RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A Brazilian referee faced suspension
on Tuesday after she awarded a goal that television pictures showed was
scored by a ball boy.
The 89th minute goal allowed Santacruzense to snatch a 1-1 draw at home
to Atletico Sorocaba in the Paulista Football Federation (FPF) Cup on
Sunday, a regional tournament played in the state of Sao Paulo.
Pictures showed that after a Santacruzense player shot narrowly wide,
the boy collected the ball with his feet and took it back on to the
pitch.
However, instead of returning it to the goalkeeper, he subtly tapped it
across the line into the net.
Although there was nearly 10 seconds between the shot going out and the
boy placing the ball over the line, referee Silvia Regina de Oliveira
awarded a goal amid furious Sorocaba protests.
Oliveira, who has refereed in the Brazilian first division and the Copa
Sudamericana, said she based her decision on the linesman.
"I should have trusted my own vision," Oliveira said in a radio
interview.
Marcos Marinho, head of the FPF's refereeing commission, said the goal
would stand and the referee would face suspension.
"It was a very serious mistake and, unfortunately, the punishments will
have to be applied for the referee and linesman," he said. "There was a
lapse of concentration and that can't happen in football
12/09/2006, 11:21 PM
Poor Student
Jesus, that actually tops the biznaress of the Bohs "goal" decisions of the last month.:eek:
I don't want to see any posts in relation to the fact that it was a female ref who did this.
13/09/2006, 10:28 AM
sligoman
That's disgracful. That woman should be banned for life, never mind a suspension! Hilda McDermott in disguise:rolleyes:
Funny how the commentator shouts "Gooooooaaaaaaallllllllllllllll" after the ref awards it as if the goal had just happened:D.
