[Vladi]

Originally Posted by surikell

What's the worst desicion made by referee that you have ever witnessed? It doesn't have to be the result decider, just the silliest one.

My father was a referee. I remember one night when I follow him to a game where he was the ref. He gave a penalty when the goalkeeper tackled the other team's striker, the goalie sent off. The substituted keeper saved the peno and crazy as he was, sort of confronted my dad, saying the pen was a bad call. He was booked. Then, another player dissent for the booking. The other player was booked.
Ten minutes afterwards, the player who was booked for dissent was sent off after tackling the very same striker in the box. Another peno. The sub goalie saved it again, confronted my dad again. Red card. Another player took place as a keeper.
Then, the strangest thing happen. In a counter-attack move against the nine-man team, a player tackled the advancing striker. They were in the box, 2, 3 meters from the keeper. It was a clean tackle. But my father gave a red card, TO THE GOALKEEPER!
Everyone dissented for that, even the other team to, refused to take the peno. 2 more were red-carded. After the game, he said to me, "Don't say a word. I'm dizzy." Afterwards, both team appealed for a rematch and granted. My father still one of the best referee for a few years after that. The strangest game I ever saw.

Is your surname Poll by any chance?