Referee in the clear over Kepa fiasco

WHILE the Kepa situation was farcical, no blame could be attached to referee Jon Moss or his assistants. A substitution is only deemed to have happened when the oncoming player crosses the outgoing player on the touchline and the referee has restarted play. Until then a manager is free to change their mind. The numbers being held up are simply a guide — but do not mean the substitution is irreversible. If a keeper is injured during a shootout he can be replaced by a sub — as long as all that team’s substitutions have not been made.