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In February 2022 Monzul fled her home country of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kharkiv bunker to Wembley Stadium: Ukrainian Kateryna Monzul to referee Euro 2022 final |url=https://news.sky.com/story/from-kharkiv-bunker-to-wembley-stadium-ukrainian-kateryna-monzul-to-referee-euro-2022-final-12662650 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> |
In February 2022 Monzul fled her home country of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From Kharkiv bunker to Wembley Stadium: Ukrainian Kateryna Monzul to referee Euro 2022 final |url=https://news.sky.com/story/from-kharkiv-bunker-to-wembley-stadium-ukrainian-kateryna-monzul-to-referee-euro-2022-final-12662650 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref> |
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On 31 July 2022 she refereed the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022| |
On 31 July 2022 she refereed the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|Women’s Euro]] final at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-30 |title=Watch Euro 2022 final: England 0-0 Germany |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/58890160 |access-date=2022-07-31}}</ref>. The match was won by [[England women's national football team|England]], defeating [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] 2-1 after extra time. |
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In the 26th minute the English player Leah Williamson played the ball with her hand in the penalty area. Monzul did not award a penalty kick to the German team. The famous referee Jonas Eriksson from neutral Sweden commented on Swedish Television: "This is incomprehensible ... This is an inexplicable mistake." https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/em-2022/ilskan-i-tv-det-ar-ett-oforklarligt-misstag/ |
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==International competition record== |
==International competition record== |
Revision as of 11:01, 1 August 2022
Full name | Kateryna Volodymyrivna Monzul | ||
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Born |
Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 5 July 1981||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2011– | Ukrainian First League | Referee | |
2016– | Ukrainian Premier League | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
2004– | FIFA listed | Referee |
Kateryna Volodymyrivna Monzul (Template:Lang-uk; born 5 July 1981) is a Ukrainian football referee.
Biography
Monzul is 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) tall, speaks fluent English, and has a degree in architecture and town planning from Kharkiv National Academy of Urban Economy.[1] She took charge of her first international match in September 2005, Finland versus Poland in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.[2] She first refereed in a final tournament at UEFA Women's Euro 2009, while at the 2011 World Cup she served as a fourth official.
The 2013 UEFA Women's Euro's Norway versus Denmark semifinal marked her first performance in a major nations tournament's final stages. The following year she refereed the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. In 2014, she was voted second in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) World's Best Woman Referee poll behind Bibiana Steinhaus.[3]
Monzul refereed the opening match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, marking her debut in the competition as main referee, in which she awarded a controversial injury time penalty kick to host nation Canada who scored to beat China 1–0.[4] She also refereed the final on 5 July 2015 between the United States and Japan. In 2015, she was named as the IFFHS World's Best Woman Referee.[5]
On 3 April 2016, Monzul started working in the Ukrainian Premier League, in a match between Chornomorets Odesa and Volyn Lutsk. In doing so, she became the first female referee in the elite men's Ukrainian football division.[6]
In June 2017, Monzul was appointed to be an official at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in the Netherlands.[7]
On 3 December 2018, it was announced that Monzul had been appointed to be a referee for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[8] After the conclusion of the round of 16, FIFA announced that Monzul was selected as one of 11 referees who would be assigned to matches during the final 8 matches of the tournament.[9]
In November 2020, she officiated the UEFA Nations League match between San Marino and Gibraltar as part of the first all-female refereeing team to take charge of a senior men's international.[10]
In February 2022 Monzul fled her home country of Ukraine after the Russian invasion.[11]
On 31 July 2022 she refereed the Women’s Euro final at Wembley Stadium.[12]. The match was won by England, defeating Germany 2-1 after extra time.
International competition record
- Teams in bold progressed past the stage
Honours
- Best arbiter of Ukrainian Premier League: 2019-20[13]
References
- ^ Murzina, Elena (23 January 2012). "Первая девушка-арбитр обставила мужчин" (in Russian). Sobesednik. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Kateryna MONZUL". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ "THE WORLD'S BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2014". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Women's World Cup 2015: Controversial penalty gives Canada win". BBC Sport. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ "THE WORLD's BEST WOMAN REFEREE 2015". IFFHS Official Website. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Вперше в історії матч футбольного чемпіонату України судитиме жінка ("The first time a woman will referee a match of Ukrainian Premier League")". TSN.ua. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's EURO referees - the tournament's 17th team". UEFA.com. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup 2019™ - News - Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Refereeing - Media briefing" (PDF). FIFA.com. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ All Female Referee Team to Officiate Gibraltar Match Against San Marino Gibraltar Chronicle. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "From Kharkiv bunker to Wembley Stadium: Ukrainian Kateryna Monzul to referee Euro 2022 final". Sky News. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Watch Euro 2022 final: England 0-0 Germany". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Найкращі арбітри минулого року отримали нагороди". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 23 January 2021.