3300: Replay when a referee disturbs Scoring Objects before the score is recorded
Rule <SC1> states that referees should avoid moving Scoring Objects while evaluating scoring statuses, and that if an object must be moved, its status must be agreed upon by all Teams and the Head Referee and recorded before it is moved.
After a Match ended, but before the score was determined, a referee accidentally knocked over a Goal stack while inspecting an unrelated interaction. The statuses of the displaced objects had not been recorded.
Is this situation grounds for a replay under <GG5>, or should the Head Referee determine the score from what was observed by themself and/or scorekeepers? If the Head Referee calls for a replay but the Event Partner does not agree, what is the outcome of the Match?
Yes, a Match replay would be warranted in a situation like this. When in doubt, you may refer to <GG5> which lists some example situations that may warrant a Match replay, including a similar situation in which "the Field is reset before a score is determined."
If a Head Referee and an Event Partner cannot come to an agreement about replaying a particular Match, that Match will not be replayed. Outside of extreme circumstances (e.g., too little time left in an event schedule to accommodate more Match replays), the Event Partner should typically defer to the Head Referee when determining whether to replay a Match.