Australian Match Officials have been in high demand over recent months with 19 Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and F-League Match Officials receiving international appointments from August through November.
Hyundai A-League Referees Peter Green, Strebre Delovski, Jarred Gillett, Alan Milliner and Chris Beath all officiated in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers while Beath and fellow fulltime referee Ben Williams were both appointed to the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League.
Gillett also refereed the AFC Cup Quarter Final between Kitchee and Kuwait SC in Hong Kong.
Westfield W-League officials Kate Jacewicz and Sarah Ho refereed at the AFC U19 Women’s Championships in China while fellow W-League officials Casey Reibelt and Allyson Flynn have recently returned from officiating at the Round 2 Qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games Women’s Football Tournament which were held in Myanmar.
For Flynn and Ho this concludes a series of international appointments dating back to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
Australian Futsal referees have also performed well internationally with Scott Kidson, Chris Colley and Ryan Shepheard all having been appointed to AFC Futsal Club Championship Qualifiers during September, October and November.
This follows the appointment of Scott Kidson and Chris Colley to the Final of the AFC Futsal Club Championships in IR Iran in August.
FFA Director of Referees Ben Wilson was proud of the performances of Australian Match Officials.
“These international appointments demonstrate the trust AFC and FIFA has in the capabilities of our Australian referees. Their performances show why they are widely regarded as world class officials,” he said.