FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers – OFC

12 October 2012
Solomon Islands – New Caledonia
Referee: Peter O’Leary (NZL, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Glen Lochrie (NZL)
Assistant Referee 2: Mark Rule (NZL)
Fourth Official: Andrew Achari (FIJ)

13 October 2012
Tahiti – New Zealand
Referee: Bruce George (VAN)
Assistant Referee 1: Ravinesh Kumar (FIJ)
Assistant Referee 2: Noel Berry (SOL)
Fourth Official: John Saohu (SOL)

UEFA U-21 Euro 2013 Play-off (First Leg)

11 October 2012
Slovakia – Netherlands
Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Annonier (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)
Fourth Official: Said Ennjimi (FRA)
Referee Observer: Leif Sundell (SWE)

Spain – Denmark
Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Cryans (SCO)
Fourth Official: Alan Muir (SCO)
Referee Observer: Guy Goethals (BEL)

12 October 2012
Czech Republic – Russia
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
Assistant Referee 1: Octavian Sovre (ROU)
Assistant Referee 2: Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
Fourth Official: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)
Referee Observer: Juan Fernandez Marin (ESP)

Germany – Switzerland
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jon Nunez Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Referee Observer: Vladimir Antonov (MDA)

France – Norway
Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)
Assistant Referee 1: Sten Klaasen (EST)
Assistant Referee 2: Neeme Neemlaid (EST)
Fourth Official: Jan Roos (EST)
Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

England – Serbia
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Guido Kleve (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Fourth Official: Daniel Siebert (GER)
Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR)

Italy – Sweden
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Godinho (POR)
Fourth Official: Hugo Ferreira Campos (POR)
Referee Observer: Laszlo Vagner (HUN)

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2012 – Semi-finals

9 October 2012
France – Ghana
Referee: Cardella Samuels (JAM, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)
Assistant Referee 2: Shirley Perello (HON)
Fourth Official: Alondra Arellano (MEX)
Reserve AR: Zhang Lingling (CHN)

Korea DPR – Germany
Referee: Claudia Umpierrez (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: Nadia Weiler (PAR)
Assistant Referee 2: Luciana Mascarana (URU)
Fourth Official: Carina Vitulano (ITA)
Reserve AR: Judit Romano (ESP)

UEFA Europa League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

4 October 2012

PSV Eindhoven – SSC Napoli

Referee: Alexandru Tudor (ROU)

Assistant Referee 1: Cristian Nica (ROU)

Assistant Referee 2: Aurel Onita (ROU)

Additional AR 1: Ovidiu Alin Hategan (ROU)

Additional AR 2: Sebastian Coltescu (ROU)

Fourth Official: Octavian Sovre (ROU)

Referee Observer: Rodger Gifford (WAL)

Anzhi – Young Boys

Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)

Assistant Referee 1: Markus Hacker (GER)

Assistant Referee 2: Detlef Scheppe (GER)

Additional AR 1: Marco Fritz (GER)

Additional AR 2: Guido Winkmann (GER)

Fourth Official: Rene Kunsleben (GER)

Referee Observer: Alan Snoddy (NIR)

Neftci – Inter

Referee: Kevin Blom (NED)

Assistant Referee 1: Berry Simons (NED)

Assistant Referee 2: Davie Goossens (NED)

Additional AR 1: Danny Makkelie (NED)

Additional AR 2: Tom van Sichem (NED)

Fourth Official: Bas van Dongen (NED)

Referee Observer: Miroslav Liba (CZE)

Rubin Kazan – Partizan

Referee: Anastassios Kakos (GRE)

Assistant Referee 1: Christos Akrivos (GRE)

Assistant Referee 2: Dimitris Tatsis (GRE)

Additional AR 1: Michael Koukoulakis (GRE)

Additional AR 2: Ilias Spathas (GRE)

Fourth Official: Dimitrios Saraidaris (GRE)

Referee Observer: Luciano Luci (ITA)

Hapoel Kiryat Shmona – Olympique Lyon

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)

Assistant Referee 1: Rui Tavares (POR)

Assistant Referee 2: Joao Ferreira (POR)

Additional AR 1: Joao Capela (POR)

Additional AR 2: Carlos Taborda (POR)

Fourth Official: Antonio Godinho (POR)

Referee Observer: Paul Allaerts (BEL)

Sparta Praha – Athletic Club

Referee: Manuel De Sousa (POR)

Assistant Referee 1: Bertino Miranda (POR)

Assistant Referee 2: Ricardo Santos (POR)

Additional AR 1: Duarte Gomes (POR)

Additional AR 2: Bruno Paixao (POR)

Fourth Official: Venancio Tome (POR)

Referee Observer: Michel Vautrot (FRA)

Lazio Roma – Maribor

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)

Assistant Referee 1: Pawel Sokolnicki (POL)

Assistant Referee 2: Tomasz Listkiewicz (POL)

Additional AR 1: Pawel Gil (POL)

Additional AR 2: Pawel Raczkowski (POL)

Fourth Official: Radoslaw Siejka (POL)

Referee Observer: David Elleray (ENG)

Panathinaikos – Tottenham

Referee: Florian Meyer (GER)

Assistant Referee 1: Holger Henschel (GER)

Assistant Referee 2: Christoph Bornhorst (GER)

Additional AR 1: Christian Dingert (GER)

Additional AR 2: Tobias Welz (GER)

Fourth Official: Jan-Hendrik Salver (GER)

Referee Observer: Christer Fallstrom (SWE)

Metalist – Rapid Wien

Referee: Menashe Masiah (ISR)

Assistant Referee 1: Nissan Davidy (ISR)

Assistant Referee 2: Oren Bornshtain (ISR)

Additional AR 1: Eli Hacmon (ISR)

Additional AR 2: Haim Jakov (ISR)

Fourth Official: Amihay Mozes (ISR)

Referee Observer: Michel Piraux (BEL)

Rosenborg – Leverkusen

Referee: Michael Oliver (ENG)

Assistant Referee 1: Simon Long (ENG)

Assistant Referee 2: Simon Bennett (ENG)

Additional AR 1: Anthony Taylor (ENG)

Additional AR 2: Michael Jones (ENG)

Fourth Official: Scott Ledger (ENG)

Referee Observer: Zoran Petrovic (SRB)

Hannover – Levante

Referee: Liran Liany (ISR)

Assistant Referee 1: David Biton (ISR)

Assistant Referee 2: Dvir Shimon (ISR)

Additional AR 1: Orel Tsvika Grinfeeld (ISR)

Additional AR 2: Ziv Adler (ISR)

Fourth Official: Shabtai Nahmias (ISR)

Referee Observer: Horst Brummeier (AUT)

Helsingborg – Twente

Referee: Robert Madden (SCO)

Assistant Referee 1: William Conquer (SCO)

Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Stevenson (SCO)

Additional AR 1: Brian Colvin (SCO)

Additional AR 2: Paul Robertson (SCO)

Fourth Official: Graham Chambers (SCO)

Referee Observer: Terje Hauge (NOR)

Basel – Genk

Referee: Bulent Yildirim (TUR)

Assistant Referee 1: Serkan Gencerler (TUR)

Assistant Referee 2: Orkun Aktaş (TUR)

Additional AR 1: Halis Ozkahya (TUR)

Additional AR 2: Yunus Yildirim (TUR)

Fourth Official: Cem Satman (TUR)

Referee Observer: Valentin Ivanov (RUS)

Videoton – Sporting

Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (ISL)

Assistant Referee 1: Sigurdur Thorleifsson (ISL)

Assistant Referee 2: Johann Gudmundsson (ISL)

Additional AR 1: Thorvaldur Arnarson (ISL)

Additional AR 2: Gunnar Jonsson (ISL)

Fourth Official: Gunnar Gunnarsson (ISL)

Referee Observer: Aleksei Spirin (RUS)

Liverpool – Udinese

Referee: Stefan Johannesson (SWE)

Assistant Referee 1: Magnus Sjoblom (SWE)

Assistant Referee 2: Joakim Flink (SWE)

Additional AR 1: Markus Strombergsson (SWE)

Additional AR 2: Tobias Mattsson (SWE)

Fourth Official: Henrik Andren (SWE)

Referee Observer: Martin Iseli (SUI)

Academica – Hapoel Tel Aviv

Referee: Stephan Studer (SUI)

Assistant Referee 1: Jean-Yves Wicht (SUI)

Assistant Referee 2: Johannes Vogel (SUI)

Additional AR 1: Alain Bieri (SUI)

Additional AR 2: Daniel Wermelinger (SUI)

Fourth Official: Sandro Pozzi (SUI)

Referee Observer: Stephen Lodge (ENG)

Atletico – Viktoria Plzen

Referee: Antony Gautier (FRA)

Assistant Referee 1: Michael Annonier (FRA)

Assistant Referee 2: Philippe Jeanne (FRA)

Additional AR 1: Laurent Duhamel (FRA)

Additional AR 2: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)

Fourth Official: Laurent Stien (FRA)

Referee Observer: Jozef Marko (SVK)

Olympique Marseille – AEL Limasol

Referee: Tony Asumaa (FIN)

Assistant Referee 1: Matti Heininen (FIN)

Assistant Referee 2: Marko Hänninen (FIN)

Additional AR 1: Mattias Gestranius (FIN)

Additional AR 2: Antti Munukka (FIN)

Fourth Official: Mikko Alakare (FIN)

Referee Observer: Stefan Ormandjiev (BUL)

Borussia Monchengladbach – Fenerbahce

Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (ESP)

Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)

Assistant Referee 2: Manuel Torre Cimiano (ESP)

Additional AR 1: Cesar Muniz Fernandez (ESP)

Additional AR 2: Jose Teixeira Vitienes (ESP)

Fourth Official: Jose Fernandez Miranda (ESP)

Referee Observer: Robert Jeurissen (BEL)

FC Brugge – Maritimo

Referee: Leontios Trattou (CYP)

Assistant Referee 1: Michael Soteriou (CYP)

Assistant Referee 2: Charalambos Charalambous (CYP)

Additional AR 1: Marios Panayi (CYP)

Additional AR 2: Marios Tsangaris (CYP)

Fourth Official: Aristides Christou (CYP)

Referee Observer: Cosimo Bolognino (ITA)

Newcastle – Bordeaux

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP)

Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP)

Assistant Referee 2: Jon Nunez Fernandez (ESP)

Additional AR 1: David Fernandez Borbalan (ESP)

Additional AR 2: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)

Fourth Official: Raul Cabanero Martinez (ESP)

Referee Observer: Edgar Steinborn (GER)

Molde – VfB Stuttgart

Referee: Kristo Tohver (EST)

Assistant Referee 1: Hannes Reinvald (EST)

Assistant Referee 2: Silver Koiv (EST)

Additional AR 1: Hannes Kaasik (EST)

Additional AR 2: Roomer Tarajev (EST)

Fourth Official: Jaanus Mutli (EST)

Referee Observer: Ioannis Tsachilidis (GRE)

Steaua – Kobenhavn

Referee: Antonio Damato (ITA)

Assistant Referee 1: Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA)

Assistant Referee 2: Luca Maggiani (ITA)

Additional AR 1: Andrea Gervasoni (ITA)

Additional AR 2: Domenico Celi (ITA)

Fourth Official: Giorgio Niccolai (ITA)

Referee Observer: Fritz Stuchlik (AUT)

AIK Solna – Dnipro

Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (SVK)

Assistant Referee 1: Tomas Somolani (SVK)

Assistant Referee 2: Ondrej Brendza (SVK)

Additional AR 1: Richard Trutz (SVK)

Additional AR 2: Vladimir Vnuk (SVK)

Fourth Official: Erik Weiss (SVK)

Referee Observer: Stephen Bennett (ENG)

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2012 – Quarter-finals

4 October 2012
Korea DPR – Canada

Referee: Morag Pirie (SCO, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Nicolet Bakker (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Judit Romano (ESP)
Fourth Official: Aissata Amegee (TOG)
Reserve AR: Jacqueline Stephenson (NZL)

Nigeria – France
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (PRK)
Assistant Referee 1: Hong Kum Nyo (PRK)
Assistant Referee 2: Zhang Lingling (CHN)
Fourth Official: Gillian Martindale (BRB)
Reserve AR: Suzanne Morisset (CAN)

5 October 2012
Japan – Ghana
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (UKR)
Assistant Referee 1: Ourania Foskolou (GRE)
Assistant Referee 2: Panagiota Koutsoumpou (GRE)
Fourth Official: Karolina Radzik-Johan (POL)
Reserve AR: Judit Kulcsar (HUN)

Germany – Brazil
Referee: Alondra Arellano (MEX)
Assistant Referee 1: Shirley Perello (HON)
Assistant Referee 2: Mady Santos (HON)
Fourth Official: Finau Vulivuli (FIJ)
Reserve AR: Chie Ohata (JPN)

Critical situation in Swiss refereeing

“1,150 francs – and the free "black pig" – this is what a top Swiss referee gets. We are currently poor”, says Daniel Wermelinger. The problems in the Swiss refereeing are profound: lack of respect and lack of financial support. The result: by the end of this year, 4 out of the current 12 top referees will retire. Not because they have reached the age limit of 45.

Daniel Wermelinger (41, photo) had his peak in 2012 with the Cup final, but now he wants to change the triple burden job-family-football in a two-way load. Damien Carrel (30) says: "We are expected to have a professional attitude, but the conditions are amateurish”. Cyril Zimmermann (36) says: "I see no perspectives. It needed a fresh start. One would have to devote more resources to work full-time as a referee". And Ludovic Gremaud (32) is frustrated. He was responsible for ensuring that Bellinzona players Pergl and Yakin have been suspended after the last game because of insulting the referee for four, respectively, three games. He had noticed later that the President of the Appeals Committee had removed their suspensions. "Or take the case Jahovic", says Carrel. "The striker was initially suspended for ten games because he said after the match to the referee “I will kill you!” After the appeal, the sentence was reduced to a seven-match suspension. We feel let down". It is in the nature of the referees that their resignations do not throw big waves of regret. However, the four resignations are alarming. Because of the phrase “no football without referees” is correct and the smaller the selection of referees, the lower the quality.
What is going wrong? Everything, because nothing or too little is being done to improve the situation referee. Urs Meier, former Head of Swiss refereeing, was frustrated over a year ago, because the Football Association did not support his concept. This provided for three professionals, four semi-professionals and five referees with a 20-percent employment with the Association. Cost: CHF 1 million. Meier also presented a light version for 650,000 to 700,000 francs. But it was not approved. The referee is not just about refereeing the matches, but about training, courses, travel, analysis, public relations. That takes time. At least half of the holiday quota is spent on the hobby. "We have to decide: occupation or referee. Refereeing will be chosen only by those who are absolute idealists", says Wermelinger. "The association would have to seriously think about it", says Meier. "Today, hardly anyone stays as a referee until the age of 45. Also, Massimo Busacca, who was a “positive crazy”, has stopped early. If the Association would have offered him a professional status, he would have stayed". With CHF 140 million for five years of contract between the Swiss SuperLeague and InfrontRingier, only 200,000 francs go to refereeing, says the current Head of Refereeing, Carlo Bertolini. "We pay the social security contributions for new referees. More is not in it, "says Meier's successor. But that's not enough to halt the decay of the Swiss refereeing. Or as Meier says: "In the past, there have been periods when Switzerland had four referees in the Top 30 in Europe. Today we do not even have a referee in the Top 50. As long as the Association treats the referees the same way as farmers are treated, that will not change".

Source: Der Sonntag

UEFA Champions League – Group Stage (Matchday 2)

2 October 2012
Benfica – Barcelona
Referee: Cuneyt Cakir (TUR, photo)
Assistant Referee 1: Bahattin Duran (TUR)
Assistant Referee 2: Tarik Ongun (TUR)
Additional AR 1: Huseyin Gocek (TUR)
Additional AR 2: Suleyman Abay (TUR)
Fourth Official: Emre Eyisoy (TUR)
Referee Observer: Stefano Farina (ITA)

Spartak Moskva – Celtic Glasgow
Referee: Tony Chapron (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Cyril Gringore (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Fredji Harchay (FRA)
Additional AR 1: Clement Turpin (FRA)
Additional AR 2: Olivier Thual (FRA)
Fourth Official: Emmanuel Boisdenghien (FRA)
Referee Observer: Bernardino Gonzalez Vazquez (ESP)

Juventus Torino – Shakhtar Donetsk
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
Assistant Referee 1: Rob van de Ven (NED)
Assistant Referee 2: Angelo Boonman (NED)
Additional AR 1: Pol van Boekel (NED)
Additional AR 2: Ed Janssen (NED)
Fourth Official: Patrick Langkamp (NED)
Referee Observer: Hugh Dallas (SCO)

Nordsjaelland – Chelsea
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (CRO)
Assistant Referee 1: Sinisa Premuzaj (CRO)
Assistant Referee 2: Igor Krmar (CRO)
Additional AR 1: Igor Pristovnik (CRO)
Additional AR 2: Ante Vucemilovic-Simunovic (CRO)
Fourth Official: Ivica Modric (CRO)
Referee Observer: Yury Dupanau (BLR)

Valencia – Lille
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
Assistant Referee 1: Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)
Assistant Referee 2: Gianluca Cariolato (ITA)
Additional AR 1: Andrea De Marco (ITA)
Additional AR 2: Mauro Bergonzi (ITA)
Fourth Official: Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)
Referee Observer: Peter Jones (ENG)

Bate Borisov – Bayern Munchen
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD)
Assistant Referee 1: Marjan Kirovski (MKD)
Assistant Referee 2: Dejan Kostadinov (MKD)
Additional AR 1: Dimitar Meckarovski (MKD)
Additional AR 2: Goran Spirkoski (MKD)
Fourth Official: Igor Sirilov (MKD)
Referee Observer: Sandor Piller (HUN)

Galatasaray – Braga
Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Dag-Roger Nebben (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Magnus Lundberg (NOR)
Additional AR 1: Espen Berntsen (NOR)
Additional AR 2: Ken Henry Johnsen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Geir Age Holen (NOR)
Referee Observer: Iouri Baskakov (RUS)

CFR Cluj – Manchester United
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Roberto Diaz Del Palomar (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Jesus Calvo Guadamuro (ESP)
Additional AR 1: Carlos Clos Gomez (ESP)
Additional AR 2: Javier Estrada Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Referee Observer: Nuno Castro (POR)

3 October 2012
Zenit St. Petersburg – AC Milan
Referee: Felix Brych (GER)
Assistant Referee 1: Mark Borsch (GER)
Assistant Referee 2: Stefan Lupp (GER)
Additional AR 1: Deniz Aytekin (GER)
Additional AR 2: Robert Hartmann (GER)
Fourth Official: Mike Pickel (GER)
Referee Observer: Kaj Natri (FIN)

Manchester City – Borussia Dortmund
Referee: Pavel Kralovec (CZE)
Assistant Referee 1: Roman Slysko (SVK)
Assistant Referee 2: Martin Wilczek (CZE)
Additional AR 1: Radek Prihoda (CZE)
Additional AR 2: Michal Patak (CZE)
Fourth Official: Antonin Kordula (CZE)
Referee Observer: Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)

Ajax Amsterdam – Real Madrid
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (SWE)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Klasenius (SWE)
Assistant Referee 2: Daniel Warnmark (SWE)
Additional AR 1: Michael Lerjeus (SWE)
Additional AR 2: Martin Strombergsson (SWE)
Fourth Official: Stefan Wittberg (SWE)
Referee Observer: Markus Nobs (SUI)

FC Porto – Paris St. Germain
Referee: Howard Webb (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Michael Mullarkey (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Darren Cann (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Lee Probert (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Lee Mason (ENG)
Fourth Official: Stephen Child (ENG)
Referee Observer: Guy Goethals (BEL)

Schalke – Montpellier
Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS)
Assistant Referee 1: Anton Averianov (RUS)
Assistant Referee 2: Tikhon Kalugin (RUS)
Additional AR 1: Maksim Layushkin (RUS)
Additional AR 2: Vitali Meshkov (RUS)
Fourth Official: Oleg Tselovalnikov (RUS)
Referee Observer: Jaap Uilenberg (NED)

Arsenal – Olympiacos
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (NOR)
Assistant Referee 1: Kim Thomas Haglund (NOR)
Assistant Referee 2: Frank Andas (NOR)
Additional AR 1: Tommy Skjerven (NOR)
Additional AR 2: Brage Sandmoen (NOR)
Fourth Official: Sven Erik Midthjell (NOR)
Referee Observer: Slawomir Stempniewski (POL)

Anderlecht – Malaga
Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN)
Assistant Referee 1: Gabor Eros (HUN)
Assistant Referee 2: Gyorgy Ring (HUN)
Additional AR 1: Tamas Bognar (HUN)
Additional AR 2: Mihaly Fabian (HUN)
Fourth Official: Robert Kispal (HUN)
Referee Observer: Uno Tutk (EST)

Dynamo Kyiv – Dinamo Zagreb
Referee: Martin Atkinson (ENG)
Assistant Referee 1: Simon Beck (ENG)
Assistant Referee 2: Stuart Burt (ENG)
Additional AR 1: Andre Marriner (ENG)
Additional AR 2: Jonathan Moss (ENG)
Fourth Official: Jake Collin (ENG)
Referee Observer: Oguz Sarvan (TUR)