The first match of the tournament weekend had a team winning 1-0 thanks to an own goal. The tournament had a rule that specifically said there was no added time. This is typical of tournaments so that they do not fall behind with added time. So with literally 15 seconds, the team losing 1-0 gets a cross in and one of the defenders knocks the ball down with her hand. I wave my flag as an AR, once I have the center's attention, I hold the flag across my hip to indicate it was in the box for the attacking team. It took the center a second or two to figure out what had happened but we were ok except that we were already 2-3 minutes behind because even though there is no added time, you have to extend the match for a PK. Talk about a oxymoron.
The girl taking the PK winds up and takes a good shot to the right of the keeper who makes a wonderful one handed save, and the rebound goes directly back to the kicker who now has the goal wide open, but alas, the center ref (abiding by the rules, mind you) calls for the end of the match because we were 3 minutes past the end without there being any additional time allowed. The coach for the losing team came out ready to rip our heads off, but we stood our ground, explained that the rules were clear, no additional time, and walked off the field. Interesting to say the least when you have so much happen in so little time. The other 57 minutes of the match were much less exciting than the final 3 minutes were for sure.
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If time is being extended just for the PK, your Center did it right. He should have backed all the players up and announced that there will be no rebound.
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