I was refereeing an U11 game on the 21st, it was a comfortable win for Team A against Team B, 9-0 (we'll say that for privacy).
During one attack by Team A late on in the game a player (we'll call him Defender 1) took the attacker out by pushing/tripping him. When I was talking to one of the players about something he shouted out "I did it on purpose, I had to do it to stop them scoring" so I immediately dismissed him from the field of play for deliberate denial of a goalscoring opportunity.
I know it is a sending off offence but their 11 so should I have sent him off?
I think the only reason I'm questioning it is because of the rarity of red cards in my league.
During one attack by Team A late on in the game a player (we'll call him Defender 1) took the attacker out by pushing/tripping him. When I was talking to one of the players about something he shouted out "I did it on purpose, I had to do it to stop them scoring" so I immediately dismissed him from the field of play for deliberate denial of a goalscoring opportunity.
I know it is a sending off offence but their 11 so should I have sent him off?
I think the only reason I'm questioning it is because of the rarity of red cards in my league.