Match #36 Germany : Hungary Wednesday, 23 June 2021 21:00 local time (15:00 EDT) Munich Referee: Sergei Karasev (RUS) AR1: Igor Demeshko (RUS) AR2: Maksim Gavrilin (RUS) Fourth Official: Danny Makkelie (NED) Video Assistant Referee: Massimiliano Irrati (ITA) AVAR 1: Marco Di Bello (ITA) AVAR 2: Filippo Meli (ITA) AVAR 3: Paolo Valeri (ITA)
Have you ever seen PI at this level? It is clear that Part of Hungary’s approach is to foul Hammich every time he gets the ball.
There have been two fouls against Hungary thus far, so it's hard to say anything is clear. And there have been several examples of PI (now PO) cards in this tournament already--if anything, PO cards have become more en vogue at this level as referees have been encouraged, to some extent it seems, to be more conservative on SPA cards. So you often see a PO card after the second quick (or third overall) example of a borderline SPA card. Also, who?
Nit pick: fouling the same player by different players isn't PO, as the player committing the last foul has not persistently offended. It's USB. (Not that it really matters.)
No change. But it was always classified as a form of UB. It was just one of those weird things. Whoever decided such things didn't want a player who committed one foul on the stat sheet being sanctioned for "persistent infringement." So the pattern of fouls classification was UB. This one is truly near the top insofar as practically useful referee nerdery goes.
I think you have a lot of factors and conditions right now playing into how things are going on the field. Weather being a top one. Desperation being another. The off-field issues coming into this one could be another factor. Players are on edge. It's too bad this one can't have a crowd of 75,000...
It's really a function of the definition . . . PI or PO is defined as when a player persistently offends. That just hasn't happened if it's a team tactic--the player has only offended once, so the definition isn't met. But it is a nitpicky, nerdy distinction that doesn't really matter (unless some stupid appeals panel gets hung up on it . . . .).
Interesting sequence there. Two players hit skulls. Hungary heads ball out. CR watches it go out. Then blows for possible head injury. Restart IDK Hungary. Shouldn’t Germany have had a corner?