Brentford’s Neal Maupay (left) and Brentford’s Neal Maupay (left) compete for the ball during the English FA Cup third round football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Max Kilman (Nick Potts/PA via AP) James Warwick Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print Copy article link Save Wolverhampton, England (AP Communications) — Fans of English soccer club Wolverhampton were unable to celebrate their team’s late winner during the FA Cup replay.
He was chosen from the audience as a match official.
Ross Bennett attended Tuesday’s match between Wolves and Brentford with his 11-year-old son, filling in as the fourth official in the technical area near the dugout after one of the assistant referees was injured in extra time.
It came out.
Bennett, who is qualified to referee at youth level, said he was given a “crash course” in reserve team work and fielded questions from Brentford staff during the tense aftermath of the game at Molineux.
Told.
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The toughest part of his new job was that Matthäus Cunha ended up helping Wolves to a 3-2 win and a long-awaited clash with local rivals West Bromwich Albion.
It may have been when he scored the penalty that sealed the draw in the fourth round.
“It was disappointing not to be able to celebrate the goal,” Bennett told the BBC.
“I had to stay neutral.
“Inside I was screaming, thinking, “In two weeks I’m going to the Hawthorns.
” “Wolves aren’t celebrating here.
” I thought, ‘I’m the only fan.
‘” Bennett had to wake up early for work Wednesday, but still spent time in the umpire’s room after the game.
“It was a one-time thing and will never happen again,” he said, adding:
