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UEFA U21 FINAL
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: June 29, 2019, 11:16 pm
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Srđan Jovanović gets the big congratulations for the
final appointment, in front of Rosetti no less. No pressure!
30 June 2019, 20:45 CET - Udine (Stadio Friuli)
SPAIN - GERMANY
Referee: Srdjan Jovanović (SRB)
Assistant Referee 1: Uroš Stojković (SRB)
Assistant Referee 2: Milan Mihajlović (SRB)
Fourth Official: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Charles Schaap (NED)
Video Assistant Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (NED)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Bas Nijhuis (NED)
UEFA Referee Observer: Roberto Rosetti (ITA)
UEFA Delegate: Myrsini Psarropoulou (GRE)
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Re: UEFA U21 FINAL
By: Vlad Vladadze Date: June 30, 2019, 9:33 am
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Srdjan Jovanović takes charge of Sunday’s UEFA European
Under-21 Championship final - and the Serbian referee is
relishing his second major showpiece assignment in two years.
To be refereeing a second European national team competition
final in two years suggests that Srdjan Jovanović is making
positive progress along his career path.
The 33-year-old Serbian match official takes charge of Sunday’s
UEFA European Under-21 Championship final between Spain and
Germany in Udine – and admits that he was positively surprised
by his appointment.
“It came as a shock, I must tell you,” the father of three from
Belgrade says. “Quite honestly, any of the other referees here
in Italy would also have deserved to be appointed for the
final.”
Alongside Jovanović, the referee team for the game at the
Stadio Friuli comprises two assistant referees and Serbian
compatriots in Uroš Stojković and Milan Mihajlović,
while Dutchman Serdar Gözübüyük will act as fourth official. The
video assistant referee (VAR) team are from the Netherlands –
Jochem Kamphuis (VAR) and Bas Nijhuis (assistant VAR), and
another Dutch official, Charles Schaap, is the reserve assistant
referee.
Jovanović is the youngest member of the referee team at the
Under-21 finals, and has gathered invaluable refereeing
experience since gaining his international badge at the age of
28 in 2015.
He already has a UEFA final under his belt, having officiated at
the European Under-19 Championship showpiece between Portugal
and England in Georgia two years ago. More recently, games in
the UEFA Europa League group stage, European Qualifiers and UEFA
Nations League have kept his refereeing diary full alongside
domestic assignments in Serbia.
Jovanović knew that refereeing was for him as a teenager –
especially as he would be following in the footsteps of his
uncle, Srdjan Jovanović, who himself was a top-flight
official in Serbia. “My uncle didn’t even have to persuade me to
be a referee,” Jovanović recalls. “I used to enjoy
refereeing on small pitches in Belgrade when I was younger, so
it was already my passion.”
“I set myself three targets – to referee in the Serbian top
league, to be an international referee, and to take charge of a
Belgrade derby – I’m hoping that I might referee the derby one
day!”
Jovanović has enjoyed the Under-21 final round as part of a
tightly-knit refereeing team. “Most of us have been together at
UEFA’s VAR courses since last October – so we’ve become close
friends – it’s been a real pleasure to work with them along with
our excellent technical and fitness teams.”
Preparations for Sunday’s big occasion will not take on any
particularly special dimensions. “The next match is always the
most important match for a referee, whether it’s a final or
not,” Jovanović insists.
“I’m also hoping that the referee team will find time to savour
the moment – this will most likely be during the line-up and the
anthems before the match, and then we will be turning on our
full concentration.”
Focus has never been a problem for Jovanović in any case.
“Whether there are 20 people, 20,000 or 50,000 at a match, I
find I’m able to block out the crowd and concentrate on my job,”
he says, identifying three special characteristics that a modern
top-level referee must possess to succeed – “You have to have
courage, as well as a special love for football,” he explains.
“And you must definitely be yourself, rather than copy others.”
Nevertheless, he names three people, all former Italian
referees, as special role models that have been great influences
– Roberto Rosetti, Pierluigi Collina and Nicola Rizzoli.
“I’d also like to give Jaap Uilenberg from the Netherlands and
Juan Antonio Marin from Spain a special mention – they were
referee observers at the Under-19 finals two years ago, and
their invaluable guidance and advice helped to me develop
further. I took part in talent and mentor courses in Serbia, and
they also stood me in good stead in terms of what UEFA expects
of a referee.”
Away from refereeing, Jovanović has plenty to occupy his
time, thanks to his three sons, aged four, two and three months.
“The oldest one is already kicking a UEFA Champions League ball
around with his friends,” he says proudly. “So, they are my
hobby, if you like, but I do enjoy playing tennis and other ball
sports when I have the time.”
Making progress at a young age as a referee means that
Jovanović has time ahead to try and achieve his targets –
“I’ve hopefully got a long career in front of me, and my dream
is to referee in the Champions League, and to be selected for a
major senior national team final tournament,” he says.
And finally, what would Srdjan Jovanović tell any youngster
who, like himself once upon a time, fancies the idea of taking
up refereeing? “Start immediately,” he says. “To be a referee is
a huge opportunity….”
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Re: UEFA U21 FINAL
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: June 30, 2019, 2:41 pm
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How has VAR not intervened and told Jovanovic it was a red for
that horrible challenge on the German player.....
Utter rubbish....
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Re: UEFA U21 FINAL
By: Vlad Vladadze Date: June 30, 2019, 4:59 pm
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[quote author=TheThingFromLewes link=topic=864.msg8986#msg8986
date=1561923693]
How has VAR not intervened and told Jovanovic it was a red for
that horrible challenge on the German player.....
Utter rubbish....
[/quote]
Modern football (=business).
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Re: UEFA U21 FINAL
By: Ashington46 Date: June 30, 2019, 5:19 pm
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[quote author=TheThingFromLewes link=topic=864.msg8986#msg8986
date=1561923693]
How has VAR not intervened and told Jovanovic it was a red for
that horrible challenge on the German player.....
Utter rubbish....
[/quote]
Must have been a correct decision because VAR did not overturn
it ---even after lots of slow motion replays and a committee
meeting to discuss it.
Referee gave what he saw, he didn't guess, he just saw a
challenge which, to him, warranted a caution. Can't argue with
that. Referee's decision.
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