Soccer ref suspended after awarding goal to ballboy

[Blue_Tires]

Ball boy scores in Brazil
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.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6075204,00.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2kDIBM_9R8

[Suich]

1. I saw a clip of that.

IMO, the ref should get fired!

:hi:

[Broken_Hero]

2. yeah....maybe not fired

but a re-education on the fundamentals of the sport...but I would be fine with a firing as well...reminds me of Cuba Gooding jr character in Rat Race, and his bone head coin flip fiasco...

[Monk06]

3. You can make a lot of money on a fixed game even in minor leagues....

League officials, ref, linesmen all paid off.

The biggest payday? The unsubtle score by the
ball boy.

Question. Why is a ballboy on the field yards
away from the net with three balls lying around?

Why is a ball boy returning the ball into play?

The last hand on the ball before scoring should
be the ref.

[Blue_Tires]

4. yeah

there was something not quite right about that call....no ref is THAT idiotic!

[Nailzberg]

5. Suspended? In South America the ref is lucky not to be murdered.

The ballboy, too.