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That was my thought at the time, although he didn't indicate it. The defender could have controlled the ball and cleared it. Thanks guys.

Thanks. I agree about the defender. However the referee was being Observed and it would be interesting to see what the Observer put in his report as he was sitting close to me and had a sharp intake of breath at the time.

Thanks for your response. The point I was trying to make was that the ball was still in play when the defender handled it. The referee did not stop play until some 3 seconds later (at a rough guess). Was it not the case of the player "taking the Law" into his own hands (if you'll pardon the...

At a game I attended on Saturday a forward pass caused the Assistant to raise his flag for offside and a defender seeing it, and in his own Penalty Area, caught the ball in his hands in anticipation of a decision but before the Referee whistled for the infringement. The opposition shouted for a...