Russell Jones
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Recent match incident. I was on the line with a clear view of what happened.
Green team trying to run down the clock at end of game. Green player gives away a FK and then, briefly, picks up the ball, starts jogging back and lobs ball to White team (not a clever thing to do but we've all seen it a million times).
White player takes offense and forcibly shoulder barges Green player in the back, knocking him to the floor. Two schools of thought post game .. either a) it's the same kind of thing as a strong shove in the chest .. for which a Caution would normally suffice or b) it's a cowardly cheap shot which could have more serious consequences because the Green player wouldn't have seen it coming.
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Green team trying to run down the clock at end of game. Green player gives away a FK and then, briefly, picks up the ball, starts jogging back and lobs ball to White team (not a clever thing to do but we've all seen it a million times).
White player takes offense and forcibly shoulder barges Green player in the back, knocking him to the floor. Two schools of thought post game .. either a) it's the same kind of thing as a strong shove in the chest .. for which a Caution would normally suffice or b) it's a cowardly cheap shot which could have more serious consequences because the Green player wouldn't have seen it coming.
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