In an interview with Tasnim news agency’s sports reporter, Ali Mirzabigi said about the judgment of the 99 derby refereeing team: Zahedi Fard and his colleagues performed very well in the first half with good management. The announcement of 14 fouls in the first half was a sign of many collisions. The 19th minute warning to Saeed Mehri for recklessness gave the control of the game to the referee team.
Praising the performance of the assistant referees in the first half, he said: The masterpiece of the referee team in the first half was the declaration of no offside by Saeed Ghasemi and Mohammad Javad Maddah in scoring the first goals of both teams, which showed the high concentration of these two assistant referees. . The extra time of the first half could have been more like the 2022 World Cup and announced at least 3-4 minutes.
The refereeing expert of our country said about the performance of the refereeing team in the second half: The second half was accompanied by the beginning of Mehdi Torabi’s verbal protest, which Zahedifard should have given a firm and decisive warning to better control the game. After Esteghlal’s second goal, we saw more physical confrontations when the referee announced the errors with good management and proximity to the scenes.
Mirzabigi noted: I did not agree with the warning to Rezavand, because he was careless and did not stop the attack effectively. I wish Madahah would have repeated his excellent work in the first half in the 70th minute and allowed Abdi to go one-on-one by not declaring offside. Also, the ball hitting Muradmand’s hand in the 73rd minute was not a violation of India and Zahedi Fard’s decision to continue the game was correct.
In the end, he said: Saeed Ghasemifar, the first and experienced assistant referee, did not have a special scene in the second half. The announcement of 18 fouls in the second half showed a lot of play. The announcement of 3 minutes of extra time was low and at least 6 minutes of extra time should have been added, but overall the performance of the refereeing team was very good.