You-Call-It #25

Law 6 - Assistant Referee 1/11/2010

We are 35 minutes into an intense match where the referee has stopped play after a deliberate handling and proceeds to caution #14 yellow for the infraction awarding a PK !
#7 yellow upset, runs over to the referee but slips and crashes into t...
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You-Call-It #24

12/4/2009

The red team attacking, blue Coach calls out to the referee about an injured blue player, the referee quickly glances over and sees him tending to the player already off the field. What does the referee do? Your match! Your decision! Your reputation...
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You-Call-It #23

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 11/10/2009

It is raining heavily; a striker in on goal with only the keeper to beat is being doggedly pursued by the 2nd last opponent who clearly slips on the wet pitch and crashes into the back of the striker's legs bringing him down. What is your call? Your...
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You-Call-It #22

Law 11 - Offside 10/8/2009

Attacker A is shooting from just outside the 18 yard area, kicks a lovely ball towards the top right corner of the goal. Our 2nd last opponent at about 7 yards from goal reacts by deliberately handling the ball causing it to be redirected left of ...
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You-Call-It #21

9/7/2009

An offside striker JOHN is on the far right touch line is racing after a team-mate's through ball in behind our smug 2nd last opponent! Who content the elaborate step up trap play has worked, is standing with the arm raised clearly expecting the AR ...
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You-Call-It #20

Law 6 - Assistant Referee 7/6/2009

You Call It #20

With the score tied at one goal apiece in the 45Th minute of a very tough u-18 match, the referee has been under siege from coaches, players and fans. In your opinion, as lead AR, the referee appears to be losing his grip o...
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You-Call-It #19

Law 14 - Penalty kick 3/23/2009

In the final few minutes of a tied match the referee correctly awards a normal Pk to the blue team
The whistle signal to begin the PK occurs first.
Then, out of sight of the referee, outside the penalty area a red defender deliberately kic...
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You-Call-It #18

Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 1/28/2009

A defender, sprawled beside the ball, is just outside his own penalty area struggling to get up. A nearby hard charging attacker is bearing down on the ball. The ball is 1/4 partially overhanging the penalty area boundary line, right beside the downe...
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You-Call-It #17

You Call It 12/13/2008

Question:
The referee stops play and a DFK is awarded to the blue team because the red team keeper after stopping the shot inside his area carried the ball in his hands far out into the penalty arc area before punting it away. The keeper had bee...
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You-Call-It #16

Mechanics 10/10/2008

A defending blue player collides heavily with a red opponent near the goal line and falls off the field at the edge of the goal area. There is no foul play and play continues, but our player is winded and remains off the field. His blue team regain...
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