(20) Scotland-Switzerland
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A feverish game, with a constantly changing situation - but at the end, the extent of the Dutch collapse at Wembley meant that Scotland had to have won by two goals against Switzerland (who were eliminated by the result in London) and in the end the Scots finished as one-nil winners, and thus neither team advanced. A frantic encounter for Czech referee Vaclav Krondl, and if one was to ask did the official do more to contribute to the franticness than alleviate it, the answer would probably be affirmative. That being said, the match was very difficult and Krondl's performance was generally okay. Some technical thoughts:
Analysis: Throughout the match, the referee's approach to elements like 'not retreating/releasing' and player altercations was not optimal; however, I would also stress that it wasn't a disaster either. More calm could have been achieved had the referee shown a stronger attitude to a deliberate foul by Turkyilmaz (8'), and a ball-playing but extremely high challenge by Vega (13'). The opening yellow card of the game was mandatorily given to Calderwood for grabbing Turkyilmaz's leg whilst on the ground (23'), but the referee didn't really manage to extinguish the tension from the following small confrontation. The game was still in flux when restarted and theatre by Vega in the penalty area infuriated Scotland players who 'mobbed' the Swiss; he reacted angrily and Krondl, from a distance, issued him a yellow card. More angry behaviour by Turkyilmaz (25') followed but after a yellow card to McCall which would have seemed harsh (28'), the game was brought back under control. One more yellow card was issued in the first half, for a tactical foul (42'). In the second half, three incidents correctly brought bookings, and in three incidents the referee could potentially have shown a second YC but did not (clip1, clip2, clip3). In the first, the referee was 100% correct as the foul was not made by already-cautioned Vogel, but instead Turkyilmaz; in the second, you can accept the referee's ruling that the foul did not 'stop a promising attack' and finally, even in 1996 Wicky's elbow would have merited a yellow card, but it was impossible for Krondl to see this striking offence, so the referee should not be censured for it. Overall, Vaclav Krondl's performance was okay taking into account the nature of the match. Finally, both linesmen were good, they only made one mistake each.
Analysis: Throughout the match, the referee's approach to elements like 'not retreating/releasing' and player altercations was not optimal; however, I would also stress that it wasn't a disaster either. More calm could have been achieved had the referee shown a stronger attitude to a deliberate foul by Turkyilmaz (8'), and a ball-playing but extremely high challenge by Vega (13'). The opening yellow card of the game was mandatorily given to Calderwood for grabbing Turkyilmaz's leg whilst on the ground (23'), but the referee didn't really manage to extinguish the tension from the following small confrontation. The game was still in flux when restarted and theatre by Vega in the penalty area infuriated Scotland players who 'mobbed' the Swiss; he reacted angrily and Krondl, from a distance, issued him a yellow card. More angry behaviour by Turkyilmaz (25') followed but after a yellow card to McCall which would have seemed harsh (28'), the game was brought back under control. One more yellow card was issued in the first half, for a tactical foul (42'). In the second half, three incidents correctly brought bookings, and in three incidents the referee could potentially have shown a second YC but did not (clip1, clip2, clip3). In the first, the referee was 100% correct as the foul was not made by already-cautioned Vogel, but instead Turkyilmaz; in the second, you can accept the referee's ruling that the foul did not 'stop a promising attack' and finally, even in 1996 Wicky's elbow would have merited a yellow card, but it was impossible for Krondl to see this striking offence, so the referee should not be censured for it. Overall, Vaclav Krondl's performance was okay taking into account the nature of the match. Finally, both linesmen were good, they only made one mistake each.
Matchsheet
| Václav Krondl - 6 Milan Brabec - 7 Otakar Draštík - 7 Jiří Ulrich (assessor: casarin) | Scotland 1-0 Switzerland Tues 18June 730pm, Birmingham Group Stage |
Sco  Calderwood (23') - LoR (Holding) McCall (28') - Challenge Collins (42') - SPA (Holding) | Sui Vega (23') - Aggressive Behaviour Vogel (53') - Challenge Wicky (55') - Tackle Fournier (63') - LoR (Holding) |
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