Anubis
RefChat Addict
So after no doubts not giving maybe goals in some bygone era, today was a first, I gave a goal which was not a goal
Adults, glaring low sun, 0-0 , 5 mins before ht, striker angle six yard box, deflects off defender, loops over gk and into the net
Am central, see the ball drop into the net, goal, as straightforward as they come
I dont whistle bar debated goals, so merely go, goal, and half signal to half way
Nobody is celebrating, yet,nobody is really chasing me either. There is a weird few seconds, then few shouts from side, thats not in ref, and then couple of disguntled players, but, vitally, the striker, ' ref that went over the bar'
Its about as well manmered a dodgy goal as you could imagine
Am prob 40 yards from goal now, about to pull scorecard out, but, it simply does not feel like a goal at all.
Its now or never, so i walk back to the pen area, whistle, point to corner, with apologetic arms out, and a, " sorry guys, it looked from where i was like that went in, it clearly did not, , corner"
expecting a melee, the players simply grouped for the corner, and the dialogue between the players in the box was, no, it had not gone in,
There was indeed a hole in roof of net, ball had dropped thro it.
i got lucky my players and sideline were reserved, i then made a point at ht of going to the scorimg team and clearing up the call, not one protest, just the banter ' its ok we take a dodgy pen in the second half"
my thought tho are, I could see a different referee sticking to their guns
and also i am aware of the potential for the incident to explode
every day really is a school day
Adults, glaring low sun, 0-0 , 5 mins before ht, striker angle six yard box, deflects off defender, loops over gk and into the net
Am central, see the ball drop into the net, goal, as straightforward as they come
I dont whistle bar debated goals, so merely go, goal, and half signal to half way
Nobody is celebrating, yet,nobody is really chasing me either. There is a weird few seconds, then few shouts from side, thats not in ref, and then couple of disguntled players, but, vitally, the striker, ' ref that went over the bar'
Its about as well manmered a dodgy goal as you could imagine
Am prob 40 yards from goal now, about to pull scorecard out, but, it simply does not feel like a goal at all.
Its now or never, so i walk back to the pen area, whistle, point to corner, with apologetic arms out, and a, " sorry guys, it looked from where i was like that went in, it clearly did not, , corner"
expecting a melee, the players simply grouped for the corner, and the dialogue between the players in the box was, no, it had not gone in,
There was indeed a hole in roof of net, ball had dropped thro it.
i got lucky my players and sideline were reserved, i then made a point at ht of going to the scorimg team and clearing up the call, not one protest, just the banter ' its ok we take a dodgy pen in the second half"
my thought tho are, I could see a different referee sticking to their guns
and also i am aware of the potential for the incident to explode
every day really is a school day
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