ReallyRef?
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Just remembered of an incident at a preseason friendly I've watched in July. Defender blatantly dives in his penalty area when challenged for the ball. Ball ends up to another player from defending team who clears it out for a corner kick. Attacking team challenge the referee for the dive in a rather nice manner. He doesn't want to listen and sends them away.
As both teams' players set themselves for the corner kick, the referee has discret word with the diver*, who literally tells him: "**** off man!" Also gesturing some sort of: "go away, leave me alone!". I heard the referee saying: "Don't attempt that again!" Which made me assume that he was aware of the dive, but took no action.
Referee moves away from him and takes position on the semi-circle.
Corner kick taken...
Diver* tries clearing the ball, but just skimms it and ends up top bin own goal...
I assumed karma happened.
My question is if that scenario would happen in one of my games: As there was no contact with the defender when the attacker challenged for the ball and the defender simulates, would an IDFK be the correct action and obviously a caution for the defender? I cannot think of giving a penalty kick if there was no contact...
And as final mention, the referee is a chap in his mid 50's and a rather good one, but on this occasion he acted a bit too old school...
As both teams' players set themselves for the corner kick, the referee has discret word with the diver*, who literally tells him: "**** off man!" Also gesturing some sort of: "go away, leave me alone!". I heard the referee saying: "Don't attempt that again!" Which made me assume that he was aware of the dive, but took no action.
Referee moves away from him and takes position on the semi-circle.
Corner kick taken...
Diver* tries clearing the ball, but just skimms it and ends up top bin own goal...
I assumed karma happened.
My question is if that scenario would happen in one of my games: As there was no contact with the defender when the attacker challenged for the ball and the defender simulates, would an IDFK be the correct action and obviously a caution for the defender? I cannot think of giving a penalty kick if there was no contact...
And as final mention, the referee is a chap in his mid 50's and a rather good one, but on this occasion he acted a bit too old school...