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    Spurs vs. Chelsea

    Yeah, that's mainly why I asked. I knew there would be debate! I may well be swayed to your side by further viewings. That's true about the 'save'--I always forget the laws extend that term beyond what the layman would usually call a 'save'.
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    Spurs vs. Chelsea

    Some interesting decisions for Martin Atkinson in the last few minutes of the first half at Wembley: A correct penalty call for me: I don't think Moses dived because he reached the ball first and then was left with nowhere to go by Son. There's an argument that Moses went down easily, but the...
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    Am I imagining things? Law 11

    This is definitely a tough one to judge. Last season, in one of my games (if I recall correctly), a ball was headed across the box by an attacker; a defender standing pretty much on the penalty spot attempted a clearance and completely fluffed it, simply flicking the ball into the path of an...
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    Junior/Youth U14 first division table-topper: 4-4

    Thanks, and absolutely I agree. I have had a few tough games recently, and most of the difficulties boil down to not bringing out the cards soon enough. Once you do, maintaining consistency becomes an even more acute demand, but I often find that young players get a bit intimidated by the cards...
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    Junior/Youth U14 first division table-topper: 4-4

    Given my record this season, I was expecting nothing less than a tightly-fought, dramatic match, and unsurprisingly that is what played out. However, following warnings beforehand that it would be tense and to expect to have to get a grip early, I felt prepared and more confident than I have in...
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    Self-destruction in protest

    Thanks and apologies; I should have checked the date before posting!
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