17-01-2016, 02:18
I don't know what the ref was thinking for the L**ds "goal". If you watch the replays, he clearly looks across at the sideline to check the sub has been made and you can see him hesitate when L**ds take the kick, appearing to not know what to do!! I think he was hoping it would end in a goal kick and therefore he could allow things to continue without any incident!! When the ball went in he signaled for the goal but I can only imagine that the 4th official told him the sub had yet to be completed when the free kick was taken, hence why he went over to him. In the replays I saw you can clearly see FF is still 10-15 yards from the sideline when he looks over.
By the letter of the law he got the decision right by insisting the FK was retaken, his blunder was allowing it in the first place.
By the letter of the law he got the decision right by insisting the FK was retaken, his blunder was allowing it in the first place.