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Question Number: 16531Mechanics 9/3/2007RE: All Adult Greg Bornako of Virginia Beach, VA USA asks...What is the difference between a "terminated" and an "abandoned" match? Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer The following is quoted directly from paragraphs 5.11 and 5.12 of Advice to Referees on the Laws of the Game. The publication is available through US Soccer as it is their publication. I suggest you demand your youth league provide a copy for each referee.
Regards,
The referee may terminate a match for reasons of safety (bad weather or darkness), for any serious infringement of the Laws, or because of interference by spectators. Only the competition authority, not the referee, has the authority to declare a winner, a forfeit, or a replay of the match in its entirety. The referee must report fully on the events.
The referee may abandon a match if there is an insufficient number of players to meet the requirements of the Law or the competition, if a team does not appear or leaves before completion of the game, or if
the field or any of its equipment do not meet the requirements of the Laws or are otherwise unsafe. An abandoned match is replayed unless the competition rules provide otherwise.
NOTE: The difference between terminating a match and bandoning a match is a subtle one, but it is historically correct and supported by traditional practice.
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