Durham County Under 18 League
Saturday, 2 September 2006
Will the result stand?
There was unwanted drama at Meadow Park on Saturday as RCA Under 18s took on rivals New Hartley in a Durham County Under 18 League encounter. Well into the second half, and with RCA finally getting on top of a resilient New Hartley team, referee Peter Fletcher was taken ill and the game had to be abandoned as he was taken off to hospital. Peter is diabetic and his blood sugar level had fallen steeply during the game. Luckily he quickly recovered after treatment and was able to travel home later in the day. RCA were leading 3-1 at the time, but it will be up to the FA after reading the referee's report to decide whether the game has to be replayed or the result stands. Either way the most important thing is that the situation ended with all well.