During the match of the nineteenth round of the Championship between Norwich and Preston due to injury to the linesman as the fourth arbiter came fan "canary".

Norwich fan David "Recession" Thornhill, acting arbiter in the matches of the regional amateur league, applied his skills on a professional level.

During the Norwich-Preston match, the injured lineman replaced the reserve referee, but now there was nobody to replace ... Fortunately, one of the stewards noticed David on the podium and offered his candidacy to the chief referee who was going to take the teams off the field.

Thornhill worked for about ten minutes, announced a replacement and showed a compensated time for the match, for which he earned a standing ovation of the stands and official gratitude of the club.

Thanks for stepping in, @ spud1902! #ncfc pic.

twitter. com / vWe3ir0RjX - Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) 25 листопада 2017 р.

According to the official website of the "canaries", this is not the first time that the "Recession" has acted as a reserve arbitrator. In 2010, during the pre-season fees, he worked at the friendly against Norwich against Everton.

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