I'm sure there's been a discussion on this before but, as a newbie-(ish), just wanted a bit of clarification.
First half today - Orange v White. The Whites clear a corner in the vicinity of two Orange attackers on the edge of the area - no defender within about ten yards of them (marking was shoddy). One tells his mate to "leave it" or words to that effect, he does so and his mate proceeds to ping one into the bottom corner.
Cue the Whites gathering in my face demanding that I disallow the goal because he hadn't put a name on it.
I informed the White team (and their manager who claimed he had serious "issues" with this decision after the match) that there was no deliberate attempt to distract them - the shout was very clearly to his mate - and that it made zero impact on the play (the defenders attempted to close the shot down regardless, the whinging was a bit of an afterthought).
Reasonable call?
First half today - Orange v White. The Whites clear a corner in the vicinity of two Orange attackers on the edge of the area - no defender within about ten yards of them (marking was shoddy). One tells his mate to "leave it" or words to that effect, he does so and his mate proceeds to ping one into the bottom corner.
Cue the Whites gathering in my face demanding that I disallow the goal because he hadn't put a name on it.
I informed the White team (and their manager who claimed he had serious "issues" with this decision after the match) that there was no deliberate attempt to distract them - the shout was very clearly to his mate - and that it made zero impact on the play (the defenders attempted to close the shot down regardless, the whinging was a bit of an afterthought).
Reasonable call?