Albanian referee Emanuela Rusta will officiate the semifinal of the Women's U-19 European Championship, Netherlands vs. France.
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| Emanuela Rusta |
The Women's U-19 European Championship, currently taking place in Lithuania, has reached its climax, with the two teams that will advance to the grand final being determined on Wednesday.
England vs. Spain and Netherlands vs. France are the two semifinals of the Women's U-19 European Championship. UEFA has designated the referees for these two high-stakes matches. Albanian referee Emanuela Rusta will be in charge of the Netherlands vs. France match. Her assistants will be Fie Bruun and Giulia Tempestilli. Silvia Gasperotti has been appointed as the fourth official, while Marta Frias Acedo will assist the main referee Emanuela Rusta from the VAR room.
Emanuela Rusta has officiated several matches on the European stage, including the SL Benfica W vs. Barcelona W match in the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the Switzerland vs. Hungary match, which was part of the Women's European Championship qualifiers. On Wednesday, she will officiate a semifinal for the first time, determining whether the Netherlands or France will advance to the grand final of the Women's U-19 European Championship.
The Netherlands vs. France semifinal, part of the Women's U-19 European Championship, will be played on Wednesday, July 24, at 17:00, at the “Darius & Girenas Stadium” in Lithuania.