Description: Luković picked up a yellow card when he and Milijas challanged Kwadwo Asamoah for the ball, sending the Ghanaian to the ground. The referee waved play on but went back to book Luković once the ball was out of play.
Later in the game Luković was shown as second yellow and then red card for apparently tugging at Gyan on the halfway line.
Date of Game: Sunday 13th June 2010
Home Team:
Serbia | Away Team:
GhanaReferee: Hector Baldassi (ARG) | Linesman: Ricardo Casas (ARG) & Hernan Maidana (ARG)
Decision Type: Red card | Verdict:
Decision Difficulty: 3/5 | Affect on result: 5/5 | Score: 8
Affect on Result: Losing a man at 0-0 took away Serbia's real hopes of victory and provided Ghana with the incentive to push on for the win themselves | Winner: Ghana | Loser: Serbia
Players Involved: Aleksandar Luković (Serbia), Kwadwo Asamoah & Asamoah Gyan (Ghana)
Summary: This was a demonstration of great refereeing. The first yellow card in particular, where referee Baldassi played a good advantage to Ghana and correctly called Luković back for the yellow and not Milijas, which would have been an easy mistake to make.
The second yellow was just stupidity by Luković. Already on a yellow, he clearly tugs on Gyan's shoulder, shirt and anything else within grasp, giving the referee no option.
The reason I have scored the referee so highly on this incident is that I feel pulling play back after playing advantage doesn't happen often enough and couple that with the ref's ability to identify the true offender and it becomes a fantastic decision for me. Under other referees, Luković could have got away with the first offense, leaving us with a completely different game & result.
View highlights & match summary of Serbia vs Ghana on BBC
Cheers,
WB
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