21.   The first was called back because the referee blew his whistle before the puck crossed the goal line.

22.   The only thing more maddening than seeing referees blow a call once is having to wait around to watch them do it twice.

23.   The referee blew the whistle to start play in a stadium filled with several hundred Scots, and three seconds later stopped the match with another whistle.

24.   Former coach Jacques Fouroux was also a stickler for discipline but invariably once the referee blew his whistle the players found old habits die hard.

25.   And the shaven-headed striker had the ball in the net in the eighth minute but the referee blew for a foul on a defender.

26.   But referees blew no whistle and called no foul, so the Hornets had no chance to go to the free throw line after the shot missed.

27.   We are going to fight until the referee blows the final whistle.

28.   The court had heard that Devereux lashed out at Cowie after the referee blew his whistle for a penalty after a ruck.

29.   The keeper had mistakenly placed the ball on the ground thinking the referee had blown for a free-kick.