Sergei Karasev will be the main referee on Sunday’s round of 16 in the European Football Championship between the Czech national team and the Netherlands in Budapest.
Mike Hewitt, Reuters
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“I think we can all agree, even after talking to the boys, that the judges have a slightly looser meter. I think it’s just for the benefit. It’s great that it’s still not interrupted. I think the judges are at the championship so far very good quality, “said Czech defender Aleš Matějů in an online interview.
The referees do not hand out the cards in the tournament unnecessarily yet. Only two players were eliminated in 36 matches of the basic groups, and compared to the last European Championship in 2016, the number of yellow cards decreased. While five years ago the three teams received 10 cards in three group matches, at the ongoing championship there are a maximum of eight reprimands for Poland and Northern Macedonia.
Netherlands – Czechia duel statistics: The national team is doing well against the Dutch
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The referees also dealt a few cards in the matches of the Czech team. The introductory duel with traditionally hard-playing Scotland went without any admonition, in the final duel of the group with England, only the defender Jan Bořil, for whom she was second in the tournament, earned a yellow card. Only in the second duel with Croatia did the referee give four cards.
“So far, we have perceived the referees’ performances positively. In the matches we played, plus in those I still had the opportunity to see, they whistled very well. is an assistant to the Czech coach Jiří Chytrý.
Although a video referee is available for the euro for the first time, it does not interfere much with the matches unnecessarily. The referees go to check the situation only in the most urgent cases and the game remains smooth.
Due to the plane’s problems, the footballers will not be heading to Budapest for the round of 16 until the early evening
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“In all the matches we played, the referees whistled well. I’m just because they adjusted the meter a bit and let out more forceful interventions. I like it and I would like it in the Czech league to whistle the referees like that,” said midfielder Holeš .
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