What goes in my match report?

Q: What goes in my match report?

Under Law 5, the referee acts as timekeeper, keeps a record of the match and gives the appropriate authorities a match report. It must include: disciplinary action: all cautions and send-offs, for players, substitutes and team officials any other incidents that happened before, during or after the match The Laws also specifically say to report: misconduct a player commits before you enter the field for the pre-match inspection. For a sending-off offense at that point, you can also stop the player from taking part. a named substitute who started the match without you being told a substitution made at halftime without you being informed (the player keeps playing and isn't disciplined, but you report it) an extra person on the field when a goal was scored How you file the report and when it's due are set by the league, tournament or state referee program that assigned you.

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Under Law 5, the referee acts as timekeeper, keeps a record of the match and gives the appropriate authorities a match report. It must include:

disciplinary action: all cautions and send-offs, for players, substitutes and team officials
any other incidents that happened before, during or after the match

The Laws also specifically say to report:

misconduct a player commits before you enter the field for the pre-match inspection. For a sending-off offense at that point, you can also stop the player from taking part.
a named substitute who started the match without you being told
a substitution made at halftime without you being informed (the player keeps playing and isn't disciplined, but you report it)
an extra person on the field when a goal was scored

How you file the report and when it's due are set by the league, tournament or state referee program that assigned you.