Robbo_6
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Had a vets game today where at about 30 mins in the fullback for the blue team very clearly stuck his arm up to stop the ball going in/near the goal. The player immediately knew what he had done, and started walking. Easiest red of my career. Nobody even argued, bar one person...
The captain of the blues insisted that as the header on goal was going wide the full-back didn't deny an obvious goal and therefore it shouldn't be a red. I explained that it was a goal-scoring opportunity so was still a red. Besides, to me it looked like it could have gone in or hit the post. He was very incessant and was adamant it was going wide and shouldn't have been a red and there was no goal-scoring opportunity as it was going to be a goal kick had he not touched it.
He only stopped complaining when I threatened him with a sin bin but by this point the red player who made the header confirmed it was going wide which made the other blue players start to question me. I reiterated what I told the captain. The penalty was then taken and scored and nothing more was said of it, until half-time when a few blue players came over and were questioning it again, albeit in a calm manner. Again I explained the rule and they gradually accepted the decision.
At the time I was adamant in my decision and the player walking helped sell it, but since then a little doubt has creeped in. I have checked the LOTG and it doesn't say about whether the shot being on/off target matters, so just wanted to get extra opinions to confirm I was correct?
The captain of the blues insisted that as the header on goal was going wide the full-back didn't deny an obvious goal and therefore it shouldn't be a red. I explained that it was a goal-scoring opportunity so was still a red. Besides, to me it looked like it could have gone in or hit the post. He was very incessant and was adamant it was going wide and shouldn't have been a red and there was no goal-scoring opportunity as it was going to be a goal kick had he not touched it.
He only stopped complaining when I threatened him with a sin bin but by this point the red player who made the header confirmed it was going wide which made the other blue players start to question me. I reiterated what I told the captain. The penalty was then taken and scored and nothing more was said of it, until half-time when a few blue players came over and were questioning it again, albeit in a calm manner. Again I explained the rule and they gradually accepted the decision.
At the time I was adamant in my decision and the player walking helped sell it, but since then a little doubt has creeped in. I have checked the LOTG and it doesn't say about whether the shot being on/off target matters, so just wanted to get extra opinions to confirm I was correct?