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Whether you were right to give the foul to the blue team or not, it's necessary to take a lesson from the situation. Just remember always to be switched on to a player's challenge whether or not the ball is in play. Probably a more common example would be if the ball is just out for a throw in...

My usual phrase is: "You can leave the field to do it if you want, we don't stop the game for it." If you feel his laces are a safety hazard, then you are obliged to make him leave to do them up, but most of the time I just let them do it themselves without stopping, unless it is a goalkeeper...

LotG page 37: "spitting at an opponent or any other person" Report as spitting, regardless if it's an opponent, teammate, manager, referee, spectator or anyone else.

If you are only half sure on a decision, try and gauge the player's reactions. If the GK goes for the ball as if setting up for a goal kick, delay your decision and then point for a goal kick, same with a corner. If there is no reaction, go with the goal kick because it is the "safest" decision...