Laravel required_if not working - php

Question

My required_if validation does not work. No error is output when "doubles" is selected but "team_mate2 and opponent2" are not selected. I need the form to require a second team mate and opponent when doubles is selected as the match type.
Match.php (Model)
<?php
class Match extends Eloquent{
protected $table = 'matches';
public static $rules = array(
'match_type'=>'required',
'associate'=>'alpha|min:2',
'location'=>'required|alpha|min:2',
'opponent'=>'numeric',
'team_mate2'=>'required_if:match_type,doubles',
'opponent2'=>'required_with:team_mate2'
);
public static $messages = array(
'opponent.numeric'=>'You must select a player.'
);
}
MatchController.php
public function postCreate()
{
$validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), Match::$rules, Match::$messages);
if ($validator->passes())
{
$datetime = Input::get('year')."-".Input::get('month')."-".Input::get('day')." ".Input::get('time').":00";
$match = new Match;
$match->type = Input::get('match_type');
$match->associate = Input::get('associate');
$match->date = $datetime;
$match->location = Input::get('location');
$match->save();
$matchp1 = new Matchplayer;
$matchp1->user_id = Input::get('id');
$matchp1->match_id = $match->id;
$matchp1->team = 1;
$matchp1->save();
$matchp2 = new Matchplayer;
$matchp2->user_id = Input::get('opponent');
$matchp2->match_id = $match->id;
$matchp2->team = 2;
$matchp2->save();
return Redirect::to('members/matches/create')->with('message', 'Match created!');
}else{
return Redirect::to('members/matches/create')->withErrors($validator)->withInput();
}
}
Match Create View
{{ Form::open(array('url'=>'members/matches/create', 'action' => 'post', 'class'=>'form-horizontal')) }}
{{ form::hidden('id', Auth::user()->id) }}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Match Type</label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ $errors->first('match_type', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
{{ Form::select('match_type', array('singles' => 'Singles', 'doubles' => 'Doubles'), 'singles', array('id' => 'match_type', 'class' => 'form-control input')) }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="gender" class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">League Associate</label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ $errors->first('associate', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
{{ Form::text('associate', Input::old('associate'), array('class' => 'form-control input')) }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Team Mate #1<br><small></small></label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
<p class="form-control-static">{{ Auth::user()->first_name." ".Auth::user()->last_name }}</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->first('opponent', ' has-error') }}">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Opponent #1</label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::select('opponent', $users, 'key', array('class' => 'form-control input')) }}
{{ $errors->first('opponent', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->first('team_mate2', ' has-error') }}">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Team Mate #2<br><small>(Doubles Only)</small></label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::select('team_mate2', $users, 'key', array('class' => 'form-control input')); }}
{{ $errors->first('team_mate2', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->first('opponent2', ' has-error') }}">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Opponent #2<br><small>(Doubles Only)</small></label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::select('opponent2', $users, 'key', array('class' => 'form-control input')) }}
{{ $errors->first('opponent2', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Date</label>
{{ $errors->first('day', '<span class="help-block">:message</span>') }}
<div class="col-lg-2 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::selectRange('day', 1, 31, 'a', array('class' => 'form-control input input-sm dob-form-control')) }}
</div>
<div class="col-lg-2 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::selectRange('month', 1, 12, 'a', array('class' => 'form-control input input-sm dob-form-control')) }}
</div>
<div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::selectRange('year', 2014, 2015, 'a', array('class' => 'form-control input-sm input dob-form-control')) }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Time</label>
<div class="col-lg-3 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::select('time', $times, 'key', array('class' => 'form-control input input-sm dob-form-control')) }}
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group{{ $errors->first('location', ' has-error') }}">
<label class="col-sm-5 control-label col-sm-pad">Location</label>
<div class="col-sm-7 col-sm-pad">
{{ Form::text('location', Input::old('location'), array('class' => 'form-control input')) }}
{{ $errors->first('location', '<span class="help-block has-error">:message</span>') }}
</div>
</div>
{{ Form::submit('Create', array('class'=>'btn btn-success btn-block')) }}
{{ Form::token() . Form::close() }}

Answer 1

When I don't use a model like so:
$validator = Validator::make(
array('match_type' => Input::get('match_type')),
array('opponent' => 'required_if:match_type,doubles')
);
This seems to work. I still am unsure on why my method does not work, does the match_type value not pass over to required_if when in a Model?