| Type of Incident: | Sportsmanship — May be used if a team, player, coach, or spectator is involved. |
| Date of Incident: | 2023-10-14 |
| Time of Incident: | 09:00:00 |
| Location of Incident: | Granite Regional Park: Field 1 |
| Home Team: | Sacramento United 12B Pre-MLS Next |
| Visiting Team: | Elk Grove Soccer 2012B Platinum 1 |
| Age Group and Gender: | U12B |
| Team Affiliation of Individual Committing Incident: | Elk Grove Soccer 2012B Platinum 1 |
| Incident Summary: | Elk Grove spectators verbally harassed and abused the referee throughout the match. Eventually, the Elk Grove spectators were all removed from the match - continuing to verbally abuse and harass the referee after the match. After the match, the Elk Grove spectators again verbally abused and harassed the referee in the parking lot. |
| Comments: | The coach of the Elk Grove team, Connor McAlinden, is suspended 3 games for failing to control his team's spectators. It is never acceptable for spectators to approach the referee after the match. |