CODJIA [ECU:CRC Match 18] Referee Analysis [R]

[FutbolArbitro]

Match No. 18 - ECU v CRC - 15.06.2006 - Hamburg (GER)
Referee - CODJIA Coffi (BEN)
Assistant Referee 1 - NTAGUNGIRA Celestin (RWA)
Assistant Referee 2 - ADERODJOU Aboudou (BEN)
Fourth Official - GUEZZAZ Mohamed (MAR)
Fifth Official - DJEZZAR Brahim (ALG)

Not much to write about at the half. Seems to be calling more one-on-one holding fouls than other referees, but I haven't noticed the players complaining.

[Englishref]

Decent performance. Thought he was a bit fussy at times, especially with aerial challenges and 9-5 situations, and I think he should have sent the Costa Rican player off for going over the ball. 71/100 for me.

[Alberto]

There are marked differences in how games are refereed depending on where you come from. English football generally allows a lot more contact, hand checking and contact in the air. Central and South Americans like a less physical game and they will complain about physical play the same way English players complain about the referee calling the game too tight.

[shinpan]

Really nothing notable about this game, so just a couple of trifiling observations about uniforms...

1. Codija's shirt seemed to have a very wide neckline and he had a white t-shirt on underneath. Every other referee has looked pretty spiffy and while I have no objection to the t-shrit but at least he could have worn black so as to be less obvious and glaring about it. Trifiling, I know, but this is the World Cup and professionalism counts.

2. The far side AR seemed to have a wardrobe malfunction at 24:19, for some reason his FIFA badge is on his shirt just above his waist! What the heck?!? I wonder if the velco came off his pocket, in which case he should demand a refurn from adidas.

Just my two cents.

Cheers,

Shinpan

[MassachusettsRef]

Decent performance. Thought he was a bit fussy at times, especially with aerial challenges and 9-5 situations, and I think he should have sent the Costa Rican player off for going over the ball. 71/100 for me.Agree completely on the potential send off. By far, the worst foul of the tournament. Trumps the non-call on the ITA/GHA easily.

So far, I think those are the only two cases of SFP/VC that have been missed entirely (though, I do think Avery John's first caution in T&T should have been red for SFP...at least he got his red later). Other than that, there are, of course, a few elbowing fouls that an argument could be made for VC. But these two stomps are the only cases where I thought red cards needed to be shown (though, apparently, there was a foul in the UKR/ESP match that I missed, which only earned yellow).

The ITA/GHA stomp, in defense of the referee, was at least disguised. Not in this match, however. I usually don't like to use the word after a televised match, because so many people rely on replays. But, this foul which Englishref refers to, was, to me, an obvious send off. I don't think it will get Codija sent home, but I also don't think it will help his cause in the later rounds.