[Sauron]

Just to let you know, it was not only the mentors of our teams that had strong issues with the refs call. Both teams were very much angered by the DQ and I personally talked to two of the refs after the competition. From all that I saw and heard with my own senses, the refs made a mistake. On the other hand, I don't wish to fuel any heated debates, so am just going to a say a few words.

We completely understood that the call was already made and the score could not be changed. When we went up to the refs, we only asked for a little gracious professionalism on their part and we were greated by a very nasty response.

Personally I ref for soccer and fencing and I understand the pressures that are involved with the job. It is not too diffucult to make an honest mistake, but it is also not too diffucult to admit this mistake. The only thing we asked for was an apology or an explanation of why they changed the fate of our team.

Despite this controversy, I would like to thank them for even coming out to the competition in the first place. I understand that this competition would not take place without them, but it wouldn't be hard to fix this problem. One apology is all we asked for. They are human after all and they do make mistakes.