RegalRef
Politically Incorrect
Had a tricky one tonight - last middle of the season, cup semi.
1-1 after 90 mins, straight to penalties.
Red team go first - miss.
Next two score, comes to claret to go 2-1 up with two taken.
Player comes over, I note number, tell him to go on the whistle, just like the others.
Turn around to tell claret keeper who is stood behind me to go and stand outside 18 yard area, on the far side where I can see him and ooooossh, claret player has taken his penalty, smashed it about 15 foot over the bar, into the trees.
I blow to order retake as the whistle hadn't been blown, red obviously annoyed but tell them technically he hadn't taken it as whistle hadn't been blown.
Obviously he scores and claret go on to win the shootout 5-4.
Was retake the right course of action, despite claret gaining a huge advantage?
My understanding was unless whistle was blown technically it never happened...
1-1 after 90 mins, straight to penalties.
Red team go first - miss.
Next two score, comes to claret to go 2-1 up with two taken.
Player comes over, I note number, tell him to go on the whistle, just like the others.
Turn around to tell claret keeper who is stood behind me to go and stand outside 18 yard area, on the far side where I can see him and ooooossh, claret player has taken his penalty, smashed it about 15 foot over the bar, into the trees.
I blow to order retake as the whistle hadn't been blown, red obviously annoyed but tell them technically he hadn't taken it as whistle hadn't been blown.
Obviously he scores and claret go on to win the shootout 5-4.
Was retake the right course of action, despite claret gaining a huge advantage?
My understanding was unless whistle was blown technically it never happened...