Go back Shop. Tickets Official Shop Wembley St. Whole Game Enables clubs and referees to administer their day to day activities. My Account Log out. Law 7 - The Duration of the Match. Periods of play A match lasts for two equal halves of 45 minutes which may only be reduced if agreed between the referee and the two teams before the start of the match and is in accordance with competition rules.
Do you lose your stake or is your wager considered void? And what happens when the match is already underway and then gets abandoned after it has begun? An abandoned match is one that has started but cannot finish for whatever reason.
There can be any number of reasons why this happens, but as soon as a ball is kicked, hit, or thrown, it is classed as abandoned if it ends prematurely thereafter.
A postponed match is one that is rescheduled for another date before the game has begun or any action has taken place. Some parts of the world experience more extreme weather than others, and it is this — a sudden madcap burst of inclement conditions — that is the most common cause of abandonment.
It could be a heavy deluge of rain, snow, fog, a pitch that freezes… any of these can be a factor in a referee pulling the plug on a tie. For every bookmaker has a rule for what happens to a wager if it is placed on an event that ends up being abandoned for some reason. As with pretty much anything in countries like the UK, weather can have a massive impact on whether an event is likely to finish.
Obvious examples include such things as lightning storms or flash floods, but snow flurries that make it impossible to see the markings on the pitch or the ball can also give the match officials pause for thought. Crowd safety will always be one of the first things that is taken into consideration by those who decide whether or not a match will be allowed to carry on.
If violence were to break out in the stands, for example, then whether or not it would get worse if the game continued will be thought through by the officials. Many deaths from lightning occur ahead of the storm because people try and wait to the last minute before seeking shelter. You are in danger from lightning if you can hear thunder.
If you can hear thunder, and lightning comes within 30 seconds, you must seek shelter immediately as it means that it could strike at any moment. Lighting and thunder are a significant cause but most likely in delaying games than abandoning one. The rule of thumb is Bad weather can come in many ways, like heavy rain that the pitch is unplayable or heavy fog that makes it impossible to see a foot ahead of you. Weather conditions seems to affect grassroots games more than the pros, most probably because of stadium setup.
Professional leagues and stadiums have more resources and know better how to cope with adverse weather conditions. The best teams have start-of-the-art draining systems and under-soil heating that means neither rain nor snow will be allowed to stop games of football being played on the pitch.
Normally it is under the advice of the police or weather authorities who fear for the safety of supporters outside the ground rather than the conditions inside. Sometimes it is the outside environment to the stadium that makes it unsafe due to road block or flood.
Grassroots leagues are typically more susceptible to abandoned games because they are less able to cope with poor weather. If the pitch is so wet and muddy that the ball gets trapped in pools of water, then the chances are that the referee will call the game off.
The referee is never alone to call the game off, it must be in consultation with the league, the competition and, in consultation with the groundskeepers if present.
Fog limits what fans can see, rain limits how well the players are able to play, and heavy snow might stop the fans to come or to leave the stadium.
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