Before one of those local matches in 1963, the appointed referee failed to turn up.

Soon afterwards, Ewerthon fouled Burke on the edge of the area, but the referee failed to award what would have been a second yellow card.

The German referee failed to apply the rule of sending him off for a professional foul.

The referee failed to notice this, and Christian felt as though he was cheated out of the victory.

This time, no judgment call was involved as the referees failed to allow a simple but crucial substitution.

In such cases, the reverse punch may be given simply because the referee failed to recognise the snap punch.

The referee failed to see the offending blow, and the match continued.

In case the referee fails to see it, the Art of War organizing committee can stop the fight.

The referee tried to help him but failed.

The game was not without contention as the referees first failed to correctly measure Heidler's bronze winning throw.