The Football League has now announced the officials that will take charge of the match between Lincoln City and Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
Lincoln City host Doncaster Rovers Tuesday, September 20 for the match at Sincil Bank and the match carries a 19:00 kick-off.
Referee: Adam Herczeg.
Assistants Referees: Paul Stonier and Johnathon Bickerdike.
Fourth Official: Ruebyn Ricardo.
This will be the first time Adam Herczeg has been in the middle for a match involving Lincoln City. He made his Football League debut as a referee on 9th April 2022 in the League Two encounter between Rochdale and Walsall (1-0). He showed 3 yellow cards.
He was officially promoted to the National Group list ahead of this season, and his first match of the season was the Salford City 2-0 win at home against Mansfield Town in League Two on 30th July, showing 2 yellow cards.
You can discuss this refereeing appointment HERE, as well as get involved with our pre-match threads: You can post your score predictions, and discuss the starting XI.
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Adam Herczeg 2022/23 Stats:
30/07/22: Salford City 2-0 Mansfield Town (League Two) – 2 yellow cards
06/08/22: Stevenage 2-1 Stockport County (League Two) – 4 yellow cards and 1 red card
09/08/22: Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra (EFL Cup) – 2 yellow cards
30/08/22: Burton Albion 4-2 Leicester City U21s (EFL Trophy) – 3 yellow cards and 1 red card
03/09/22: Carlisle United 3-3 Rochdale (League Two) – 1 yellow card
13/09/22: Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Bradford City (League Two) – 4 yellow cards
TOTALS: Matches: 6 — Yellow Cards: 16 — Red Cards: 2
Adam Herczeg was the man in the middle for a total of 15 matches last season, showing 56 yellow cards and no red cards.
He was most card happy in the Conference Play-Off match between Wrexham and Grimsby Town (4-5) when he showed 6 yellow cards, including bookings for former Imps Ollie Palmer and Luke Waterfall.
Herczeg oversaw 14 matches during the 2020/21 season, all of which were in the Conference. In those matches, he showed 42 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
He was just a little card happy in the match between Chesterfield and Dagenham & Redbridge (2-1) when he showed 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Sources: English Football League & Soccer Base.
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