Ioan Igna Explained

Ioan Igna
Birth Date:4 June 1940
Birth Place:Kingdom of Romania
Otheroccupation:Footballer
Role1:Referee
League1:Liga I
Years1:1974–1989
Confederation1:FIFA-listed
Internationalyears1:1976–1989
Internationalrole1:Referee

Ioan Igna (born 4 June 1940) is a Romanian former football referee and player. Igna played football at UTA Arad between 1957 and 1960 and 1964–1967 and at Știința Timișoara between 1961 and 1964, he became a referee in 1972.[1] [2] [3] He is known for having refereed two matches in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, including an epic quarter-final match between Brazil and France. Igna made two controversial calls during the tie. In the second period of extra time, he did not penalise a foul by the Brazil goalkeeper Carlos on France attacker Bruno Bellone.[4] BBC commentator Jimmy Hill described Igna's decision to ignore the foul by Carlos as "an extreme mistake".[5] In the penalty shootout, he awarded a goal when Bellone's shot hit the post and the ball rebounded off Carlos before entering the goal.[6] The laws of the game were subsequently amended to specifically address the situation that occurred in the penalty shootout.[7]

He also refereed the second leg of the 1987 UEFA Cup Final and a semi-final in the 1988 UEFA European Football Championship in West Germany between the Netherlands and West Germany.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PREMIUM GSP Poveștile din alte timpuri cu Ioan Igna: 'Am făcut Crăciunul cu Împăratul Selassie al Etiopei. Ne păzeau leii la hotel!'. gsp.ro. ro . PREMIUM GSP Stories from other times with Ioan Igna: "I made Christmas with Emperor Selassie of Ethiopia. We were guarded by lions at the hotel! ". 9 November 2017.
  2. Web site: "Rivalitatea Timişoara – Arad eu n-o înţeleg". Interviu cu Ioan Igna. banatulazi.ro. ro . "I do not understand the Timișoara – Arad rivalry". Interview with Ioan Igna. 9 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Ioan Igna către tinerii utiști: "Datoria voastră este să aduceți Aradul din nou pe hartă!". uta-arad.ro. ro. Ioan Igna to the youngsters: "It is your duty to bring Arad back on the map!". 9 November 2017. 29 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191129082547/http://www.uta-arad.ro/stiri/ioan-igna-catre-tinerii-utisti-datoria-voastra-este-sa-aduceti-aradul-din-nou-pe-harta/3506. dead.
  4. News: FRANCE BEATS BRAZIL ON PENALTY KICKS . Alex . Yannis . New York Times . 22 June 1986 . 20 May 2014.
  5. Web site: World Cup 2014: 100 great World Cup moments – 23 days to go . BBC Sport . BBC . 20 May 2014 . 20 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Classic Football . https://web.archive.org/web/20130427091050/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/world-cup/match=440/index.html . dead . April 27, 2013 . www.fifa.com . FIFA . 20 May 2014.
  7. Web site: Penalty shoot-out hits post and keeper . www.web.orange.co.uk . 20 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141219050047/http://web.orange.co.uk/article/gaffer/Penalty_shoot_out_hits_post_and_keeper . 19 December 2014 . dead .

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