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Question Number: 15445Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct 5/10/2007RE: Competitive Under 16 tmoto of Loveland, OH USA asks...This question is a follow up to question 15427 I should have added the following to hopefully lend more support to this being accidental and non-violent. [15427]
The striker's body and head were facing away from the keeper when the contact was made as the striker had veered their run in an attempt to avoid contact.
The striker immediately turned around after the contact and began to apologize profusely -- bending down to the keeper. This was a very sincere act.
Up to that point, there were challenges to the keeper but nothing remotely close to contact (not reckless or violent).
It appeared that the keeper's momentum caused the contact. That is, from a pure physics standpoint, the keeper was running straight through the ball and the player was running perpendicular to the keeper when the contact was made.
The other team's parents went beserk. I'm sure this is a natural reaction to anyone getting struck in the face and everybody is human.
It just seemed too severe given that it was not reckless and certainly not intentional.
Thanks. Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer Again, I can only offer the referee is the final determining factor in the facts connected with play. He felt something should be done, did something and, according to Law 5, that decision is final. It is incredibly difficult to second guess a decision without actually being able to read the referee's mind, see through the referee's eyes, have the same "match history" the referee did and be in exactly the same spot the referee was when the incident happened. Those of us viewing the incident from a different aspect may well see things the referee could not see. Based on what we see and what our bias just happens to be we will draw our own conclusions and try to change the referee's opinions regarding facts connected with play. Under Law 5, this may not be done.
Regards,
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