Football, but not as you know it

What sport is being discussed here? Yes indeed, it's football, as written by a refereeing colleague in the United States. And I thought the only difference was that they call it soccer! "Technically a scrimmage" ?? Now that's a new one. Have a Nice Day now!


The club team scored mid-way through the first half, off a defensive mistake that was compounded by the goalkeeper, who overran a ball at the top of the area, and the attacker was able to soft-touch it in for an easy goal. Even though it's technically a scrimmage, nobody wanted to give anything up, and the goalkeeper made an effort to grab the attacker to keep him from going onward - it didn't stop the goal, and I knew the center saw it - so we let it be. The score was tied up maybe fifteen minutes later on a nice series of passes in the opposite penalty area, followed by a close-range shot the keeper really didn't have a chance on.