
Originally Posted by
Brin
Paint it up all you want, you have your view which I respect and I have mine. I will merely point out once again, as I do know and understand the rules correctly.
Deliberate fouls will still incur a red card. Those include holding, pulling or pushing, not playing the ball, serious foul play, violent conduct or deliberate handball in order to deny a goalscoring opportunity.
He was clearly guilty of both offences. He was never ever going to get to play the ball, he DID use enough force to bring our player down to stop him from scoring.
The behaviour of the Ref and assistant were comical and the time it took them to come to a decision made you wonder if they were also in contact with the 4th official because that should not have taken as long as it did. We'll leave it at that.