The Football Association has called for Mulbarton Wanderers to replay the other FA Cup qualifying round match against Woodford Town after the head referee was found to have received a technical fault..

In Saturday's match, Mulbarton defeated the representatives of the Essex Senior League with a 2:1 draw, the guests lodged a protest due to the incident, ending up in the 30th century.. Towards the hour of the match, Woodford's team scored a penalty, and after the kick the referee missed the catch, but several of the team's players broke the rules, immediately running to the penalty area.

Instead of recognizing that the penalty kick had been taken again, as clearly stated in Rule 14 of the football regulations, the referee gave the ball to Mulbarton, awarding a free kick. The FA initially reacted to Woodford's protest over the incorrect rules, calling him unacceptable.

However, a special subcommittee took a look at the situation, officially recognized the technical pardon of the referee and acknowledged the overload. A new match will take place on the Mulbarton pitch on Tuesday, 29th Wednesday. The decision of the FA was considered as residual, obligatory for the conquest and such that it is not subject to appeal.

Kerivnytsia Mulbarton Wanderers, an eighth division team from Norfolk, said the club was deeply embarrassed and disappointed by the verdict. In their statement, they raised concerns about the potential wider implications for the residual results of any FA Cup match in the future and the final importance of the game.

In fact, representatives of the ninth division club Woodford Town publicly praised the decision, which guarantees compliance with the rules of the oldest football tournament.

Whose competition will be able to compete with Gloucester City (the team of the same division) in the third qualifying round on Saturday, 3rd day. The town of Gloucester, who had been preparing before leaving for Mulbarton, was disappointed by the inconvenience for their patients, who had already planned a trip for the weekend, and asked them for patience until the remainder.