The FA Vase first-round tie between Wythenshawe and Holker Outdated Boys is to be replayed after the referee made an error in a penalty shootout.
As Wythenshawe have been right down to 10 males after Will Calligan's pink card, Holker, who gained 4-3 on penalties after the sport completed 2-2, needed to nominate a participant from their group who wouldn't take a spot-kick.
They chose their goalkeeper and have been allowed to take action, however by the legal guidelines of the sport that will then have meant he ought to have taken no half within the shootout.
The Cumbrian facet, who play within the tenth tier, one league under Wythenshawe, mentioned they have been “deeply disenchanted” by the choice to replay the sport.
BBC Sport has contacted the Soccer Affiliation for remark.
“This choice has arisen solely on account of an error made by a Soccer Affiliation-appointed and certified referee, who did not appropriately apply the legal guidelines of the sport in the course of the penalty shootout,” Holker said in a statement., external
“On the time, Holker Outdated Boys acted completely in accordance with the referee's instruction – an instruction which has since been deemed incorrect by the FA itself.
“Because of this error, our membership now faces pointless monetary and logistical burdens, together with the prices related to a replay, misplaced prize cash and the rearrangement of a scheduled league fixture.
“These impacts are important for a grassroots soccer membership similar to ours, the place sources are restricted and each pound makes a distinction.”
The replay will probably be held at Holker Outdated Boys' floor on Saturday, 1 November.
