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General Discussion / Clarification of rule
« on: Mon 03 Nov 2025 17:40 »
In a recent match, the two teams both had a player who needed to leave the pitch for 30 seconds having received treatment. The 'other team' decided to substitute their injured player. There were two possible ways to deal with this fairly in my mind. Either delay the substitution until after the 30 seconds had elapsed, or preferably, allow the substitution but prevent the substitute from entering the pitch until the 30 second 'penalty' had elapsed. In reality, the referee allowed the substitution to take place immediately. That meant that 'we' played for 30 seconds with 10 players whereas the opponents had 11 players throughout. Was that right and if so, why can't the rule be changed to make it fairer?