Down to 7 men

[ambersalamander]

Extraordinary. Our league cup game at Walton Casuals tonight ended up with 11 men against 7 in extra time, after we had three players sent off, our 'keeper went off injured and we'd used all our subs.

Sadly, our 2-3-1 formation didn't quite cut it and we lost 1-0.

Now, who is going to tell a story to beat this?

[peekay]

We fielded 3 goalkeepers in a match on the final day of the season a few years ago. ;D

We were already playing 2 in the previous 2 or 3 games because of injuries.

[ambersalamander]

I believe that happened to us a few years back as well - one sent off, one injured. I could be making this up. Maybe it was the home game v Cambridge about four or five years ago.

[pies]

Away at Thurrock last day of the 2006-2007 season?

Can't believe we had 3 men sent-off in a reserve game.

[Giggy of Telford]

Crazy!

A couple of seasons back we played at home Vauxhall Motors and they finished with 7 men after FOUR red cards. They were 2-0 up and cruising to victory, they then had a midfielder sent off for two bookings. Not long after our striker Matty Lewis went for a ball but the keeper got there first... and then turned around and punched Matty, ref brandished a straight red card and gave us a penalty. Their captain was clearly unhappy about this and whatever he said to the ref earned him a straight red as well.

Vauxhall now have a striker in goal, 8 men and we have a penalty... which the striker-keeper saves. With our 3 man advantage we pour forward and grab 3 goals, one of which was just a cross that went past everyone. Dying seconds of the game and Vauxhall are reduced to 7 men when Paul Taylor decides to push Asa Charlton in an off the ball incident. Taylor really should have gone in the second half for a horror tackle on Jimmy Turner but earned a second yellow here. At this point Andy Mutch then Vauxhall manager tried to take his team off the pitch. Players decided to stay on to play the last few seconds as Telford record the strangest 3-2 win ever.

This game kicked off early at 2pm so that the Vauxhall players could get back for their Christmas party, not sure what the atmosphere at the part wa slike after this.

[Giggy of Telford]

We also had a game at Colwyn Bay where they had 3 red cards to finish with 8 men, we won 3-0.

Then of course last week in our FA Cup replay at home to Buxton from the league below their 9 men equalised in the last minute of extra time and beat us on penalties... no comment!

[ambersalamander]

[robotsmfc]

Oct 20, 2010 23:13:25 GMT Giggy of Telford said:

Not long after our striker Matty Lewis went for a ball but the keeper got there first... and then turned around and punched Matty, ref brandished a straight red card and gave us a penalty.

Surely this is a refereeing error?

It's similar to the Jussi Jääskelainen pregnant dog-slap on Roger Johnson earlier this season. The 'keeper was sent off but there was no chance of a penalty because it's an off the ball incident, n'est-ce pas?

[Sultan of Cannock- SRFC]

Having not seen either incident, but i would've thought that if the ball was still in play and the referee hadn't whistled play dead then a penalty could be awarded.

So if the VM keeper had the ball in his posession within the field of play, or if he had kicked it clear but it was still within the field of play when he was adjudged to have allegedly attacked the cheating, diving, TUFC player ;)then play is still deemed to be live. A foul by any player on another in any part of the pitch when the ball is live is punishable by a free-kick at the point the foul took place, unless it takes place within the penalty area in which case a penalty kick is awarded.

If the referee has already whistled play dead before the incident takes place, then he can caution or send off the offender but this decision does not alter the nature of the restart- eg if the VM keeper had pushed the ball out for a corner, THEN struck an opponent the correct restart should be a corner kick, NOT a free-kick or penalty.

[frankiegth]

Couple of seasons back we had three sent off against Farsley celtic, and I can't be sure but I think we had three sent off against North Ferriby last season.

Mind you, we're good boys now.