Day 132 of 150

Day 132: The Goal I Shouldn't Have Allowed

In the referees' room after a regional hockey final in Magnitogorsk, a referee watches the replay with a fellow referee, and then a league official comes in.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Глянь повтор, девятнадцатая минута третьего периода. Он же шайбу подправил клюшкой выше перекладины, гол засчитывать было нельзя.

    Look at the replay, nineteenth minute of the third period. He redirected the puck with his stick above the crossbar, the goal should never have counted.

  2. B

    Высокая клюшка, тут не поспоришь. Если бы ты стоял левее, сам бы всё увидел, а так тебе защитник весь обзор закрыл.

    A high stick, no arguing with that. If you'd been standing further left, you'd have seen it yourself, but as it was the defender blocked your whole view.

  3. A

    Лучше бы я с тобой посоветовался, прежде чем показывать на ворота. А так финал решился из-за моей ошибки.

    I should have checked with you before pointing at the net. As it is, the final was decided by my mistake.

  4. B

    Не казни себя, ошибаются и в КХЛ, где камер десяток, а у нас на всю арену одна.

    Don't beat yourself up, they make mistakes even in the KHL, where there are a dozen cameras, and we've got one for the whole arena.

  5. C

    Вижу, вы уже всё поняли. Сразу скажу: результат не изменить, протокол подписан, и регламент тут однозначен.

    I see you've already worked it out. I'll say it right away: the result can't be changed, the match report is signed, and the rules are clear on that.

  6. A

    Геннадий Павлович, счёт я менять не прошу. Но рапорт напишу и перед ребятами извинюсь, иначе совесть спать не даст.

    Gennady Pavlovich, I'm not asking to change the score. But I'll write a report and apologise to the players, or my conscience won't let me sleep.

  7. C

    Признать ошибку похвально. И тем не менее подумай: не будет ли им от твоих извинений только обиднее?

    Admitting a mistake does you credit. All the same, think about it: won't your apology only make it more painful for them?

  8. B

    Он прав, Геннадий Павлович. Лучше горькая правда, чем они всю жизнь будут думать, что их засудили нарочно.

    He's right, Gennady Pavlovich. Better the bitter truth than them believing all their lives that the referees robbed them on purpose.

  9. C

    Ладно, пишите рапорт оба. За тридцать лет в лиге, не поверите, такой рапорт мне подают впервые.

    All right, write the report, both of you. In thirty years in the league, believe it or not, nobody has ever handed me a report like that.

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