More Officiating Football Vocabulary

The striker leapt in the air and deliberately controlled the ball with his arm. This was his second offence, so he was (a)   by the referee.

The striker went down, and the referee blew his whistle. The defender tried to (a)   , but the referee wouldn't change his mind. The referee pointed at the penalty spot.

The defender brought down the attacker with a terrible late tackle just outside the penalty area. The referee gave the attacking team a (a)   .

When a fan tried to run onto the pitch, the referee blew the whistle to stop play. He restarted play with a (a)   .

The midfielder committed a second foul. He was shown a red card and given a one match (a)   .

The defensive line caught the striker offside. The referee awarded an (a)   .

The player fell to the floor holding his ankle in pain. The medics ran onto the pitch and helped the injured player onto a (a)   .

Despite the foul, the referee decided to play advantage. The referee used (a)   to signal that play should continue.

The attacker was brought down by a heavy tackle and the defender was (a)   for dangerous play.

United's captain won the (a)   so got to choose in which half of the field to start.