 Skomina officiating a 2018 World Cup match | |||
| Full name | Damir Skomina | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 5 August 1976 Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia [1] | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| Slovenian PrvaLiga | Referee | ||
| International | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 2003–2021 | FIFA listed | Referee | |
Damir Skomina (born 5 August 1976) is a Slovenian former UEFA Elite category football referee.
Skomina was the fourth referee at several UEFA Euro 2008 matches. [2] He refereed the quarter-final match of the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [3]
Skomina refereed the second leg of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League round of 16 match between Arsenal and Milan. [4] He also refereed in the Champions League quarter-final match between Chelsea and Benfica at Stamford Bridge on 4 April 2012. [5]
At UEFA Euro 2012, Skomina refereed three matches: two group matches and a quarterfinal between Germany and Greece. [6] [7] [8] Later that year, he was appointed as a referee at the 2012 UEFA Super Cup between Chelsea and Atlético Madrid. [9]
He was the fourth official in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final. [10]
Skomina was unveiled as the referee for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League second-leg semi-final fixture between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu on 4 May 2016. [11]
He refereed four matches at UEFA Euro 2016, including round of 16 fixture between England and Iceland, [12] as well as the quarter-final match between Wales and Belgium. [13] He was appointed as the referee for the 2017 UEFA Europa League final, between Ajax and Manchester United on 24 May. [14]
On 29 March 2018, FIFA announced that he would officiate matches at 2018 FIFA World Cup along with Jure Praprotnik and Robert Vukan as assistant referees. [15]
On 13 February 2019, he cancelled a goal from Ajax using VAR in the first time of UEFA Champions League history. [16]
Skomina was selected to officiate in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final between English clubs Tottenham and Liverpool at Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid on 1 June 2019. [17] Skomina awarded Liverpool a penalty kick 20 seconds into the match after Moussa Sissoko stopped a cross by Sadio Mane with his arm, (The ball actually hit the armpit of Moussa Sissoko). Mohamed Salah scored the penalty for Liverpool, who went on to win 2–0. [18]
Skomina officiated the iconic 2019–20 UEFA Champions League quarter-final match between Barcelona and Bayern Munich played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Bayern Munich won the match 8–2, inflicting Barcelona's worst defeat in 69 years. [19]
In August 2021, he retired as referee due to health problems, specifically issues with his knees. [20]
| 2018 FIFA World Cup – Russia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Match | Venue | Round |
| 19 June 2018 |  Colombia –  Japan | Samara | Group stage |
| 28 June 2018 |  England –  Belgium | Kaliningrad | Group stage |
| 3 July 2018 |  Sweden –  Switzerland | Saint Petersburg | Round of 16 |
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