Another weekend gone.
Saturday: OA match, a pleasure to referee. 2-2, could've gone either way, no cards required. Handshakes and all around. Genuine enjoyment.
Sunday Morning: OA Sunday League match, a game described by colleagues (both from the RA) in the officials changing rooms as a 'tough one'. 4-1. As always I cracked down on studs up tackles From the outset which helped keep the game relatively calm (both teams are right on the edge throughout), one yellow for a reckless challenge and one for persistent offending. One player refered ti me as sir during the game lol! Handshakes from most (not all) after and no issue with the management of the losing side, who can often be difficult to say the least! Lots of little bits of dissent and a big crowd for a Sunday League game who gave me stick throughout but I got through it ok and it went well. One of them you're happy to get out of without any real issues. As it's a bit topic, a very senior ref and RA member wore a bib on the pitch next to me
Sunday aftenoon: u18s match on 3g. Home team 1-0 up with 15 to play but should be 6-0. No key decisions to make really, doddle of a game. Then the away team equalise from a corner. 4 mins to go,winger beats the defender, who go's down and shouts out a bit but nothing bad,it looks like a classic case of cramp. Winger advances and as he's about to cross I hear a huge scream and it's clear it's not cramp it's a serious injury (knee ligament by the looks of things afterwards, something I know well). I stop the game as the winger is crossing it. Of course the striker knocks it in so que appeals from the attacking team. Fair play to the coaches who told their own team that as soon as I realised it was serious I had to stop it and they agree to it. Player gets carried off, everyone happy to continue. 30 seconds later another defender on the same team jumps for a header unchallenged and lands awkwardly on his ankle and now he's done ligament damage. 2 serious injuries and not a tackle in the match. Both teams happy to continue but the away team best defender have both gone off and they lose 3 goals in the last 2 mins. Handshakes all around and a laugh with both sets of coaches who were a credit to their teams.
A good weekend all round, and City won the derby.
Hope you all had good ones too.
Saturday: OA match, a pleasure to referee. 2-2, could've gone either way, no cards required. Handshakes and all around. Genuine enjoyment.
Sunday Morning: OA Sunday League match, a game described by colleagues (both from the RA) in the officials changing rooms as a 'tough one'. 4-1. As always I cracked down on studs up tackles From the outset which helped keep the game relatively calm (both teams are right on the edge throughout), one yellow for a reckless challenge and one for persistent offending. One player refered ti me as sir during the game lol! Handshakes from most (not all) after and no issue with the management of the losing side, who can often be difficult to say the least! Lots of little bits of dissent and a big crowd for a Sunday League game who gave me stick throughout but I got through it ok and it went well. One of them you're happy to get out of without any real issues. As it's a bit topic, a very senior ref and RA member wore a bib on the pitch next to me
Sunday aftenoon: u18s match on 3g. Home team 1-0 up with 15 to play but should be 6-0. No key decisions to make really, doddle of a game. Then the away team equalise from a corner. 4 mins to go,winger beats the defender, who go's down and shouts out a bit but nothing bad,it looks like a classic case of cramp. Winger advances and as he's about to cross I hear a huge scream and it's clear it's not cramp it's a serious injury (knee ligament by the looks of things afterwards, something I know well). I stop the game as the winger is crossing it. Of course the striker knocks it in so que appeals from the attacking team. Fair play to the coaches who told their own team that as soon as I realised it was serious I had to stop it and they agree to it. Player gets carried off, everyone happy to continue. 30 seconds later another defender on the same team jumps for a header unchallenged and lands awkwardly on his ankle and now he's done ligament damage. 2 serious injuries and not a tackle in the match. Both teams happy to continue but the away team best defender have both gone off and they lose 3 goals in the last 2 mins. Handshakes all around and a laugh with both sets of coaches who were a credit to their teams.
A good weekend all round, and City won the derby.
Hope you all had good ones too.