In the opinion of the referee?

[grizzlierbear]

I have recieved several reponses to this question not all agree with each other. How about your opinion?
(1)In extended time for the taking of a penalty kick when is the kick finished? I had added 2 minutes to the second half just as the corner kick took place in the dying seconds a blatant foul preventing a goal scoring opportunity occurs. Red card for the defender and sent off the field. I then informed the two teams that time had expired but the penalty kick would take place. The game was deadlocked at 2 goals apiece and was as exciting a game as I had seen at the recreational level.You could cut the tension with a knife as the kicker lined up and the keeper set himself for the final battle. The kick is taken, as the keeper leaves his
line a wee bit early he dives up and to the left. The shot is too high and hits the cross bar rebounding away from the goal towards the keeper lying on his side some 5 meters out from the goal. The ball hits the back of his head and rolls at angle back towards
the goal line. By this time several players from each side are well inside the penalty area. One of the defenders rushes towards the goal in an effort to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The keeper is trying to scamble on his hands and knees towards the ball while the original kicker runs off the defender who was attempting to stop the ball. You starting to get a feel for whats happening? A game which had been so fun to ref was heading to a situation which I knew was not going to be good. I was ready to blow the whistle at the moment it hit the crossbar and rebounded away from goal but when I saw the ball headed at the keeper I stopped. QUESTION (1) Should I have signaled play
over? On the ensuing deflection it did indeed cross the goal line as the pace on the ball prevented anyone from getting there in time. As this was a penalty kick in extended time,
should I have removed all players to the centre spot except for the keeper and the kicker? QUESTION (2) Is it manditory to do this in extended time? I know it is in a shoot out! QUESTION (3)Would failure to do so result in a protestable situation? ie failure by the referee to conduct the extended time penalty properly? As a result of the contact between the kicker and the defender an elbow was thrown into the face of the defender almost at the same time as the ball crossed the line. My whistle sounded long and loud.The question now was; Had the ball completely completely crossed over the goal line when the whistle sounded sounded? So now I had violent conduct or would serious foul play fit the Bill? Could I or should I allow the goal? Could I or should I card the player? What would you do to get yourself out of this mess? And what would you have done so none of this would have occurred? I considered myself to be a fairly competent referee but I am not sure an assessor would agree here. But the ball clearly was not going into the net until after the fortuitious rebound off the keeper. Because I was uncertain as to the ball location at the moment of whistle I did not allow the goal. Red carded the kicker for serious foul play. I ordered a retake, removed eveyone on the field
into the centre circle. The second attempt went smoothly and a goal was scored. I also should point out I did not have Assisstant referees for this game. I am just making excuses but it seems ironic that for an hour and a half I felt as if I had done such a good job only to be left with a bitter taste at the end


[Edited by grizzlierbear on May 31st, 2001 at 02:38 AM]