Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Christina Westrum Pedersen (born 9 April 1981) is a Norwegian football referee.She took up refereeing in 1997 and has officiated in the Toppserien since 2005. She resides in Åndalsnes, and represents Åndalsnes IF.Pedersen officiated at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pedersen officiated the semi-final match between Canada and the United States. In the 78th minute, Pedersen gave goalkeeper Erin McLeod a yellow card and awarded an indirect free kick to USA after the Canadian kept possession of the ball in her hands for more than six seconds – a violation of Law 12. Although either decision is correct according to a literal reading of the Law, it is extremely rare for the offence to be punished unless the goalkeeper is blatantly wasting time, and incorrect to apply both penalties. From the ensuing indirect free kick, Pedersen deemed that a Canadian defender deliberately handled the ball and awarded a penalty kick to USA. Abby Wambach scored from the penalty kick, tying the match at 3–3, forcing extra time to decide the winner, where USA won the match 4–3. The Canadian team protested the call in media outlets afterwards and FIFA has announced it may attempt punishment of the Canadian team for their comments.. }
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- Christina_W._Pedersen abstract "Christina Westrum Pedersen (born 9 April 1981) is a Norwegian football referee.She took up refereeing in 1997 and has officiated in the Toppserien since 2005. She resides in Åndalsnes, and represents Åndalsnes IF.Pedersen officiated at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics.During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Pedersen officiated the semi-final match between Canada and the United States. In the 78th minute, Pedersen gave goalkeeper Erin McLeod a yellow card and awarded an indirect free kick to USA after the Canadian kept possession of the ball in her hands for more than six seconds – a violation of Law 12. Although either decision is correct according to a literal reading of the Law, it is extremely rare for the offence to be punished unless the goalkeeper is blatantly wasting time, and incorrect to apply both penalties. From the ensuing indirect free kick, Pedersen deemed that a Canadian defender deliberately handled the ball and awarded a penalty kick to USA. Abby Wambach scored from the penalty kick, tying the match at 3–3, forcing extra time to decide the winner, where USA won the match 4–3. The Canadian team protested the call in media outlets afterwards and FIFA has announced it may attempt punishment of the Canadian team for their comments.".