The UEFA Referees Committee has appointed the officiating team for the first leg of the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round between Dynamo Kyiv and Greek club PAOK (Thessaloniki).
The match will be officiated by a team of referees from Denmark, headed by 38-year-old Sandi Putros, for whom this will be his second official match of the 2026/2027 season. He previously officiated the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match between Flora and Iberia 1999, which ended in a 3:2 victory for the Georgian side.
Overall, Putros has been officiating UEFA club competition matches since the 2021/22 season, although this will be his first match in the UEFA Europa League.
Referee: Sandi Putros
Assistant Referees: Deniz Yurdakul, Esad Deronjić
Fourth Official: Aydin Uslu
VAR Referee: Jonas Hansen
Assistant VAR Referee: Mikael Tykgaard
As a reminder, Dynamo will host PAOK on Thursday, July 23, in Lublin, Poland, at Lublin Arena. Kick-off is scheduled for 20:00 Kyiv time.
Photo: www.dbu.dk
