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Dino Ref

Dino Ref

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Morning all,

Had something happen in my match yesterday which I haven't come across before and just want to clarify that I did the correct thing.

Attacker runs the ball out of play and then kicks it away to delay the restart.

A team then request to make a substitute

I cautioned the player for delaying the restart and then allowed the sub to be made.

My question is was this correct? I think I am overthinking it but could one justify no card by saying that by the time the substitution had been completed the ball would have been back with the goalkeeper for a goal kick, and therefore no delay has occured?
 
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Dino Ref said:
Morning all,

Had something happen in my match yesterday which I haven't come across before and just want to clarify that I did the correct thing.

Attacker runs the ball out of play and then kicks it away to delay the restart.

A team then request to make a substitute

I cautioned the player for delaying the restart and then allowed the sub to be made.

My question is was this correct? I think I am overthinking it but could one justify no card by saying that by the time the substitution had been completed the ball would have been back with the goalkeeper for a goal kick, and therefore no delay has occured?
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I'd say they don't know, in that moment, that a sub is going to be made so the intent to delay is there?
 
Dino Ref said:
Morning all,

Had something happen in my match yesterday which I haven't come across before and just want to clarify that I did the correct thing.

Attacker runs the ball out of play and then kicks it away to delay the restart.

A team then request to make a substitute

I cautioned the player for delaying the restart and then allowed the sub to be made.

My question is was this correct? I think I am overthinking it but could one justify no card by saying that by the time the substitution had been completed the ball would have been back with the goalkeeper for a goal kick, and therefore no delay has occured?
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You are overthinking it. Well done for being on top of it.
 
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Dino Ref said:
Morning all,

Had something happen in my match yesterday which I haven't come across before and just want to clarify that I did the correct thing.

Attacker runs the ball out of play and then kicks it away to delay the restart.

A team then request to make a substitute

I cautioned the player for delaying the restart and then allowed the sub to be made.

My question is was this correct? I think I am overthinking it but could one justify no card by saying that by the time the substitution had been completed the ball would have been back with the goalkeeper for a goal kick, and therefore no delay has occured?
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You're not wrong in what you say, or what you did.

All depends on the temperature of the game and whether you think you needed to caution for it or not.

If this is a one off instance of a player kicking it, maybe slightly frustrated by the fact he ran it out, you could justify not cautioning him by saying he hasn't delayed the restart because there was a sub to be made anyway (theoretically DTR should be deliberate, obvious and impactful) and then you could have a quiet word while the sub is being made to tell the player he's very lucky.

However, if the team are all slowing things down to run the clock down, it's an easy one to do the player for, and just say that a quick throw in may have prevented the sub being made so the sub doesn't justify his kicking it away.
 
I know that we're taught to consider whether or not there was any actual delay to the restart before producing the card, but in the scenario you describe, it sounds like the correct thing to do was to sanction the actions of the player. 👍
 
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deliberate, obvious and impactful
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Where did those terms come from? I really like them and I'm definitely going to use them to explain to players when they question why one action gets a card and another doesn't.
 
Thanks for the feedback all. Player definitely did it to delay the restart rather than frustration and didn't complain. Even laughed about it at the end after they had won.
 
I might not have technically delayed the restart but your match control is shot if you don’t caution that.
 
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