Ah, reality, such is the life of a Football Official. If frequent affirmation of a job being well done, or appreciation for what we add to the game we work is necessary to satisfy your self respect, very, very likely football officiating is not the wisest choice you can make.
The only affirmation you are likely to receive is an occassional, unspoken nod from a coach suggesting either, "glad to see it's you" on the way into the playing field, or another unspoked nod, suggesting, "nice job" on the way out.
Hopefully, you might expect similar unspoken looks, or maybe brief comments from crew mates after a game you've just worked, but crew mates can be a tough audience, and they expect quality work as part of the assignment, so we shouldn't feel slighted by any lack of compliments. To the wing official who made the call, it's not that big a deal, he saw what happened and ruled accordingly. The fact the call decided the game doesn't change what he saw, one way of the other.
The opposite wing official understands, it is what it is. That his opposite signalled TD simply advises he saw what he needed to see to rule the way he ruled. Sometimes both wing officials see the score, sometimes only one has the view, it only takes one, and unless you saw something contradictory, for absolute sure, before his whistle sounded, there's really no need to mention it.
You shower, you dress, hopefully you stop for some refreshments together and focus on those things that maybe some of you might do, just a bit better (faster, smoother) that none on the people doing all the barking even have a clue about. Hopefully when all is said and done, you still feel good about the job you did, and you can go home smiling, a somewhat unique, unspoken smile of satisfaction.
That's as good as it gets, ever.
