This is the second such appointment for Nikolai this fall.
Ukrainian referee Nikolay Balakin received another assignment for the qualifying match European Championship 2004.
On November 16, he and his team will work on the duel group A between teams Cyprus And Spain.
Balakin will be assisted on the lines Dmitry Zaporozhenko And Alexander Berkut. The fourth referee will be Vitaly Romanov. VAR will be in charge Ekaterina Monzul And Alexey Derevinsky.
Spain in its group secured early access to the Euro. Cyprus, in turn, did not score a single point and has already lost its chances of finishing higher than last.
This fall, Balakin already judged the European Championship selection match. On September 10, in the match San Marino – Slovakia (0:4), he showed four yellow cards. Exactly four years before this, Nikolai fought his first fight. at this level. France, under the Ukrainian, beat Andorra in the 2020 European Championship qualification.
The 34-year-old referee also officiated at two World Cup qualifying matches in 2021.
In October-November 2023, Balakin refereed his debut matches at the group stage level of the Europa League. The status meeting between Marseille and Brighton (2:2, seven yellow cards, penalty against the hosts) was historic for him.
Source: Sportarena
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