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[quote=Anonymous]Traditionally a referee will not blow the whistle to end a half or a game when the play is stopped and a scoring opportunity might easily develop in the next few seconds.  Example:  corner kick in a tie game or with the kicking team being down a goal.  The referee might also allow a play to continue if a goal scoring opportunity might develop within the next few seconds.  Example:  players fighting for the ball in the penalty area.

Three things to keep in mind -- First:  The addition of extra time is up to the referee so if the ref feels that no goal scoring opportunity was going to develop in say the next 5 seconds it is his/her opinion that matters.  Second:  If the official time is kept on a scoreboard or other than the Center Ref then time will expire when the clock says it expires and the Referee has no control.  This is often the scenario with high school games.  Three:  The playing rules -- typically established by the league or tournament -- may dictate that extra time is not allowed.  In that case the referee should keep the time as exact as they can and stop play when it expires regardless of the status of play at the moment  The only common extension is for a PK which typically must be completed even if time expires and it has no bearing on the game outcome.

I strongly suspect that for u10s rec/travel there is no provision for stoppage time (and probably expires rule against it).  Accordingly the referee would be correct to end the game when time expired regardless of whether a potential goal scoring situation existed.    [/quote]

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