No game this morning so went to the gym. Just starting my 3rd set of reps on the first weight machine (after 45 minutes hard cardio) and the phone rings. A referee's car has broken down, can I cover? Sunday League Premier Division game.
Made it there in 30 minutes, was all friends with probably 20 out of 22 players with 5 to go (other 2 had been cautioned for cynical late challenges). Then I gave a penalty. Now as penalty awards go, it was cut and dried. Arms out at shoulder level, ball played from around 9 yards away, arm flicks to make contact and divert the ball.
Last 5 minutes? Harder work than the other 85 put together and only a few players wanted to talk to me at the end. Funniest thing was a player screaming in my face from less than a yard away that I was "disrespecting him". I suppressed my laughter and completed his caution for delaying the restart.
Love refereeing
Made it there in 30 minutes, was all friends with probably 20 out of 22 players with 5 to go (other 2 had been cautioned for cynical late challenges). Then I gave a penalty. Now as penalty awards go, it was cut and dried. Arms out at shoulder level, ball played from around 9 yards away, arm flicks to make contact and divert the ball.
Last 5 minutes? Harder work than the other 85 put together and only a few players wanted to talk to me at the end. Funniest thing was a player screaming in my face from less than a yard away that I was "disrespecting him". I suppressed my laughter and completed his caution for delaying the restart.
Love refereeing
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