Page 6 - Women's Soccer Scene Issue No.34 2022-23

Cheryl Foster will become the first ever Welsh match official to referee a UEFA Women’s
Champions League Final when FC Barcelona and VFL Wolfsburg meet in Eindhoven on Saturday
3rd June.
The JD Cymru Premier and Genero Adran Premier Referee will be at the centre of European
Club Football’s showpiece final at PSV Stadion.
FAW National Match Officials Manager Lee Evans said: “It’s absolutely wonderful news.
What an achievement for Cheryl. I am so proud of her. An appointment to such a prestigious final
shows that hard work and dedication really pays off and the rewards are there for all to see.”
This appointment is the latest in a string of high profile games that Foster has been entrusted
to referee by FIFA, UEFA, and the FAW.
Foster, a former Welsh international striker, has officiated at the highest level of both men’s
and women’s domestic football in Wales for several seasons. Most recently she was in charge of the
2023 FAW Women’s Cup Final.
Foster, who is from Llandudno, earned her FIFA Badge in 2016 and officiated the UEFA
EURO 2022 semi final between France and Germany last year.
Following this summer’s UWCL Final, Foster will be heading to Australia and New Zealand
to officiate at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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David Munro and John Beaton will take charge of the Women’s and Men’s 2023 Scottish Cup
Finals respectively.
First up is the women’s showpiece event, which will take place on Sunday May 28th at
Hampden Park. It is the first time the Final of the revamped competition has been held at the
national stadium – it’s also the first time that VAR will be used in the women’s game in Scotland.
One week later, John Beaton will officiate his second Men’s Scottish Cup final after being
named as the referee for next month’s match between Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle –
he was last appointed to this fixture in 2020.
The referee team is as follows:
Women’s Scottish Cup Final - Celtic v Rangers
Sunday 28th May – Hampden Park, kick off 1.30pm
● Referee – David Munro
● Assistant Referee 1 – Sean Carr
● Assistant Referee 2 – Vikki Robertson
● 4th official – Colin Steven
● VAR – Gavin Duncan
● AVAR – Steven Traynor

The SWPL has confirmed next season’s key fixture dates, with the fixtures being published on
Monday 3rd July at 10am. Both the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and SWPL 2 are
scheduled to start on Sunday 13th August 2023.
The final fixture date before the winter break will be Round 16 for the SWPL and Round 13
for SWPL 2, on Sunday 17th December. The league season will recommence on Sunday 14th
January. The final round of fixtures before the SWPL split (Round 22) will be played on Sunday
3rd March.
Clubs in both leagues will conclude their fixtures on Sunday 19th May with the Play-off final
matches scheduled for Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th.
The Sky Sports Cup 1st Round will be played on Sunday 3rd September, and includes all eight
SWPL 2 clubs. The 12 SWPL clubs will once again enter at Round 2, to be played on Sunday 1st
October. The Sky Sports Cup final will be played on the weekend of 23rd/24th March.
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