For Szymon Marciniak, the second leg of the 1/8 final between Juventus and Villarreal was the sixth game this season. It was rated very high for the previous ones. And in Turin, up to the 75th minute, he also had control over the situation. He did not have to make difficult decisions, but he acted very confidently and seemed calm. – But in this profession it is so that a moment of distraction can change everything. And unfortunately such a moment happened to Szymon – says Borski.
In the 77th minute he launched a counterattack that ended with Etienne Capoue falling in the penalty area. – Szymon got stuck in the center of the field, froze during the action and did not notice that it was dynamically moving into the penalty area. He stayed behind the players’ backs and did not notice the leg-substitution. It was misplaced. At this angle of view, he could not see the foul, says the former international judge.
Villarreal players started to protest. After a while, Marciniak was called to the monitor and quickly returned to the field with the decision to award a penalty. he lunged in the right direction but failed to deflect a ball kicked by Gerrard Moreno. Villarreal took the lead. – VAR judges saved the situation. Praise them for that, but the assessment of such behavior of referee Marciniak will be negative at UEFA – says Borski.
“He was nervous, he lost his confidence. It resulted in another serious mistake.”
– After this situation it was obvious that Szymon is upset. You could read it in his face, and those who know how to judge saw it in his behavior as well. He lost his confidence. He was not himself. He was not the one we saw in the previous, fantastically judged games. And this resulted in another serious mistake – assesses the expert.
It’s about a stoppage time situation. At that point, Villarreal was already leading 2-0, with Pau Torres hitting a corner in the 85th minute. Villarreal launched another counterattack and was outnumbered. Arnaut Danjuma fired a shot that was clearly blocked with his hand. Marciniak whistled, and a fraction of a second later the ball after the rebound entered the goal. If he had delayed the whistle a bit after De Ligt’s handball, he would have let Vlilarreal enjoy a third goal straight away. It would not be necessary to take this penalty kick. It’s so good that the player used it, so it didn’t affect the result – says Borski.
Szymon Marciniak will not referee a Champions League match this season? “I sense the Europa League game”
When we talked to Marcin Borski a month ago after the game with Inter, which Marciniak led flawlessly, we heard that he could be selected to referee in the Champions League semi-finals, or at least in the well-placed quarter-finals.
– Unfortunately, after this match Szymon will not be assessed well and it must be said that it will be difficult for him to win the quarter-finals or the semi-finals. We’ll see how he approaches this. Due to the sanctions, Russian judges fell out, which may help Szymon a little. Of course, I wish our referees the best, but I have a feeling that they will get a Europa League match rather than the Champions League. Words of appreciation for this are due to the VAR judges. Despite Szymon’s weaker disposition, they come out of this match unscathed – sums up Borski.
Szymon Marciniak in Turin was assisted on the lines by Paweł Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz, the technical judge was Paweł Raczkowski, and VAR was served by Tomasz Kwiatkowski and Bartosz Frankowski.
Source: Sport
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