Highlight Reel: Saline/Canton

October 30, 2014

The Canton boys soccer team defeated Saline 2-0 in a Division 1 Semifinal on Wednesday. See below for highlights and a link to watch the game in full (click the headers to watch). 

Taritas Saves It on the CK - Here's a nice play by Saline goalie Noah Taritas, who stopped a Canton opportunity off a corner kick in the first half.

Olson on the Hunt - Hunter Olsen got the first goal of the game for Canton, dribbling home a cross from Matthew Causley.

Zemanski splits the defense - Jack Zemanski scored an insurance goal for Canton with about 12 minutes to play, beating several Saline defenders.

You can watch the whole game by Clicking Here. You can watch Saturday’s Division 1 championship game by At This Link.

Be the Referee: Soccer Timing

By Sam Davis
MHSAA Director of Officials

September 20, 2022

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Soccer Timing - Listen

One of the biggest complaints people make about professional soccer is never knowing how much time is really left in the game. The clock counts up from zero, and the referee can add time at their discretion.

But that’s not the case in high school soccer.

To start with, halves are 40 minutes, not 45. The clock starts at 40 and counts down. And when players are injured and the ball is not in play, the clock will stop and then restart when action is ready to continue.

In the last five minutes of the game, the clock stops for substitutions by the leading team, so a coach can’t stall by sending in a new player. When the clock hits zero and the buzzer sounds … the game is over. There’s no guessing how much added time there is – the end of the game is the end of the game.

Previous Editions:

Sept. 13: Volleyball Replays - Listen
Sept. 6: Switching Sides - Listen
Aug. 30: Play Clock - Listen
Aug. 23: Intentional Grounding Change
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