Referee Xhaja’s performance in the last match of the Conference League group stage analyzed by X-ray, the Albanian whistler booked 5
Born in 1990, Jujin Xhaja – UEFA’s choice for Vitoria Guimaraes-Fiorentina – has rather limited experience in the international arena. Considered the No. 1 of the Albanian whistlers, he has never managed in the Champions League and boasts some chips in the Europa League and Conferences. Let’s see how he fared yesterday in Portugal.
Xhaja’s history with the Viola
There are no precedents of the Albanian whistle against Fiorentina
The referee cautioned 5 players
Assisted by assistants Arber Zalla and Rejdi Avdoe with Albert Doda as fourth official, the German Robert Schröder al Var and Kreshnik Barjamaj all’Avarthe referee booked five players: Gustavo Silva, Thiago Silva, Manuel Silva, Kouame, Varela
Vitoria Guimaraes-Fiorentina, the cases from slow motion
These are the main doubtful episodes of the race. In the 42nd minute, the first yellow card of the match for the scorer of the initial goal, Gustavo Silva, who was put down by Terracciano in the area but accentuating the fall before it happened and therefore is sanctioned for simulation. In the 46th minute, a foul was whistled on Gudmundsson by Thiago Silva who then complained too much about the referee who booked him for protesting. In the 50th minute another yellow for the Portuguese, this time to Manuel Silva for a foul on Kouame. In the 67th minute Kouame was booked, he was on a warning and will miss the next match.
In the 87th minute the Viola equalized: Dodò threw it into the middle with Varela who deflected it and sent the ball to Mandragora who scored the 1-1 goal into an empty net. In the 89th minute Palladino was booked. Portuguese coach Borges was also booked during the second half. In the 94th minute Vitoria goalkeeper Varela was booked for wasting time. After 5′ of injury time Vitoria-Fiorentina ends 1-1.
