The ice moved. The match of the domestic highest competition was last decided by a foreign judge on May 9, 2015. It was David Fernández Borbalán from Spain in the Sparta – Plzeň match.
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The Polish quartet will follow him on Sunday. As announced by Radek Příhoda, Chairman of the Jury of the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FACR), Szymon Marciniak was delegated to the Slavia – Sparta derby together with his compatriots – assistants Adam Kupsik, Michal Obukowicz and video referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski.
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“I am glad that we got a renowned referee with a lot of experience from the top international level for the exposed match. We have previously announced a variant with a delegation of a foreign referee for the mentioned match. At the same time, we perceived the agreement of both clubs on this solution, “points out the head of the commission.
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“At the same time, it is appropriate to appreciate the approach of the FACR, the League of Football Association and the Polish Football Association, which participated together in this matter. in this sense it can help, “explains Příhoda.
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Marciniak, 41, has been active on the international scene for 11 years. He has played five Champions League matches this season, most recently the February duel Inter Milan – Real Madrid.
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Spanish judge David Borbalán drove the hit Sparta – Pilsen.Photo: Vlastimil Vacek, Right
In 2016, he held three matches at the European Championships in France, where he was also delegated to the Czech Republic-Spain match. He drove two basic group duels during the World Cup in Russia two years later, in the same year also the Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atlétik Madrid.
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He has 32 lost matches in the Champions League. He also has experience with the stadium in Eden, where Sunday’s league hit will take place. In 2015, the finals of the European Under-21 Championship between Portugal and Sweden were whistling in Prague.
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