Two weekends in a row, CSL Boys 2004, the referee made the same mistake. The differences in the way they handled the mistake were huge. Both refs were misinformed on playing time, and blew the whistle at 30 minutes instead of the correct 35. On the first instance, the ref argued that he was right and even claimed that he had checked and gotten specific instructions from the "head ref," whatever that is. When shown the game card and CSL rules, he refused to restart play and stated it was halftime. The next week, the very same thing happened. This time, in stark contrast, when the error was pointed out to the referee, he immediately asked an AR to confirm, which was quickly done. The ref said sorry, restarted play, and there was no fuss.
Lesson learned, we need less power tripping refs, and someone needs to tell refs in general to check the rules on game playing times!
Lesson learned, we need less power tripping refs, and someone needs to tell refs in general to check the rules on game playing times!