12.05.2025 17:40
The Turkish Football Federation announced that Tomasz Kwiatkowski will serve as the VAR referee in the final match of the Ziraat Turkey Cup between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray. The Polish official gained worldwide attention when he canceled Julian Alvarez's penalty during the penalty shootout in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid.
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The Turkish Football Federation announced the VAR referee who will officiate the Ziraat Turkey Cup final between Trabzonspor and Galatasaray.
According to the announcement, Polish Tomasz Kwiatkowski will serve as the VAR referee. In this challenging match, Onur Özütoprak will serve as the AVAR. The 63rd Ziraat Turkey Cup final will be played on Wednesday, May 14, at 20:45 at Gaziantep Stadium.
The statement made by TFF regarding the matter included the following:
"In the 63rd Ziraat Turkey Cup Final, which will be played on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 20:45 at Gaziantep Stadium between Trabzonspor A.Ş. and Galatasaray A.Ş., Tomasz Kwiatkowski from the Polish Football Federation will serve as the VAR. Kwiatkowski, who served as the VAR referee in the 2024 UEFA European Championship, was also included in the VAR list for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup announced last month. Onur Özütoprak will serve as the AVAR in the Ziraat Turkey Cup Final."
REFEREE KWIATKOWSKI WHO SHOOK UEFA
Meanwhile, with the appointment of Tomasz Kwiatkowski to the match, memories of the match played last month between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid came to mind.
In the match played between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League, Julian Alvarez converted a penalty kick into a goal, but during the VAR review, it was determined that the Argentine player had touched the ball twice while taking the penalty, and the goal was disallowed. This decision, which caused great controversy and reactions, was made while Tomasz Kwiatkowski was serving as the VAR.
Matches in which Polish Tomasz Kwiatkowski has served as VAR in the Super League so far:
Kasımpaşa - Galatasaray: 3-3
Samsunspor - Galatasaray: 0-2
Beşiktaş - Başakşehir: 0-2
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