So a game which really wasn’t nasty in any way turned sour very quickly.
Away team had. 2-0 lead (very lucky goals and we’re camped in their own half the entire game)
Anyway. Home team score to make it 2-1 with 20 mins to go. Obviously they want a quick kick off, but away player holds onto the ball and refuses to let it go. I blow my whistle and start to head over there, but then punches start flying. I reckon 4 players were involved and others trying to break them apart. I could only identify 2 of them. (1 from each side) and dished out the reds.
I wish I had a voice recorder or body cam for such situations.
Play restarts and I’ve calmed things down.
Home team score again and late on score a winner.
Had to hand out another red for away player giving me abuse after the game because they assume I got a handball in the middle of the park wrong. (I may have done, but irrelevant). Got given a fake name.
I love the accusation of bias, when I disallowed 2 goals for the home team for a foul on the keeper. So home crowd wasn’t happy with me!
Home team escorted me to my car as away team were a little threatening and as I drove off had players shouting abuse at me.
So that’s in the report.
On a separate note of safeguarding……
Incident during the match where one of the away players little brother on far side of the pitch kicked the ball away further to prevent home team taking a quick throw. I believe, but didn’t hear it myself that the home player swore at him. The parents then started effing and blinding at him. I stopped the game and I said to them, that they are adults and shouldn’t react. They protested that should be allowed to react and I said I don’t care. Adults don’t swear at children!
Listening to the away coach swear at his players is also concerning. Proper salty language.
Seeing as I’m responsible for these children, I have mentioned this through the channels.
Am I wrong?
Away team had. 2-0 lead (very lucky goals and we’re camped in their own half the entire game)
Anyway. Home team score to make it 2-1 with 20 mins to go. Obviously they want a quick kick off, but away player holds onto the ball and refuses to let it go. I blow my whistle and start to head over there, but then punches start flying. I reckon 4 players were involved and others trying to break them apart. I could only identify 2 of them. (1 from each side) and dished out the reds.
I wish I had a voice recorder or body cam for such situations.
Play restarts and I’ve calmed things down.
Home team score again and late on score a winner.
Had to hand out another red for away player giving me abuse after the game because they assume I got a handball in the middle of the park wrong. (I may have done, but irrelevant). Got given a fake name.
I love the accusation of bias, when I disallowed 2 goals for the home team for a foul on the keeper. So home crowd wasn’t happy with me!
Home team escorted me to my car as away team were a little threatening and as I drove off had players shouting abuse at me.
So that’s in the report.
On a separate note of safeguarding……
Incident during the match where one of the away players little brother on far side of the pitch kicked the ball away further to prevent home team taking a quick throw. I believe, but didn’t hear it myself that the home player swore at him. The parents then started effing and blinding at him. I stopped the game and I said to them, that they are adults and shouldn’t react. They protested that should be allowed to react and I said I don’t care. Adults don’t swear at children!
Listening to the away coach swear at his players is also concerning. Proper salty language.
Seeing as I’m responsible for these children, I have mentioned this through the channels.
Am I wrong?