Refereeing expert Adrien Jaccottet classifies the controversial scenes in the Swiss penalty area and explains why not Dan Ndoye, but another Nati star must be happy not to have been sent off.
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- The Swiss national team demanded everything from Germany in their final European Championship group game and narrowly missed out on victory.
- Numerous controversial situations lead to discussions after the final whistle. DFB coach Julian Nagelsmann in particular is dissatisfied with the referee's performance.
- Refereeing expert Adrien Jaccottet analyzes the scenes in question in an interview with blue Sport and says: "The line wasn't right."
Switzerland came within a whisker of bringing their big neighbors to their knees in the final European Championship group game and snatching group victory from Germany. However, the hosts managed to equalize shortly before the end and avert the impending defeat.
Nevertheless, after the final whistle, the Germans had a gripe with referee Daniele Orsato. blue Sport asked refereeing expert Adrien Jaccottet: Are Julian Nagelsmann and Co. right to complain?
The hot scenes in the Swiss penalty area
Several situations in Yann Sommer's penalty area trigger discussions. In the 12th minute, Kai Havertz goes to ground after a duel with Fabian Schär. Orsato immediately waved off - and received approval from Jaccottet: "That's not enough for me. Havertz makes another lunge to the right and initiates the contact. He goes for the penalty, even if Schär's tackle is of course a little impetuous."
In the second half, however, Havertz is tackled again in the Swiss penalty area. This time, however, he doesn't let himself fall after being held back by Akanji. "If Havertz had gone to ground, there would probably have been a penalty. But I'm not of the opinion that you have to abstract and whistle for a penalty without a player falling," said Jaccottet. "In addition, Havertz remained in possession of the ball. For me, that's a story that has been made out of it in Germany."
Double luck in the final phase?
Jaccottet's verdict on the scene involving Silvan Widmer, who literally clutched opponent Beier in the 71st minute, was completely different. "From my point of view, Germany must get the penalty. Widmer clutches his opponent and prevents him from intervening in the game. The ball is in the vicinity," the refereeing expert states. The question is whether it is clear enough for a VAR intervention. "I think in a normal Super League match, the VAR would have intervened and there would have been a penalty. Switzerland was lucky in that case."
And doubly lucky. Because Widmer was rightly yellow-carded for another foul shortly before the end. "If the penalty had been given (in the 71st minute), it would have been a yellow card and the national team would have finished the game with ten players - at least if Widmer had committed the foul despite being booked."
For Jaccottet, however, it is correct that Dan Ndoye was allowed to stay on the pitch until his substitution. "You can definitely show a yellow card for the foul on Mittelstädt. In Ndoye's case, it would have been the second caution. But in the overall context, you have to say that the first card is wrong from my point of view. For me, that's a normal tackle in midfield. All in all, it would have been extremely bitter if he had been sent off."
"The line wasn't right"
Jaccottet also considers the disallowed opening goal by Robert Andrich to be correct. "Right after the foul, the Swiss defense is unsorted, Aebischer is delayed in getting up and runs half-heartedly out of the penalty area. That's why the foul has a clear impact on the game," says the 40-year-old. "That's a correct decision. The question is rather whether the referee couldn't have seen it from the start?"
In any case, Orsato, who is considered a candidate for the European Championship final, is not having his best evening. "Orsato is the most experienced referee in the tournament, he's a top referee. I was surprised. I think he wanted to let a lot go, but then stopped whistling for obvious fouls," said Jaccottet, adding: "At the same time, he showed Ndoye a yellow card for a harmless tackle. The line wasn't right yesterday. And when you're a referee looking for the line, mistakes happen that a referee like Orsato normally doesn't make."
