ladbroke8745
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This is a game that you are probably thinking "who?" unless you're here in Scotland....
However, so far so good from the officials except one decision that actually led to Linlithgow Roses (LR) equaliser.
Free kick by LR chipped in to the edge of the area and flicked on (very clearly) by a LR player - to a point he was virtually uncontested. The ball lands at the feet of a LR player who lets the ball bounce out of play, and the officials give a corner. Could maybe see why the AR has given it a corner, he may have been wrong side of the header and guessed it was a corner, but the referee should have been in a much better position, especially as he had time to get into a decent position, to award the correct decision of a goal kick.
Corner in, flicked on near post to the striker to head home into empty net as the keeper literally was in no mans land.
Following the highlights of the goal (BBC Scotland) it comes back to seeing the keeper of Falkirk with his hand on the referees shoulder having clearly said something to him. Guessing it was something like that goal was his fault as he gave a corner and not goal kick. Either way, he was probably cautioned for dissent.
However, so far so good from the officials except one decision that actually led to Linlithgow Roses (LR) equaliser.
Free kick by LR chipped in to the edge of the area and flicked on (very clearly) by a LR player - to a point he was virtually uncontested. The ball lands at the feet of a LR player who lets the ball bounce out of play, and the officials give a corner. Could maybe see why the AR has given it a corner, he may have been wrong side of the header and guessed it was a corner, but the referee should have been in a much better position, especially as he had time to get into a decent position, to award the correct decision of a goal kick.
Corner in, flicked on near post to the striker to head home into empty net as the keeper literally was in no mans land.
Following the highlights of the goal (BBC Scotland) it comes back to seeing the keeper of Falkirk with his hand on the referees shoulder having clearly said something to him. Guessing it was something like that goal was his fault as he gave a corner and not goal kick. Either way, he was probably cautioned for dissent.
