It became known who will be the main referee of the return match of the 3rd round of Champions League qualification "Storm" - "D

The team of referees who will work in the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League "Storm" - "Dynamo" has become known.

Ivan Kruzhlyak

The UEFA Referee Committee has appointed Slovak Ivan Kruzhlyak as the main referee for the match between Sturm and Dynamo. Since 2012, Kruzhlyak has the FIFA international category.

The Slovak referee worked three times earlier at Dynamo matches in European competitions. Interestingly, the people of Kiev have never lost under his refereeing. In the 2017/2018 season, in the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, Dynamo played away with Lazio (2:2). In the next season in the Europa League, the Kyivans beat Olympiacos at home (1:0) in the 1/16 finals, and in the 2020/2021 season in the group stage of the Champions League, they broke the world with the Hungarian Ferencváros (2:2).

We add that last season Kruzhlyak worked in 33 matches in all tournaments (165 warnings, showed red cards six times and awarded two penalties).

Referees from Slovakia will also help Kruzhlyak. Assistant referees - Branislav Gantsko, Jan Pozor. The fourth official is Peter Kralovic. In addition, the VAR system is involved in this round. Video arbitrators and video assistants will be named later.

As a reminder, the return match Sturm - Dynamo will take place on Tuesday, August 9, in Graz at the Stadion Graz Liebenau, the match starts at 21:30.