| Type of Incident: | Sportsmanship — May be used if a team, player, coach, or spectator is involved. |
| Date of Incident: | 2024-06-01 |
| Time of Incident: | 10:00:00 |
| Location of Incident: | Cosumnes River College - NorCal - #5 |
| Home Team: | Elk Grove United SC B10 |
| Visiting Team: | SF United FC Juniors B10 |
| Age Group and Gender: | U14B |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Elk Grove United SC B10 |
| Incident Summary: | Allegation that an Elk Grove United player was sent off in a State Cup semi-final. The referee failed to report the send-off. The player did not sit out a game and played in the State Cup final which Elk Grove United won. |
| Comments: | The NorCal Handbook is clear that if a player is sent-off but not reported, the team/ club is responsible for sitting the player out for a game. That did not happen in this situation meaning Elk Grove United played an illegal player in the match. Elk Grove United is fined $500, the coach of the Elk Grove team, Jaime Sierra, is suspended from all NorCal competitions until December 20, 2024. The result of the game is declared a 3-0 forfeit in favor of San Francisco United.
On appeal, the coach suspension and fine were removed. The match stands as a forfeit. |
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