COSCABAL referees present at the Club World Cup, the Uruguayan duo of Mathias Sosa and Cristian Lemes were present at the last edition held in Cairo, Egypt.
Also, technical delegates Thedy Adjemian of Argentina and Esilo de Mello of Brazil were part of the 17th edition of the Men’s Club World Cup, which brought together the best teams on the planet.
Participation
On the first day, Esilo de Mello was the technical delegate in the California Eagles vs Khaleej Club match and Thedy Adjemian was the official. While the Uruguayan refereeing duo Sosa/Lemes officiated the Sydney Uni vs Al Ahly game. On the second day, Adjemian was the technical delegate in Veszprém vs Taubaté and De Mello officiated in the Barcelona vs Sydney Uni match. On the third day of competition, Adjemian was the official in the Zamalek vs Veszprém game and De Mello was the technical delegate in Al Ahly vs Barcelona.
Definition
In the final stages, the California Eagles vs Zamalek match had Adjemian as official, De Mello with delegate and the refereeing of Mathias Sosa and Cristian Lemes. Also, Adjemian was the official in the Magdeburg vs Al Ahly match. On the last day of competition, Adjemian and De Mello were the technical delegates in the third place match between Al Ahly vs Barcelona.
The duo
Cristian Lemes, Uruguayan referee dreamed of being in the Club World Cup, “It was a beautiful challenge, it was a tournament where I always wanted to participate and so I lived it as a dream come true…”. Besides, together with his partner Mathias Sosa, they already knew that they would only referee two matches, “… when the designation for the first match came out, we went out onto the field a little nervous.
It was our official debut in the Club World Cup, we struggled in the first few minutes, but we quickly found the rhythm we needed and gained confidence…”.
Lemes said it was a very important step for both of them (Sosa/Lemes). “…We like challenges. This helps us to set new goals and to continue to grow”.
Mathias Sosa, agrees that reaching the tournament was a goal to achieve. He also assured that it is a tough competition, very physical and with a very high level of play.
“Being in a high-level championship makes us aware that there is always something to improve, and the higher the level of play, the higher the demand at the time of refereeing”.
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