Men's Field Hockey Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Somebodyyouknow 87]

Drama at the last sec. PC awarded to Belgium

Edit: And Spain defends it.

Edited August 4 by Somebodyyouknow

[OlympicIRL 5,532]

What a finish to that match! Spain through 

[sounak 40]

What a match! Belgian fans can hardly believe what has happened

[G-ann 113]

Phwoar. What a day for hockey. 

[Fly_like_a_don 1,090]

Yaay  and excellent one from 

[heywoodu 15,145]

32 minutes ago, sounak said:

What a match! Belgian fans can hardly believe what has happened

Such a shame I was slightly too late to turn the TV to the Belgian channel  

Edited August 4 by heywoodu

[tirtha22 233]

3 hours ago, Josh said:

 through to the semifinals! 

Referee cheated with Amit Rohidas Red card. The stick movement was not intentional.

 

Hearing on Amit Rohidas will take place at 7pm Paris time. He is likely to serve a one match ban. Tournament Director to take a call after reviewing severity of offence.

[LDOG 2,418]

Won't say I'd have predicted Spain winning if I had to but I'm not surprised either. I did write earlier that I could see all 8 teams winning a medal.

[G-ann 113]

1 hour ago, tirtha22 said:

Referee cheated with Amit Rohidas Red card. The stick movement was not intentional.

 

Hearing on Amit Rohidas will take place at 7pm Paris time. He is likely to serve a one match ban. Tournament Director to take a call after reviewing severity of offence.

This set of images has it covered: On Instagram
 

For me, even taking nationality aside (soz Will Calnan), I'd look it as:

 

- Rohidas had possession, dribbling ball on ground

- Calnan comes in to challenge

- Rohidas is fully aware there is player next to him evidenced by body contact 

- Rohidas touches ball away on reverse stick, losing control of the ball

- Both chase for the now loose ball

- Rohidas raises his stick beyond and above the arm of the player on him during chase, and then immediately lowers it
- Stick makes full contact with Calnan

- Rohidas then elbows Calnan as Calnan goes to ground 

- Play stopped

 

The challenge I'd have is that:

 

- Raising a stick that high is dangerous 

- It cannot have been a legitimate attempt to play the ball by Rohidas as it was too far away 

 

Therefore for me, the intent was to raise the stick in a manner to impede the player, as neither had the ball. Because the stick was used, and not say a shove or similar I'd be hard pressed to give anything but a red.  

 

 

Relevant rules: 

 

9.2 Players on the field must hold their stick and not use it in a dangerous way

9.12 Players must not obstruct an opponent who is attempting to play the ball. Players obstruct if they: – back into an opponent – physically interfere with the stick or body of an opponent – shield the ball from a legitimate tackle with their stick or any part of their body.

 

Umpiring Rules:

2.3.h When a player intentionally misbehaves in a serious manner towards another player, umpire or other match official the red card must be shown immediately.

 

 

 

Edited August 4 by G-ann

[tirtha22 233]

11 minutes ago, G-ann said:

This set of images has it covered: On Instagram
 

For me, even taking nationality aside (soz Will Calnan), I'd look it as:

 

- Rohidas had possession, dribbling ball on ground

- Calnan comes in to challenge

- Rohidas is fully aware there is player next to him evidenced by body contact 

- Rohidas touches ball away on reverse stick, losing control of the ball

- Both chase for the now loose ball

- Rohidas raises his stick beyond and above the arm of the player on him during chase, and then immediately lowers it
- Stick makes full contact with Calnan

- Rohidas then elbows Calnan as Calnan goes to ground 

- Play stopped

 

The challenge I'd have is that:

 

- Raising a stick that high is dangerous 

- It cannot have been a legitimate attempt to play the ball by Rohidas as it was too far away 

 

Therefore for me, the intent was to raise the stick in a manner to impede the player, as neither had the ball. Because the stick was used, and not say a shove or similar I'd be hard pressed to give anything but a red.  

 

 

Relevant rules: 

 

9.2 Players on the field must hold their stick and not use it in a dangerous way

9.12 Players must not obstruct an opponent who is attempting to play the ball. Players obstruct if they: – back into an opponent – physically interfere with the stick or body of an opponent – shield the ball from a legitimate tackle with their stick or any part of their body.

 

Umpiring Rules:

2.3.h When a player intentionally misbehaves in a serious manner towards another player, umpire or other match official the red card must be shown immediately.

 

 

 

First of all, there was no elbowing.

Secondly, when player raises the stick as an initial trigger to hit the ball, he is unaware of his opponent's position( as he is looking in a forward direction and in no way in any physical contact with the opponent.