Well quite clearly no.

Being fouled in the centre circle when there's 6 defenders between you and the goal blatantly isn't denying you "a clear goalscoring opportunity" as the rule defines.

Hope this helps.

Hence why one doesn't get sent off for it.

Posted By: Arganth on February 28th 2010 at 15:34:37

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No card for being last man these days then? (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:06:29
- You enjoying the game? (Other Football) - 1morepost4jame_sward, Feb 28, 15:18:45
- Oh look, here's a yellow for villa (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:12:10
  - Owengol!!! get in there (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:14:48
    - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:17:19
      - gotter cheer on the underdog, tis the english way of things (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:18:22
  - Just for once pants, you should just watch a game and enjoy the football. No need to (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 28, 15:13:05
    - blub (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:16:57
- just seen the replay (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:10:41
  - Commentators on the Man City-Chelsea game yesterday were saying that it is under (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Feb 28, 15:12:01
- i thought defo red at first (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:09:18
  - Not sure *how* he didn't get a yellow (Other Football) - duke of york, Feb 28, 15:12:04
    - yeah defo yellow (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:13:46
- just after you logged onto the internets (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:07:55
- it is a BIT STRANGE was a red card offence that wasn't it? (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Feb 28, 15:07:52
  - not with the covering defender (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:09:49
    - Denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 15:19:16
      - erm the last man means it's not a clear goal scoring opportunity (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:20:41
        
        Sigh (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 15:25:19
        
        yes and this situation wasn't one of them (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:29:16
        
        Well quite clearly no. (Other Football) - Arganth, Feb 28, 15:34:37
        
        well they do if it's dangerous (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:35:45
        
        Do you want a hand moving those goalposts ? (Other Football) - Arganth, Feb 28, 15:38:26
        
        there's nothing to back down about (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:39:48
        
        I don't know if you're deliberately obstinate or just laughably idiotic (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 15:45:10
        
        i did on first viewing like everyone else (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:46:21
        
        Ok, so you're both (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 15:48:29
        
        understand the laws (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:50:30
- Haha. Good point. (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Feb 28, 15:07:04

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