First abandonment today! Was expecting a tasty fixture but not an abandonment and unfortunately it was down to one player letting their side down.
Away team turned up with 7 men and were defending superbly. Only 1-0 down after 40 minutes but then the second went in and there was no offside given. Away team defender then runs up to the club assistant ref and starts threatening him. Red card, down to 6 players, match abandoned.
Then the outcome I didn’t expect, both sides pleading with me to let him off! Home team needed the points for the relegation battle they were in and the away team had a lengthy drive and wanted to carry on playing. I was then to blame for ‘taking the money and leaving’ by the Home team ....
Sometimes as a referee, you just can’t win!
Away team turned up with 7 men and were defending superbly. Only 1-0 down after 40 minutes but then the second went in and there was no offside given. Away team defender then runs up to the club assistant ref and starts threatening him. Red card, down to 6 players, match abandoned.
Then the outcome I didn’t expect, both sides pleading with me to let him off! Home team needed the points for the relegation battle they were in and the away team had a lengthy drive and wanted to carry on playing. I was then to blame for ‘taking the money and leaving’ by the Home team ....
Sometimes as a referee, you just can’t win!