Mullarkey, replays show that El Shaarawy was definitely played on by the ball. While the Italian players argued with Mullarkey, Croatia took off and scored a goal which was just barely onside. Good job by AR Stephen Child to stick with the play and make the right call.
35th Minute: Andrea Purlo of Italy whips in a free kick into the box towards Striker Graziano Pelle. Mario Mandzukic of Croatia tries to beat Pelle to the aerial ball, but commits a handball in the process. Atkinson sees this and correctly calls his second penalty of the day.
90th Minute: Darijo Srna, who had already seen yellow, comes in late on Claudio Marchisio in the midfield. Atkinson makes his third correct call of the day when he gives Srna a second yellow. Good work in a challenging match by the English referee.
Italian players argue with Martin Atkinson about the disallowed goal (Source: Daily Mail)
Andorra 1-3 Cyprus Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
Welz had one important call to make in this important low profile match
50th Minute: Andorra's Marc Rebes pulls down Dossa Junior in the box. Welz points to the spot and I agree, since even though there wasn't a lot of contact, there was enough to warrant a penalty. Good call by the rising German referee.
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Israel Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Buquet had one important penalty decision in one of his most important fixtures yet.
45th Minute: Isreali Shiran Yeini's outstretched hand incidentally blocks a Bosnian shot. Buquet points to the spot and I agree because though there was nothing a sliding Yeini could do to stop the ball from hitting his arm, he could've kept his arms at his side. Very good call by Buquet.
Kazakstan 0-1 Turkey Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Oliver had a good game with little controversy. Nothing to look at here.
Latvia 0-2 Netherlands Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Nothing to go in depth on in a good game from Moen and his crew.
Wales 1-0 Belgium Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Brych, quickly emerging as one of UEFA's top referees, had another strong match today with no controversy.
Iceland 2-1 Czech Republic Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Collum saw a good match with little controversy to speak of. Nothing to go in depth on.
Malta 0-1 Bulgaria Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Stavrev had a very good match shy of any controversy. Nice work by him and his crew.
Norway 0-0 Azerbaijan Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)
Very quiet match for Gil with nothing much to look at. Nice match for the Polish referee.
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