In general a good match for you Eddie, your positioning at set plays, corner kick and throw ins was varied but you always had a clear sight of play and you were in good positions for the 9-5 dropping zones. There were a couple of occasions when you had to avoid the ball because you were a little too close to play but that will happen when play changes direction quickly, in the 2nd half you were close enough to play to see the away keeper handle the ball outside of his area, you were also in a good position on 37 mins to award a penalty kick to Home team. Your match control was mostly good, you seemed to have a good rapport with both sets of players and when you needed to speak to them they all responded well, on occasions you noted the home ‘keeper taking a little bit too long getting the ball back in play but a few shouted word helped speed him up. On 42 mins in the first half you had cause to speak to a player from each side who had become upset with each other, your calm manner helped to control that and prevent anything developing further. You awarded 7 free kicks to Home team and 9 to Away team which included the two cautions, the first on 55 mins for the Away keeper handling the ball outside his area and the Away No4 on 65 mins for a trip, both cautions were correct in Law. In general your use of advantage allowed the game to flow, however, in the 82nd minute while you played a good advantage for an attempted trip by Away No12, the next action should have been a caution for that attempt as it was a reckless and a deliberate attempt to stop a promising attack. The attack resulted in a corner kick to Home team and also the fouled player No 8 shouting at you, if action had been taken then the No 8 would not have shouted. Overall your Application of Law was reasonable, however, not dealing with the away No12 could have given you problems. Your use of match control helped you deal with the No 8 but it could have gone wrong. All substitutions were handled well and efficiently.
Strengths
1 Application of Law:- You recognised and awarded the penalty kick on 37 mins and you correctly cautioned 2 Away team players.
2 Positioning and Movement:- Always up with play, close to the ball dropping zone and easily able to get from box to box. In position for the penalty kick and the away keeper handling the ball outside his area.
Development Points
1 Application of Law:- While advantage is a useful tool to have, you should take further action if required. For the type of challenge that occurred in the 82nd minute a caution should have been issued.
2 Match Control:- The incident in the 82nd minute could have got heated after the home No 8 had been fouled and you didn’t take any action, this led to you having to calm that player down. Dealing firmly with offending players will help your match control.
