WorldReferee.com - Michael Weiner matches

Date

2011-02-04

Match

Dortmund

Schalke 04

Result

0 - 0

Yellow

2 - 3

Red

0 - 0

Penalty

0 - 0

this match

overall

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Reporter's marks

Control: always under control in a heated derby

Calls: most calls were ok

Neutrality: the mistake went against schalke, but still ok

Style: too pedantic

this match is always difficult for a referee. However, should have sent off Grosskreutz and stole Schalke a goal. Good match for Weiner overal

Michael Weiner matches

'12-06-05 Turkey - Ukraine (2 - 0)'12-05-30 Azerbaijan - Andorra (0 - 0)'12-05-26 Norway - England (0 - 1)'11-08-18 Slask Wroclaw - Rapid Bucuresti (1 - 3)'11-03-26 Malta - Greece (0 - 1)• '11-02-04 Dortmund - Schalke 04 (0 - 0)'11-01-26 Alemannia Aachen - Bayern Munich (0 - 4)'10-12-02 CSKA Moskva - Lausanne Sport (5 - 1)'10-06-01 Portugal - Cameroon (3 - 1)'10-05-19 Belgium - Bulgaria (2 - 1)'09-12-16 Partizan - Shakhtar (1 - 0)'09-11-05 Dinamo Bucuresti - Galatasaray (0 - 3)'09-10-01 Fulham - Basel (1 - 0)'09-08-27 Dinamo Moskva - CSKA Sofia (1 - 2)'09-08-27 Heerenveen - PAOK (0 - 0)'09-08-06 Sigma - Aberdeen (3 - 0)'08-12-17 Deportivo La Coruna - Nancy (1 - 0)'08-09-18 Brøndby - Rosenborg (1 - 2)'08-08-28 Zilina - Liberec (2 - 1)'08-02-13 Zenit - Villarreal (1 - 0)'07-10-04 Galatasaray - Sion (5 - 1)'07-08-30 OB - Dinamo Minsk (4 - 0)'07-07-28 Blackburn Rovers - Vetra (4 - 0)'07-02-07 England - Spain (0 - 1)'06-11-23 PSG - Hapoel Tel Aviv (2 - 4)'06-09-28 Parma - Rubin Kazan (1 - 0)'06-08-24 Trabzonspor - APOEL (1 - 0)'06-08-16 Luxembourg - Turkey (0 - 1)'06-08-02 Dynamo Kyiv - Liepajas Metalurgs (4 - 0)'05-12-14 Bolton Wanderers - Sevilla FC (1 - 1)'05-11-15 Italy u21 - Hungary u21 (1 - 0)'05-09-29 Marseille - Germinal Beerschot (0 - 0)'05-08-03 Brøndby - Dinamo Tbilisi (3 - 1)'05-05-29 Poland - Albania (1 - 0)'04-10-21 Lazio - Villarreal (1 - 1)'04-09-30 Crvena Zvezda - Zenit (1 - 2)'04-08-26 Steaua - VoÅ¾dovac (1 - 2)'03-11-16 Poland - Serbia and Montenegro (4 - 3)'03-09-24 MyPa - Sochaux (0 - 1)'03-07-23 Austria u19 - Portugal u19 (3 - 6)'03-07-20 Czech Republic u19 - England u19 (3 - 0)'03-07-18 Portugal u19 - Italy u19 (1 - 1)'02-11-14 Denizlispor - Sparta Prague (2 - 0)'02-09-19 Servette - Amica Wronki (2 - 3)'02-08-15 MyPa - OB (1 - 0)

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DFB BUNDESLIGA :
Dortmund - Schalke 04, 0 - 0. Westfalen, Dortmund, Germany, 2011-02-04

This was the 137th "Ruhr area-derby" between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04. The prerequisites could not be more different: Dortmund is at the moment the one plus ultra in the German Bundesliga and will certainly be the coming winner this season. Whereas Schalke - despite of attracting attention in the Champions-League with amazing performances against Lyon and Benfica - underachieves this season. They were at place 10 before the match, nonetheless there is still the opportunity to get on the international slots next season. Therefore, everything seemed to be clear in front of 80.000 supporters.

the match
Dortmund's way of playing did not only impress Joachim Low. Many, many 100%-chances went unused to beat Schalke. Latter's goal-keeper - Manuel Neuer, to my mind the best keeper of the world, did a world-class show and saved his team the point many times. So at the end there is a good 0-0, for Dortmund it is too little of a result, for Schalke it is very flattering.

The referee
Although this match is frequently officiated by German Elite referees like Stark or Grafe, DFB appointed FIFA-referee Michael Weiner to referee the (probably) most important match in each season in Germany. It has been his first big derby. At his sides there were Norbert Grudzinski and Glindemann (a former FIFA assistant referee). The fourth official was Markus Wingenbach, a great hope for the future not only due to the fact that he belongs to the same football club as the DFB president and FIFA EC member Zwanziger...
Taking everything into consideration, Weiner did quite well. The match was fully under control, however, he often tends to punish players for trivial things like complaining about the ref's decisions (Huntelaar) or not stopping playing although the referee already blew the whistle. Nevertheless, there were some greater mistakes than those minor ones.

mistakes
Dortmund's midfield player Kevin Grosskreutz has pushed his elbow in Uchida's throat after the ball was already away. Weiner saw it and gave a free kick and...only a yellow card. At the beginning of every season, there is a discussion about the elbows in duels. Normally, it is requested that obvious tackles and conducts by using the elbow HAVE TO BE a sending off. Unfortunately, the referees do not really care about this rule in Germany.. And there was another one: when Raul (Schalke) appeared in front of the goal, Mr. Glindemann flacked offside - that was a big mistake.

From our reporter: Niclas E