Quote Originally Posted by eggball convert View Post
Just to clear this up. If the referee deems that period of allocated time is complete then the moment he starts blowing his whistle that is the end of that period of play regardless of where the ball is (in the air/ about to be kicked into an empty net/ etc). Also the referee is the sole timekeeper of the match.
Not implying you didn't know this btw sound like you did accept his decision and take responsibility which is excellent to hear. But I actually had a very similar incident today and there seems to be a myth going around that if one team is about to score the ref CAN'T blow HT/FT.
I think the big point of concern was that after the referee had deemed full-time to be up, he stated that he had actually played 7 seconds too much. Why would a referee say this? It really only invites further questioning from the teams competing.