Bleedaggie
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Had a U17 middle yesterday. Pretty chippy game all the way through but fairly clean on my end. Had 3 advantages given on hard fouls that etched turned into goals, which I was proud of. Worst trouble came with about 5 minutes left in a 5-1 game so it didn’t affect the outcome. Messy (but not wreckless) tackle from two defensive players simultaneously on a striker just as he was entering the box. All 3 landed in a heap, clearly in the penalty area. I was right in position on top of it and immediately blew the PK. Made eye contact with my AR who was right in front of defense’s bench which was going berserk. Then handed out some dissent and dogso greeting cards, did the PK and finished the game.
Afterward, the other team coaches were all over me for blowing the call. Their opinion was that the foul started outside the box and tumbled into it. Unfortunately, the AR sold me out and had agreed with them that it should have been DFK outside the box rather than PK. That’s a different problem.
Here’s my question: both my ARs were confident that if the foul had started outside the area and finished inside it, the call should have been DFK outside. Is that right? I know it’s not that for a “hold” - Law 12 spells that out clearly. Is it the same for a tackle? They were both confident enough that it seemed like something I should know. But I can’t find that in LOTG anywhere. I’m not convinced the tackle did start outside the box, but think my call would have been the same either way. Am I wrong?
Afterward, the other team coaches were all over me for blowing the call. Their opinion was that the foul started outside the box and tumbled into it. Unfortunately, the AR sold me out and had agreed with them that it should have been DFK outside the box rather than PK. That’s a different problem.
Here’s my question: both my ARs were confident that if the foul had started outside the area and finished inside it, the call should have been DFK outside. Is that right? I know it’s not that for a “hold” - Law 12 spells that out clearly. Is it the same for a tackle? They were both confident enough that it seemed like something I should know. But I can’t find that in LOTG anywhere. I’m not convinced the tackle did start outside the box, but think my call would have been the same either way. Am I wrong?