boulderdomb
Active Member
Think I've made a mistake at the weekend and hoping for a bit of advice -
Striker running towards ball (terrific through ball I must say) and defender has a hold on the back of his shirt - if striker gets pulled to the ground I'm giving penalty and for whatever reason the striker decides to leap forward with both arms in the air and go to ground (if he was pulled to ground, he'd have fell backwards) and imo there was no pulling from the defender, I'd say the holding of his shirt wasn't even pulling the shirt off of his body (it wasn't like he was fighting him off).
I award defending team free kick and caution striker for simulation under pretending to have been fouled, coach unhappy after game and I acknowledge the holding of the shirt but ask why he leaped forward the way he did (stereotypical dive, 9/10 for effort) which he obviously unhappy about.
Thinking back on it, am I right to question the way the striker has leaped and assume the pull has thrown him forward or correct to give simulation here?
Striker running towards ball (terrific through ball I must say) and defender has a hold on the back of his shirt - if striker gets pulled to the ground I'm giving penalty and for whatever reason the striker decides to leap forward with both arms in the air and go to ground (if he was pulled to ground, he'd have fell backwards) and imo there was no pulling from the defender, I'd say the holding of his shirt wasn't even pulling the shirt off of his body (it wasn't like he was fighting him off).
I award defending team free kick and caution striker for simulation under pretending to have been fouled, coach unhappy after game and I acknowledge the holding of the shirt but ask why he leaped forward the way he did (stereotypical dive, 9/10 for effort) which he obviously unhappy about.
Thinking back on it, am I right to question the way the striker has leaped and assume the pull has thrown him forward or correct to give simulation here?