If the referee decides to suspend a match and it is decided that the match shall be resumed another day, the following conditions apply to the restart of the match:
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If the match is resumed the following day, the match sheet from the time of the suspension remains valid. The match restarts with the same players on the pitch as at the moment the match was suspended. If a player is unable to restart the match, one of the other players on the list of 14 may take his place. A player who is unable to take his place on the bench cannot be replaced.
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If the match is resumed at a later date, the match sheet may contain any of the players registered for the match in accordance with Paragraph 28.01, with the exception of players suspended for the match or sent off before the match was suspended.
Whether the match is resumed the following day or at a later stage, the following principles apply:
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Any sanctions imposed before the match was suspended remain valid for the remainder of the match.
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Single yellow cards received before the match was suspended are not carried forward to any other matches before the suspended match has been completed.
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Players and/or team officials sent off before the match was suspended cannot be replaced; the number of players and/or team officials allowed when the match is resumed must reflect any such dismissals.
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Players and team officials who were suspended during or in relation to another match played after the match in question was suspended can be included on the match sheet for the remainder of the match.
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The match must restart where it was suspended (i.e. free-kick, kick-in, goal clearance, corner kick, penalty, etc.). If the match was stopped with the ball in play, it is restarted with a dropped ball on the spot where it was suspended.