It’s always a downer when you’re all geared up and ready for a match, only to get an email notification that your game tonight has been cancelled, or rescheduled. That’s what happened to me last night however, I was able to salvage what was left of my evening by catching the second leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semi final between Toronto FC and Montreal Impact. Thankfully the game was very exciting and fairly high scoring as Toronto was losing on aggregate and needed a fairly high number of goals if they wanted any part in the final. The blind mice for the night did a tremendous job of controlling the match without any major problems however, I did feel that there was an opportunity for a Montreal send off.
Posts Tagged ‘Send Off’
A Caution, is a Caution…is ALWAYS a Caution.
Posted: May 14, 2015 by thirdblindmouse in Football, UncategorizedTags: Caution, courage, FIFA, Football, fouls, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer, Unsporting Behaviour, USB, Yellow Card
Who Needs Cards, Anyway?
Posted: April 28, 2015 by thirdblindmouse in Football, UncategorizedTags: Caution, FIFA, Football, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer, Yellow Card
As the Saying Goes – Fool Me Once…EmbarrASSed
Posted: April 15, 2015 by thirdblindmouse in Football, UncategorizedTags: dogso, FIFA, fouls, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer
One of the most embarrassing moments out on the FOP for a referee is when we get duped into believing simulation. This is also one of the hardest things to catch, and IMHO the biggest “disease” in the beautiful game. There are plenty of things that we can do as referees in order better understand and catch the culprits as they try to trick and deceive us (see l’arbitre’s post on simulation). However, no matter how close we are to play, how focused and concentrated we are, or how diligent we we try to be in all our games, sometimes the actors on the FOP catch us off guard and we fall for their theatrics.
#WorldCup – Marchisio Send Off – Who thinks it’s only a yellow?
Posted: June 25, 2014 by thirdblindmouse in World Cup 2014Tags: 2014, Caution, FIFA, Football, Foul, fouls, Italy, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, Marchisio, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer, Uruguay, World Cup
Preface – If you don’t already know, I am an Italy supporter (as well as Portugal) however, you might find my opinion in this post rather surprising and contradictory. I am, in fact a referee first and when it comes down to FIFA Law vs. National Pride…Law always wins!
After the embarrassment of Italy’s departure from this World Cup, I had some discussions with colleagues and my parents (my father to be exact) about the severity of Marchisio’s tackle that ultimately got him sent off in their last match against Uruguay. The discussions revolved around how everyone thought it was a soft dismissal and Marchisio should have only got a caution for his actions. Everyone blamed Mexican referee Marco Rodriguez for causing Italy to play short for 2/3 of the match, and then not dismissing Suarez for his cannibalism against Giorgio Chiellini. However, after watching the replays over 100 times and looking at still shots of the incident (and my father is going to kill me for this), I agree with the Mexican official and I think that Rodrigues was CORRECT in sending off Marchisio. (more…)
World Cup Game Day 5 – Portugal should have played 2 men short!!!
Posted: June 16, 2014 by thirdblindmouse in Uncategorized, World Cup 2014Tags: Caution, dogso, FIFA, Football, Foul, fouls, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer, World Cup 2010
As I was at the cottage this weekend, and didn’t have any internet connection, I was unable to comment of match days 3 and 4 however, you would like my take on a couple of incidents please message me and I will gladly write a post or two. Most interesting one for me was Ecuador’s goal against Switzerland…in particular the ball placement.
On to match 1 of the day…
After watching the yet another embarrassment for a top class team, and having to witness Portugal’s horrific 4 – 0 loss to Germany, I decided that I should count my lucky stars that the score line wasn’t more drastic as Portugal should have been in deeper water very early in the game. To what am I referring? In the 11th minute, Mario Goetze was hauled back by the arm as he bore down on the Portugal goal by João Pereira, who got a yellow card for his troubles. (more…)
DOGSO-H or Offside??? I can’t decide!
Posted: March 12, 2014 by thirdblindmouse in FootballTags: AR, Assistant Referee, Bundesliga, dogso, FIFA, Football, fouls, hertha, idfk, impeding, indirect free kick, Law 11, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, nurnberg, obstruction, Offside, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer
In a Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and FC Nurnberg on February 2, 2014, a rather interesting match situation occurs and I can’t figure out what the correct decision should be. I’ve been fighting with myself for over 3 weeks and at first I thought I knew the answer however, upon looking at the clip again, I’m starting to second guess myself. So I ask you all…did the referee get it right in the end? (more…)
IDFK and DOGSO??? Whaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?!
Posted: February 11, 2014 by thirdblindmouse in UncategorizedTags: Caution, disallowed goal, dogso, FIFA, Football, Foul, fouls, idfk, indirect free kick, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Send Off, soccer
Whether we are watching football matches on TV or sitting in on a referee education session, most of the time when DOGSO is the topic of conversation, the clips and examples that are shown are almost always scenarios where the offending player has committed a penal offence, and where the resulting restart is either a DFK or PK. I haven’t seen any instances or examples of a DOGSO scenario where the restart is an IDFK….until now! (more…)
Rooney Should Have Seen Red!
Posted: November 29, 2013 by thirdblindmouse in UncategorizedTags: Cardiff, Caution, FIFA, Football, fouls, Law 12, laws of the game, LOTG, Manchester, misconduct, Red Card, referee, Rooney, Send Off, soccer, violent conduct, Yellow Card
I know I’m a little late on this but it’s definitely worth the talking points.
The Match:
Sunday, November 24 – Manchester Untd v Cardiff City
The Incident:
“With just seven minutes on the clock, a race for the ball between Rooney and Jordan Mutch saw the England striker kick out at his opponent. Luckily for United, referee Neil Swarbrick only deemed the foul a yellow card offence.” (courtesy of thescore.ie) (more…)