jmknpk Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 As an American trying to learn the game, I have a simple question. When the fourth official states that there are to be so many minutes of stoppage/injury time to play, the whistle is often blown after that many minutes have actually been played. For example, in the Italy World Cup loss yesterday, this was the case. The game continued well after the stated time, almost as if Italy was being granted a chance to catch up. Is this because the official's watch does not match the scoreboard time? Is this in order to account for injuries/stoppage that occur during injury time? Does the official have the decision to allow play to continue to completion of the final attack? I'm curious to hear how this works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooner32 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Is this in order to account for injuries/stoppage that occur during injury time? Does the official have the decision to allow play to continue to completion of the final attack? Both of these really. Although the referee doesn't really have to allow completion of the final attack, i guess it depends on how strict they are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jod123 Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 "Is this in order to account for injuries/stoppage that occur during injury time?" The answer to that is yes and is the answer to your question. Also the stoppage time added in the first place is supposed to be the minimum of time added on and it is at the discretion of the referee to end it when he feels time is up. They generally don't end the match in the middle of an attack though and also if there is a penalty they have to allow time for that to be taken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swisso Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Key word as mentioned by Jod is minimum. The time added on as displayed by the 4th Official on the touchline is the minimum which will be added on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_rooney Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yes, that is just the minimum and it is up to the referee, and some like to add more and some don't, it's just personal, as is 'when' they like to blow the whistle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustygator Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 A few times (in fm), I've had the stoppage time be double what the 4th ref stated. Twice, the opposing team got the tying/winning goal in the extra extra time. Then again, I've had the clock stop exactly on the 93rd minute or whatever even though the other team was counter attacking. They usually do it pretty well in FIFA 10. If you are advancing in the opponents 2/3 of the field and are down by one or tied, they'll let you finish off the attack. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmknpk Posted June 26, 2010 Author Share Posted June 26, 2010 Thanks guys. That's good to understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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