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 _______ by the referee.

The striker went down, and the referee blew his whistle. The defender tried to _______, 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 _______.

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

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

The defensive line caught the striker offside. The referee awarded an _______.

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

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

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

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