The Women’s U19 WFC 2024 Event Disciplinary Function (EDF) decided to suspend Mia Osterbo Nilsson (#21 NOR) for one match following an incident in the Norway vs Germany match yesterday. The incident occurred at 29:56 and involved Nilsson making direct contact with the German goalkeeper’s head with his stick. The incident was not penalized by the referee, but was reported to the EDF by both the U19 WFC referee management and the jury for review.
The EDF can only impose sanctions for the specific incident, however due to the seriousness of the offense and the potential for serious injury to an opponent player, the incident will be referred to the IFF Disciplinary Committee for further review and possible additional punishment.
Rule 614:3 – When a player is guilty of violent physical play (909). According to the Laws of the Game 2022 (Rule 613:2): A match penalty will result in suspension for the remainder of the match and from the next match in the same competition with the possibility of further punishment in accordance with the conditions and routine determined by the administering authority.
