Can you attend a match without watching the match?

[Weston]

I want to attend a match to show interest in a player but I don't want to actually sit here and watch the match. How can I skip it? I thought in previous versions it just said you attended and that was that.

[Russiandude]

There should be a leave match button when you click the dropdown arrow near the top right corner.

[Weston]

6 hours ago, Russiandude said:

There should be a leave match button when you click the dropdown arrow near the top right corner.

Will the game register this as you leaving early, though? Or is it purely mechanic in not having to sit through it. I don't want the press to say "manager seen walking out of match."

The last one I attended the player I wanted to see ended up not playing or even being picked for the bench for no discernible reason and the press said "no one knows why he was there."

[JordanMilly]

No, the game registers you as having attended the match, it doesn't matter that you didn't watch it all take place yourself.