62. Portugal-France 0:1 (0:1)
Match 62
Semifinal
July 5, 2006
Munich
Referee: LARRIONDA Jorge (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: RIAL Walter (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: FANDINO Pablo (URU)
Fourth Official: SHIELD Mark (AUS)
Fifth Official: GIBSON Nathan (AUS)
Official match report: html/pdf
There is very little to say about the officiating of this match. Larrionda and his team were superb. The major decisions of the match were three first-half penalty area situations: in 32', 37' and 46'. Larrionda got all three right.
32': Ricardo Carvalho (POR 16) attempted to stop Henry's (FRA 12) progress across the top of the area with his left leg, first making contact with Henry's shin (incidental contact not worthy of a penalty), scraping it down the front of Henry's leg, hooking Henry's foot slightly and then deliberately leaving his foot under Henry's in order to throw him off balance. As Henry was falling, Carvalho's leg returned to the air as he made an appeal with his arms to Larrionda, indicating complete control over the motion of his leg. Larrionda's positioning was perfect as was his decision to award a penalty kick.
37': On the pass across the penalty area, Cristiano Ronaldo (POR 17) might have been able to reach the ball with his head had he made an honest attempt to jump for it; however, replays clearly show that (probably anticipating leg or hip contact from Sagnol) he chose to make a stunted jump in an attempt to draw a penalty call. Then, feeling incidental arm contact from Sagnol (FRA 19) on his shoulder, he pulled his legs up and together and hunched his head forward so as to make it appear he had been pushed hard. While Sagnol did give Ronaldo a minor push, he never made any contact with Ronaldo's head. Ronaldo's fall was dramatic, but Larrionda's decision to make no call here was the correct one. In fact, we felt that a caution to Ronaldo for a dive would not have been out of place.
46': The one replay of this incident is not completely conclusive, but it makes clear that Thuram (FRA 15) blocked Figo's (POR 7) shot entirely with his stomach. The ball rebounded and then made contact with another French defender whom we are unable to identify. That player's arm was raised in the vicinity of the ball (clear on the replay a moment after Figo's body stops blocking the replay camera's view) but it is unclear whether there is any contact with the ball and, in any case, the ball was not clearly redirected by the arm. Based on the available evidence, albeit inconclusive, it seems that no call was the correct decision here as well. Larrionda was less than 10 yards away and had the perfect view.
THE CAUTIONS
83': Ricardo Carvalho (POR 16) was cautioned for unsporting behavior when he took down Silvain Wiltord (FRA 11) from behind making no attempt to play the ball. We agree that this challenge warranted a caution.
87': Louis Saha (FRA 14) was cautioned for unsporting behavior when he took down Luis Figo (POR 7) with a scissors challenge from the side. He ended up with the ball between his legs, but that was really irrelevant to the decision; Saha's purpose was to take down Figo. We agreed both that this was a foul and that it warranted a yellow card.
MINOR OBSERVATIONS
45': It appeared to us that Ribery (FRA 22) was fouled from behind, but Larrionda allowed play to continue with no clear advantage for France.
58': The injury to Miguel (POR 13), which required his substitution at 61', involved no contact from a French player, despite teammates' appeals.
65': While called offside, Pauleta (POR 9) seemed to be onside here; the ball went straight to the French keeper Barthez, so the decision ended up having no effect on the match.
66': We felt that Pauleta (POR 9) should have been been booked for a dive when he was bumped slightly by Williams Gallas (FRA 5) just outside area, took a couple steps and then crumpled to the ground having recieved no leg contact.
-Orion & Zazu
Semifinal
July 5, 2006
Munich
Referee: LARRIONDA Jorge (URU)
Assistant Referee 1: RIAL Walter (URU)
Assistant Referee 2: FANDINO Pablo (URU)
Fourth Official: SHIELD Mark (AUS)
Fifth Official: GIBSON Nathan (AUS)
Official match report: html/pdf
There is very little to say about the officiating of this match. Larrionda and his team were superb. The major decisions of the match were three first-half penalty area situations: in 32', 37' and 46'. Larrionda got all three right.
32': Ricardo Carvalho (POR 16) attempted to stop Henry's (FRA 12) progress across the top of the area with his left leg, first making contact with Henry's shin (incidental contact not worthy of a penalty), scraping it down the front of Henry's leg, hooking Henry's foot slightly and then deliberately leaving his foot under Henry's in order to throw him off balance. As Henry was falling, Carvalho's leg returned to the air as he made an appeal with his arms to Larrionda, indicating complete control over the motion of his leg. Larrionda's positioning was perfect as was his decision to award a penalty kick.
37': On the pass across the penalty area, Cristiano Ronaldo (POR 17) might have been able to reach the ball with his head had he made an honest attempt to jump for it; however, replays clearly show that (probably anticipating leg or hip contact from Sagnol) he chose to make a stunted jump in an attempt to draw a penalty call. Then, feeling incidental arm contact from Sagnol (FRA 19) on his shoulder, he pulled his legs up and together and hunched his head forward so as to make it appear he had been pushed hard. While Sagnol did give Ronaldo a minor push, he never made any contact with Ronaldo's head. Ronaldo's fall was dramatic, but Larrionda's decision to make no call here was the correct one. In fact, we felt that a caution to Ronaldo for a dive would not have been out of place.
46': The one replay of this incident is not completely conclusive, but it makes clear that Thuram (FRA 15) blocked Figo's (POR 7) shot entirely with his stomach. The ball rebounded and then made contact with another French defender whom we are unable to identify. That player's arm was raised in the vicinity of the ball (clear on the replay a moment after Figo's body stops blocking the replay camera's view) but it is unclear whether there is any contact with the ball and, in any case, the ball was not clearly redirected by the arm. Based on the available evidence, albeit inconclusive, it seems that no call was the correct decision here as well. Larrionda was less than 10 yards away and had the perfect view.
THE CAUTIONS
83': Ricardo Carvalho (POR 16) was cautioned for unsporting behavior when he took down Silvain Wiltord (FRA 11) from behind making no attempt to play the ball. We agree that this challenge warranted a caution.
87': Louis Saha (FRA 14) was cautioned for unsporting behavior when he took down Luis Figo (POR 7) with a scissors challenge from the side. He ended up with the ball between his legs, but that was really irrelevant to the decision; Saha's purpose was to take down Figo. We agreed both that this was a foul and that it warranted a yellow card.
MINOR OBSERVATIONS
45': It appeared to us that Ribery (FRA 22) was fouled from behind, but Larrionda allowed play to continue with no clear advantage for France.
58': The injury to Miguel (POR 13), which required his substitution at 61', involved no contact from a French player, despite teammates' appeals.
65': While called offside, Pauleta (POR 9) seemed to be onside here; the ball went straight to the French keeper Barthez, so the decision ended up having no effect on the match.
66': We felt that Pauleta (POR 9) should have been been booked for a dive when he was bumped slightly by Williams Gallas (FRA 5) just outside area, took a couple steps and then crumpled to the ground having recieved no leg contact.
-Orion & Zazu
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