Events for Substitute Players
If a player is not in the initial line-up, the events for him open in the same way, but they will look a bit different, that is, they will contain different data.
The same as in the case of a player in the first line-up you will see:
the ID of a player
a shirt number
a name of a player
If the player enters the game:
Click on the specific player from the Lineup list (the one that is being substituted)
Insert the minute of the entry and mark the event "Substitution"
Select the substituted player
After that, it will be possible to enter the events related to that player (yellow and red cards, etc.)
All the entered events (yellow and red cards, goals, own goals, substitutions, etc.) are visible on the list of a line-up, on the right side of the screen, by the list of players.
Concussion Substitutions
In accordance with the Laws of the Game there is an option to enter Concussion Substitutions, in instances where a concussion occurs or is suspected, and which do not count towards the limit of substitutions per team in a game.
Whenever a team exercises the Concussion Substitution, the opposing team to a discretionary Additional Substitution. The maximum number of concussion substitutions per team per match has been set to 1, as directed by the Laws of the Game. However, Competition Administrators can edit this number for each specific competition.
When adding a new substitution, the user must select the type of substitution:
Normal → It will be available if the he maximum number of available substitutions (most commonly 5) including those for extra time, if applicable (most commonly 1) has not been reached.
Concussion → It will be available if the maximum number of concussion substitutions (most commonly 1) has not been reached and the substitution minute must be less than or equal to the minute of the opposing team's last additional substitution.
Additional → The opposing team has used fewer concussion substitutions than this team’s additional substitutions. The substitution minute must be greater than or equal to the minute of the opposing team's first concussion substitution.
Event occurrence (During break)
The option to select "During the break" is now available when adding or editing a substitution event. Users must specify the break before which the substitution is made:
The "Before" dropdown displays all match phases for the selected match, excluding the 1st Half-Time. This addition applies to all match events where the user can select "During the break" (substitutions, cards).
If "During the break" is selected for a match event, the 1st minute of the selected match phase will be recorded as the event minute. For example, if "Before 2nd Half-Time" is selected for a 90-minute match, the 46th minute will be stored (the 1st minute of the second half).
Exceeding Max Substitution Opportunities
Competition rules commonly permit a maximum of five substitutes to be used per team per match. However, each team only has 3 substitution opportunities, i.e. events during which changes are made. If a team substitutes two players at the same time (in the same minute in COMET), this counts as only one used substitution opportunity.
Furthermore, substitution during breaks (e.g. halftime) do not count towards used substitution opportunities, as the team did not interrupt the game.
The system will not prevent the from exceeding the maximum number of substitution opportunities. However, if the limit is exceeded, the user will be prompted to confirm their action.
If confirmed, a warning will be displayed on the match club page (under incidents).
