Coach pulls team from the field

[Reffing Rev.]

19U soccer match. Our men's team had a female player who was good in midfield but she was the victim of some cheap shots throughout the game. Our captain had made several appeals to the referee and our manager had voiced his concern as well. About 5 minutes into the 2nd half she gets taken down by a tackle from behind and a hair pull. She was cautioned for simulation and our manager came unglued and was sent off. Our team sat down on the pitch and refused to budge. The officials declared a forfeit and left.

The opposing manager and our manager got together and agreed to finish the match with them officiating. (Both were fairly well respected high school officials.) The opposing manager pulled his kid who had committed most, including the last cheap shots and even apologized to our team for not pulling him sooner.