santa sangria
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I referee top tier u18 girls and 2nd tier womens (not England so knock a few tiers off for equivalence)… I’ve done a few top tier friendlies with teams that are on the edge of European qualification - and I’ve seen the great pace of the game at that level.
Positive point about today - the pace of the match was incredible - way beyond what I have seen before. And this meant it was a very challenging match to referee. We can quibble but does it get any harder than this? It was also really exciting because there was so much contact and so many “careless” challenges.
I think it’s fair to constructively criticize the officials - that’s what this forum is for - but in the context of an amazing football match. In that sense, I come away for once with a positive feeling about the football family.
Positive point about today - the pace of the match was incredible - way beyond what I have seen before. And this meant it was a very challenging match to referee. We can quibble but does it get any harder than this? It was also really exciting because there was so much contact and so many “careless” challenges.
I think it’s fair to constructively criticize the officials - that’s what this forum is for - but in the context of an amazing football match. In that sense, I come away for once with a positive feeling about the football family.