Referee Tohver’s performance on the second day of the Europa League at the Boras Arena analyzed under X-ray, the Estonian whistler booked 4
Kristo Tohver, the choice for Elfsborg-Roma in the Europa League, can boast important experience at international level. The Estonian whistleblower, born in 1981, is a highly experienced referee in the European football scene. Over the years, Tohver has refereed many matches in European competitions, in the Champions League, Europa League and Nations League, let’s see how he fared yesterday all Boras Arena.
I preceded Tohver with Elfsborg and Roma
Tohver had no history with Roma, on the other hand, he had already refereed an Elfsborg match: this is the 0-1 defeat against Salzburg in the group stage of the 2013/14 Europa League. Only one precedent for the 43-year-old referee with Italian teams: the group stage match of the 2012/13 edition of the Europa League between Udinese and Young Boys, which ended with the Friulians losing 3-2.
The referee cautioned 4 players
Assisted by assistants Koiv and Klaasen with IV man Frischer, lDutch Ruperti at the Var and Estonian Liiva at the Avarthe referee cautioned four players: Qasem (E), Zenelli (E), Hult (E), Dybala (R)
Elfsborg-Roma, the cases from slow motion
These are the main dubious episodes. In the 5th minute Ouma holds Baldanzi in a counterattack situation for Roma: the referee’s whistle arrives, not a yellow card which would have been fully deserved. In the 25th minute Paredes fell in the area, after a very nice insertion. Roma protests because they would like a penalty kickbut according to race director Tohve we can continue. In the 35th minute Qasem was booked not for a normal foul on Saud but for the subsequent protest. In the 41st minute Baldanzi struck with his right forearm after an opponent’s backheel, stopping his trajectory. VAR check for a possible penalty. The referee, after the on-field review, decrees the penalty for Elfsborg.
In the 45th minute it was Baldanzi who asked for a penalty for Ouma’s wide arm. Powerful conclusion with the right foot after a great movement to cut into the area, but the number 16 is hit full in the face and the intervention of the Elfsborg medical staff is needed. In the 52nd minute Hult lets Abdulhamid escape on the edge of the area and holds him back: just the yellow card. In the 60th minute Zenelli was also booked for protests, which were all too evident. In the 77th minute Henriksson slipped on El Shaarawy and luckily for him gets the ball first, because otherwise it would have caused a penalty. In the 95th minute Dybala was fouled and, as he got up, pushed an opponent in the chest. Tohve draws the yellow card against the Argentine. After 6′ of injury time Elfsborg-Roma ends 1-0.
Source: sport.virgilio.it
