Disciplinary Report for
Gabby Fenaroli of Tufts Women
Match Date: 29 October 2016
Location: U Mass
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Red Card Offense
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Player's Position: 15 |
Nature of Offense |
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| Dangerous play - kick to the head. |
Teams and Results |
| Home: University of Massachusetts - Amherst Women |
Score 15 |
| Visitor: Tufts University Women |
Score 36 |
| Time into match of Incident: 32 |
| Score at Time: (H) 0 (V) 0 |
| Offending-side Captain: |
| Opposing-side Captain: |
Weather and Field Conditions |
| Cold day but ground was firm and not too wet. |
General Pattern of Play |
| This was a short 10-a-side B game with 20 minute halves. Most of the Tufts players had already played in the A game. The game was played with good spirit and most errors were due to lack of experience (especially by U Mass). |
Detailed Report of Incident |
| The incident occurred half way through the second half. There had been no prior incidents. After being tackled the U Mass player ended up lying on the ground with the ball (having been released) about a foot from her head. Gabby approached the site and drew back her foot and gave a firm kick to the U Mass players head, making contact with the cheek/eye area (which was facing downward toward the ground). There is no doubt that this was a deliberate kick but I have serious doubts that the kick was intended for the head and suspected it was an poor attempt to kick the ball. Gabby had played a previous 110 minutes with no hint of foul play and her reaction after the kick was immediate and horrified and she was very apologetic. However, given that this was a substantial kick to the head and that the ball was about a foot away, I felt that she should display more control and decided to give her a red card. The U. Mass player fortunately appear to suffer no substantial injuries. . |
Referee: Fred Greenaway |
Society: NERRS |
Date Submitted: 29 October 2016 |
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