Jacob Walukiewicz
Active Member
I did two games today, one at my local academy for U10's which went without issue as you'd expect.
Next a local Junior league game, U16's.
This game certainly did not go without issue. Started pretty innocuously, quite game back and forth, a couple of goals to the home side. One rough challenge which didn't warrant a caution but got some gasps from the parents and shouts from the players. The player accepted it and the game carried on. I could feel the temperature rising and I wasn't particularly losing control but players seemed unhappy with my decisions particularly the away side who were 2-0 down at half time and it didn't get better in the second period for them.
Now to the main flash point, home player fouls away player simple free kick decision. Then the home player gets up and moves the ball 4-5 yards towards the half way line and marks the ground suggesting the free kick was there. It wasn't and I told him to leave it and go back, the away player went towards the ball and the player and as the away player turned around he pushed him with both hands in the middle of his chest. Call him over yellow card no arguments from the player. I then go towards the ball to mark the ten yards and I hear something along the lines of me being 'F'ing bias'. My back was to the box and I had no way of knowing who said it, much to my annoyance, if I had known who it was he would have got his marching orders in a heartbeat.
After that not much happened apart from a comment from the away team manager which seemed to suggest I was favouring the home side, I believe it was after I gave a free kick for his team and he said 'I guess he has to give them both ways' or something like that. I wasn't happy but stayed quite, which I admit I shouldn't of.
Terrible game despite in my opinion what I saw as a good refereeing performance.
Next a local Junior league game, U16's.
This game certainly did not go without issue. Started pretty innocuously, quite game back and forth, a couple of goals to the home side. One rough challenge which didn't warrant a caution but got some gasps from the parents and shouts from the players. The player accepted it and the game carried on. I could feel the temperature rising and I wasn't particularly losing control but players seemed unhappy with my decisions particularly the away side who were 2-0 down at half time and it didn't get better in the second period for them.
Now to the main flash point, home player fouls away player simple free kick decision. Then the home player gets up and moves the ball 4-5 yards towards the half way line and marks the ground suggesting the free kick was there. It wasn't and I told him to leave it and go back, the away player went towards the ball and the player and as the away player turned around he pushed him with both hands in the middle of his chest. Call him over yellow card no arguments from the player. I then go towards the ball to mark the ten yards and I hear something along the lines of me being 'F'ing bias'. My back was to the box and I had no way of knowing who said it, much to my annoyance, if I had known who it was he would have got his marching orders in a heartbeat.
After that not much happened apart from a comment from the away team manager which seemed to suggest I was favouring the home side, I believe it was after I gave a free kick for his team and he said 'I guess he has to give them both ways' or something like that. I wasn't happy but stayed quite, which I admit I shouldn't of.
Terrible game despite in my opinion what I saw as a good refereeing performance.