Former FIFA referee Miroslav Stupar assessed the level of officiating in yesterday’s Conference League matches involving Ukrainian teams, where «Dynamo» lost to Turkish «Samsunspor» 0−3, and «Shakhtar» lost to Polish «Legia» 1−2.
«I believe that the Icelander Kristjansson and the Portuguese Correia fulfilled their duties respectively in Samsun and Krakow. Even more so when there was reliable support from the VAR system. Watching the videos of the two episodes with the goals scored against the Kyiv team confirmed that the hosts scored without breaking the rules.
That is why the club management of „Dynamo“ and „Shakhtar“ can only have complaints towards their own players: why they were powerless in duels, why they allowed opponents to do whatever they pleased on the flanks, why even in those few scoring moments they missed where it was very hard not to score. Many questions have accumulated for the coaches.
Unfortunately, it must be noted that for various reasons, Ukrainian teams have become non-competitive on the international stage,» said Stupar.