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Substitute enters FOP to interfere

Tom_R

Tom_R

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Substitute enters FOP and interferes with play. What is the restart and disciplinary sanction?

Whilst a team official can be sent off for entering FOP to interfere I can’t find anything in law for subs. Therefore, my restart would be DFK for interfering with play and caution for entering FOP.

Any advances?
 
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Law 3.7 Extra persons on field of play.

Only stop if play if interference. DFK from where interfered.

Law 12
Caution for entering without permission.
 
Correct, unless of course the act by which they interfere is also a sanctionable offence in its own right.

So if it’s a straight forward enter FOP and interfere by the sub then a caution.

Anything further in the act of interfering and further sanction also, so yellow for entering FOP and:
  • 2nd caution - e.g. commits a reckless challenge, SPA
  • Straight red - VC, SFP, DOGSO
 
ASM said:
Correct, unless of course the act by which they interfere is also a sanctionable offence in its own right.

So if it’s a straight forward enter FOP and interfere by the sub then a caution.

Anything further in the act of interfering and further sanction also, so yellow for entering FOP and:
  • 2nd caution - e.g. commits a reckless challenge, SPA
  • Straight red - VC, SFP, DOGSO
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Just to be clear, if a substitute entered the FOP and then comitted DOGSO or VC, would you show the yellow card for entering FOP and then the straight red for the second offence?
I feel like it would be correct, but confusing for all involved to see a single yellow card given directly before a red.
 
I would say yes. They're not simultaneous events, so the "most serious offence" clause doesn't apply and so you work sequentially. YC offence happened, THEN a RC offence, so I think that's what you should do with the cards.

Which does of course bring up the amusing idea of that happening in the opposite order - a sub punches an opposing sub on the sideline, then enters the pitch to get away and interferes with play by doing so. Technically that's a RC offence followed by a YC offence, but there's no justification for showing yellow in that case, so arguably the visible punishments will be lesser (barring extraordinary reports).
 
I mean I did do similar in a sunday league game at the start of this season where I confused everyone. A very nice chap wiped someone out with a reckless tackle then got up and kicked him for good measure, so I showed him the yellow (for the tackle) then immediately followed it with the red for the kick.
 
Another anomaly within the LOTG.

The sub commits two (cautionable) offences but only gets 1 yellow ....
 
This q&A has been around for a long time.

At times they've put out q&a that contradict it, and then put this or similar back out.
Not sure where they currently stand.
 

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Here in the practical world, the number of cautions I’m going to give is contextual. If it’s a cynical play, it’s two. If it’s a confused youth player who thought he was able to go on (such as an injured player who hasn’t been waved on yet), it’s only going to be one. I don’t think anyone can prove either of those is inherently incorrect.
 
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