1/20/13During a PDL match score 1-1 at the 89th min., there was a through ball for the attacking team, the forward run through to dribble into the penalty area. The keeper (the last defender) runs out of his penalty area to stop the ball, and missing it completely, and collided with the attacking player and took him out of play. The referee was near the top of the penalty area, and had a clear view of the contact. He signalled a penalty kick. The goalkeeper after screaming "Ref are you blind" "You just F~*up the game" was issued a caution for dessent. Since, it was his 2nd caution, the referee showed him a red card.
The defending team asked him to look at his assistant referee. The AR was standing firm around the 25 yard line, signalling an offside.
The referee reversed the call to an indirect free kick for the defending team, and took back the cards.
Did he make the right call? No.
1) Offside, indirect free kick for the defending team.
The decision to use the information supplied by the AR was correct. Award the indirect free kick for the goalkeeper’s team.
2) Goalkeeper send off for 2nd caution.
The second caution which resulted in a red card should not have been withdrawn solely because the referee accepted the advice from the AR and declared that the stoppage was for the offside. The ‘keeper’s act itself warrant the caution for dissent (and red for 2nd yellow).
Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI thought once you issued a card you could not take it back.You could say you changed your mind and explain it in the game report,but the card stands.
I think the other decisions are correct
I say the cards stand. The keeper was cautioned for dessent, which happened eventhough the Ref missed his Assistant's flag for the offsides. I believe you can change the call from a penalty kick to the offsides as long as the penalty kick has not been taken seeing how the first offense was indeed the offsides.
ReplyDeleteRich: I can't answer back to you in the blog. The referee changed the call, for me that is correct, he can do it, but the cards should stand, second card for dissent is correct and accordingly to the rules 2nd yellow equals red. Goalkeeper u r out!!!, Ref look more often to your partners.
ReplyDeleteGustavo Aguilar