adminTHE Premier Soccer League Emergency Committee met in Harare yesterday and came up with a number of resolutions, including a ruling on when abandoned matches should be played. In a statement, the PSL said they resolved that:“If a match is abandoned after kick-off for reasons of force majeure, and in particular for poor pitch conditions and/ or bad weather conditions deemed by the referee or unforeseen circumstances that are not covered by these regulations, the following principles apply:
The remaining match time must be played within 72 hours at the same venue or alternative venue, if not possible, the match shall be played at a venue to be determined by the league using its discretion.
The match will resume at the minute where it was interrupted (instead of being replayed in its entirety) and with the same score;
The match resumes with the same players on the field and the same available substitutes when the game was interrupted;
No further substitutions will be added to the summoned list of players;
The teams are only allowed to use the number of substitutions remaining when the game was interrupted;
Players sent off during the abandoned match cannot be replaced and the number of players in the starting line-up remains as it was when the match was abandoned.
The match must restart on the same spot where the abandoned match action occurred. If the match was stopped during the normal flow of the game, a drop ball on the spot where it was abandoned shall be used to restart.”
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