Typical end of season game, both teams cannot end up higher of lower, should be a nice game, nice day.... Oh how incorrect was I. To be fair the sides were not great and football wasn't great either despite it being an intermediate premier division fixture.
First incident, no neutral assistant referees in this game, ball gets played through, I've got a great view, player starts his run behind the player, flag goes up, I am shouting "PLAY ON, PLAY ON, ITS NOT OFFSIDE" player is one on one, rounds the keeper and scores. I have a quick chat with assistant, explained my decision and to be fair he said flagged for another player no where near the ball, happy with my decision. I have a very quick word with captain too. Home manager is having a moan, as they do. Always difficult when club assistants don't know what's offside and what isn't.
We get to around 87 minutes and it's now 1-1, away side are lot more bad tempered by making silly attempts of tackles, possibly due to lack of ability or having a brain cell. I would happily issue caution after caution so didn't bother me. I had already cautioned 3 away players for stupid tackles. On 86 minutes the ball goes up in the air, home goalkeeper is going to punch the ball, attacker already on a caution is running at speed to attempt to head it it, keeper gets there just first and WHACK, goalkeeper ends up going sideways in the air, I am blowing my whistle so treatment can be given ASAP, both players are knocked out, unconscious but breathing. The physio comes on for the home player and is chirping off to an away player about his disapproval of the collision. I am trying to get players not involved away from the two players as there is a possibility of a mass confrontation whilst two unconscious players are in the middle of it. Thankfully it calms down. Both players finally come around, however ambulances were called. Both sides / managers didn't wish to continue to play for a further 3 minutes, it took around 45 minutes for ambulances to arrive, attacker came off much worse, couldn't remember anything about the day and looked out of it.
In hindsight, the attacker would have been given another caution, then a red card should all have been well and no one seriously injured, he was unconscious on the floor thus why I didn't caution him.
That's me done now, County Cup Final on the 10th May!
First incident, no neutral assistant referees in this game, ball gets played through, I've got a great view, player starts his run behind the player, flag goes up, I am shouting "PLAY ON, PLAY ON, ITS NOT OFFSIDE" player is one on one, rounds the keeper and scores. I have a quick chat with assistant, explained my decision and to be fair he said flagged for another player no where near the ball, happy with my decision. I have a very quick word with captain too. Home manager is having a moan, as they do. Always difficult when club assistants don't know what's offside and what isn't.
We get to around 87 minutes and it's now 1-1, away side are lot more bad tempered by making silly attempts of tackles, possibly due to lack of ability or having a brain cell. I would happily issue caution after caution so didn't bother me. I had already cautioned 3 away players for stupid tackles. On 86 minutes the ball goes up in the air, home goalkeeper is going to punch the ball, attacker already on a caution is running at speed to attempt to head it it, keeper gets there just first and WHACK, goalkeeper ends up going sideways in the air, I am blowing my whistle so treatment can be given ASAP, both players are knocked out, unconscious but breathing. The physio comes on for the home player and is chirping off to an away player about his disapproval of the collision. I am trying to get players not involved away from the two players as there is a possibility of a mass confrontation whilst two unconscious players are in the middle of it. Thankfully it calms down. Both players finally come around, however ambulances were called. Both sides / managers didn't wish to continue to play for a further 3 minutes, it took around 45 minutes for ambulances to arrive, attacker came off much worse, couldn't remember anything about the day and looked out of it.
In hindsight, the attacker would have been given another caution, then a red card should all have been well and no one seriously injured, he was unconscious on the floor thus why I didn't caution him.
That's me done now, County Cup Final on the 10th May!
