Referee Scandal in the Fenerbahçe-OH Leuven Match: Players Raised Concerns
A refereeing error marred the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying match in which Fenerbahçe arsaVev lost to OH Leuven in a penalty shootout. Elena Gobjila, who had prematurely ended the match in extra time, called the players back onto the field after consulting with the fourth official and resumed the match.
Fenerbahçe faced Belgian side OH Leuven in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. After defeating Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in their first match of the mini-tournament-style qualifying round, the Yellow-and-Blues lost to Leuven on penalties in their second match and were eliminated from the tournament.
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The extra time of Fenerbahçe’s match against Leuven—as the team prepares to continue its journey in the UEFA Women’s Europa League—was the scene of an interesting incident. The 90-minute portion of the match ended in a 1-1 draw, and the game went into extra time. In the 118th minute of the match, following a corner kick, referee Elena Gobjila ended the game prematurely.
Players from both teams immediately alerted the referee, and the match was briefly halted. After consulting with the fourth official, Eirini Pingiou, Gobjila restarted the match with a referee’s throw-in, and the game resumed from where it left off.
