Here's one: U18 game
The away team arrive late requesting to start late, their GK requests to wear a random black nike jersey claiming to not have any GK jersey. I got them going as soon as I could and insisted their GK wore a GK jersey (which then miraculously appeared from the kit bag). The team clearly had the hump with me before the game starts because I wouldn't let them do whatever they wanted - even though I did agree to allow them time for a quick warm up.
Then in the 44th minute the ball went out for a throw in on the side of the pitch with the away team. The away #6 aggressively pushed a home player on the touch line in a manner to start a fight. I blew the whistle and asked the #6 to come to me (I was sending him off for violent conduct). A physical altercation flared up on the spot and it became a melee of about 10 players. The home and away coaches both ran on to the pitch. I blew my whistle and took about 8 steps back. I ordered the home team players to stand to one side and the away to stand to the other side. The players then all came up to me instead protesting, nobody was following any instructions, I repeated myself endlessly for them to go away.
The away GK (the jersey kid) had ran 40 yards up to this incident to rock the boat even further. I ordered him back to his goal - he refused and swore at me, I issued him a red card on the spot -> both sets of players then came up to me protesting as to why I had sent him off. The 2 away coaches about 10 yards away were making it worse. Personal insults towards me were flying in from all directions, I don't even know who said what.
The red carded keeper refused to leave, egged on by his manager and teammates not to leave. Bare in mind #6 still had evaded me. I would have sent off 2 more players and the away coach. I stood there though and looked around me at everyone and the chaos, I did not see a game that could have continued safely. On this basis I blew the whistle, picked up the match ball and left.
A bit of my own reflection, I think I should have sent their coach away before any of this happened. He was foul before the 44th minute and he was the fuel that lit the fire for what eventually happened.
The away team arrive late requesting to start late, their GK requests to wear a random black nike jersey claiming to not have any GK jersey. I got them going as soon as I could and insisted their GK wore a GK jersey (which then miraculously appeared from the kit bag). The team clearly had the hump with me before the game starts because I wouldn't let them do whatever they wanted - even though I did agree to allow them time for a quick warm up.
Then in the 44th minute the ball went out for a throw in on the side of the pitch with the away team. The away #6 aggressively pushed a home player on the touch line in a manner to start a fight. I blew the whistle and asked the #6 to come to me (I was sending him off for violent conduct). A physical altercation flared up on the spot and it became a melee of about 10 players. The home and away coaches both ran on to the pitch. I blew my whistle and took about 8 steps back. I ordered the home team players to stand to one side and the away to stand to the other side. The players then all came up to me instead protesting, nobody was following any instructions, I repeated myself endlessly for them to go away.
The away GK (the jersey kid) had ran 40 yards up to this incident to rock the boat even further. I ordered him back to his goal - he refused and swore at me, I issued him a red card on the spot -> both sets of players then came up to me protesting as to why I had sent him off. The 2 away coaches about 10 yards away were making it worse. Personal insults towards me were flying in from all directions, I don't even know who said what.
The red carded keeper refused to leave, egged on by his manager and teammates not to leave. Bare in mind #6 still had evaded me. I would have sent off 2 more players and the away coach. I stood there though and looked around me at everyone and the chaos, I did not see a game that could have continued safely. On this basis I blew the whistle, picked up the match ball and left.
A bit of my own reflection, I think I should have sent their coach away before any of this happened. He was foul before the 44th minute and he was the fuel that lit the fire for what eventually happened.
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