Post by Rattlesnake on Mar 8, 2022 23:39:44 GMT 1
Blimey. A match as thin on entertainment as our squad - just two subs, one of those a goalie.
Two main talking points in the match. Firstly, we should have had a goal given in the first half. A looping free kick 30 yards out was caught by the Casuals keeper but, on what seemed to be a very slippery pitch, his legs slid from beneath him and he carried the whole ball a good four or five inches in the air over the goalline. Neither the ref nor the 'lino' in a good position gave the goal, although one Rocks supporter said the linesman told him the ball had crossed the line - so why he didn't flag at the time beats me.
Secondly, one of the most bizarre sendings off you'll ever see. Having been booked earlier in the second half for a challenge resembling a wrestling move, the Casuals captain left the pitch to relieve himself, then bolted back onto the playing area past the linesman without waiting for the ref's signal to be allowed back on the pitch. It took nearly a minute before the ref saw the 'lino' flagging and realised what had happened, and the captain then received his second yellow for not waiting with three minutes of normal time left, much to the annoyance of the Roy Keane tribute act in chocolate and pink.
Two main talking points in the match. Firstly, we should have had a goal given in the first half. A looping free kick 30 yards out was caught by the Casuals keeper but, on what seemed to be a very slippery pitch, his legs slid from beneath him and he carried the whole ball a good four or five inches in the air over the goalline. Neither the ref nor the 'lino' in a good position gave the goal, although one Rocks supporter said the linesman told him the ball had crossed the line - so why he didn't flag at the time beats me.
Secondly, one of the most bizarre sendings off you'll ever see. Having been booked earlier in the second half for a challenge resembling a wrestling move, the Casuals captain left the pitch to relieve himself, then bolted back onto the playing area past the linesman without waiting for the ref's signal to be allowed back on the pitch. It took nearly a minute before the ref saw the 'lino' flagging and realised what had happened, and the captain then received his second yellow for not waiting with three minutes of normal time left, much to the annoyance of the Roy Keane tribute act in chocolate and pink.