300. Radamel Falcao

Featuring: flying mud, a mix-up in the box and an over-eager substitute's hamstring
  
  

Falcao You are the Ref
Falcao You are the Ref Photograph: Observer Photograph: Observer

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Keith Hackett's verdict

1) Is the team-mate being unusually honest, or is he just trying to save the megastar from dismissal? Either way, it's irrelevant – you have to stick with your belief, and not base your decisions on what players tell you. Send off the star for a second yellow card offence – and, if you think the team-mate was deliberately lying to you, show him a yellow card too. Thanks to Jason Chau.
2) No goal. You should really have blown the whistle before the ball rolled into the goal. As it is, restart with a dropped ball on the goal area line parallel to the goalline, nearest to where the ball entered the net. It's worth noting that, if the mud had been flicked or thrown deliberately, you would have to show a red card, and restart with a direct free-kick to the defending team. Harry J Pollitt wins the shirt.
3) Show the injured substitute a yellow card for entering the field of play without permission. The substitution had not been completed because the original player had not left the pitch – so allow the manager to cancel the change, and use another sub instead. Thanks to Dylan Acosta-Lewis.

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