27 MEXECU Daami
HIGHLIGHTS
Interesting game for Mourad Daami, played on mostly fair but quite passionate lines between two Hispanic nations. Referee from Tunisia handled the game well (and presented himself as a very good referee) but unfortunately misperceived a violent conduct.
I liked Daami's approach to this game in terms of both his decisions and self-presentation.
His aim was to keep the game flowing as much as possible, it was impressive that he only missed a very small handful of fouls with that tactic, and he succeeded in controlling one of the best pieces of football at the competition. Disciplinary control was on the whole good, but it would have been a better choice to open the cards at 13' (tackle) rather than 15' - one could argue successfully that the latter was neither really SPA or LoR, but it was good that he visibly acted against cynical tactics such as that. It his coherent with his overall approach to favour football.
His enthusiastic and mostly serious optic - though he smiled a few times with the players - impressed me. He didn't cede any authority to the players, but he never appeared a dictator. Very charismatic and natural leader on the pitch - well done.
This strong impression is tarnished by a missed Red Card for Violent Conduct - Mexico no.18 should have been ejected when he struck Ecuador no.6 in the face at 17'. While Daami's very unimpressed gestures were the best possible option if he was not to send the Mexico player off - he had to.
Situations at 10', 64' and 75' are worth watching closely for potentially wrongly assessed Key Match Incidents; caution at 65' is more red than yellow nowadays.
ARs had quite a lot of on/off-side scenes to compute, but only one for each of assistant was replayed. Taoufik Adjengui just wrong at 4', Haidar Koleit correct at 51'.
Interesting game for Mourad Daami, played on mostly fair but quite passionate lines between two Hispanic nations. Referee from Tunisia handled the game well (and presented himself as a very good referee) but unfortunately misperceived a violent conduct.
I liked Daami's approach to this game in terms of both his decisions and self-presentation.
His aim was to keep the game flowing as much as possible, it was impressive that he only missed a very small handful of fouls with that tactic, and he succeeded in controlling one of the best pieces of football at the competition. Disciplinary control was on the whole good, but it would have been a better choice to open the cards at 13' (tackle) rather than 15' - one could argue successfully that the latter was neither really SPA or LoR, but it was good that he visibly acted against cynical tactics such as that. It his coherent with his overall approach to favour football.
His enthusiastic and mostly serious optic - though he smiled a few times with the players - impressed me. He didn't cede any authority to the players, but he never appeared a dictator. Very charismatic and natural leader on the pitch - well done.
This strong impression is tarnished by a missed Red Card for Violent Conduct - Mexico no.18 should have been ejected when he struck Ecuador no.6 in the face at 17'. While Daami's very unimpressed gestures were the best possible option if he was not to send the Mexico player off - he had to.
Situations at 10', 64' and 75' are worth watching closely for potentially wrongly assessed Key Match Incidents; caution at 65' is more red than yellow nowadays.
ARs had quite a lot of on/off-side scenes to compute, but only one for each of assistant was replayed. Taoufik Adjengui just wrong at 4', Haidar Koleit correct at 51'.
| Mourad Daami - 7,9(4) Taoufik Adjengui - 8,3 Haidar Koleit - 8,4 Kim Milton Nielsen (TUN, TUN, LBN) | Mexico 2-1 Ecuador Group Stage |
 Torrado (65.) - Tackle | Kaviedes (15.) - Lack of Respect (Holding) Cevallos (26.) - Delaying the Restart Guerrón (49.) - SPA (Holding) C. Tenorio (60.) - Tackle Delgado (87.) - Dissent |
A very good performance in my eyes! He had a firm plan on how to keep control in this challenging match, strict approach that tried to let the game flow, good personality and very firm when the scene demanded it. I saw an excellent referee in these clips who knew when to smile and when to stand his ground. He seemed like a natural leader indeed, very motivated and I think that gets respect from the players, especially if they do not know what to make of you.
ReplyDeleteWithout replays, I see no reason to doubt his calls in 10', 64' and 75', though the last one looked like there could have been a foul. As for 17', while there is a motion, replay suggests the intensity is rather low and not a full-out strike. For me, solving it with two cautions for both players would have been the best choice - Ecuadorian player tried to "milk" the contact, I rather not see such tactics rewarded.
Good disciplinary control, agree that 13' should have been the opening booking (good advantage before that), while 15' was harsh. I personally think the DtR caution in 26' was excellent. There were a few more reckless looking challenges (38', 40', 64'), but overall, good disciplinary control for me, very good warning in 56'.
Overall, I'd say this was a good performance by a very interesting referee. He should have gotten another match IMHO.