Thursday, June 22, 2006

43. Japan-Brazil 1:4 (1:1)

Match 43
Group F
June 22, 2006
Dortmund

Referee: POULAT Eric (FRA)
Assistant Referee 1: DAGORNE Lionel (FRA)
Assistant Referee 2: TEXIER Vincent (FRA)
Fourth Official: DAMON Jerome (RSA)
Fifth Official: MOLEFE Enock (RSA)

Official Match Report: html/pdf

We have very little to say about the refereeing of this match, due to the fact that both teams fouled very little (15 fouls combined; some games have had more than 60)and played with more flow than any matchup thus far. Both teams tended to play through contact in advantage situations, and Poulat was right to let them do so.

28': Ronaldinho (BRA 10) goes to ground outside the area; this was not replayed, but Poulat seemed to be correct in seeing no foul committed by the Japanese defender.

33': A Brazilian defender was playing Tamada (JPN 20), the goalscorer, onside at the moment the ball was played by Alex (JPN 14), even though a moment later he appeared offside. This was an excellent onside decision by the assistant.

40': Kaji (JPN 21) was cautioned for unsporting behavior when he committed a reckless challenge against Gilberto (BRA 16). He appeared to make a little contact with the ball but mostly his action was about taking out Gilberto's legs.

44': The decision to issue a caution for unsporting behavior to Gilberto (BRA 6) for his tactical block/trip of Kaji (JPN 21), who had just touched the ball past him for a fast break, was excellent. The nature of the foul would be enough in itself, but it was also a likely retaliation for the foul Kaji had committed against Gilberto four minutes earlier at the other end of the field.

47': We were unable to evaluate the foul Poulat called against a Japanese player in the middle of the field. The wide angle television camera was not showing the players in question until a moment later and the foul was not replayed from another angle. The players were far from each other when the camera reached them, so it is hard to imagine the nature of the contact.

-Orion & Zazu


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