I think it should be a red where it clearly stops an actual goal

Not just an opportunity. Though in this case it was so late in the game it luckily made no difference.

Posted By: mr carra on July 1st 2018 at 21:38:56

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So a yellow card is enough for stopping a goal (Other Football) - Ben, Jul 1, 21:28:20
- In the context, a red wouldn’t have been an adequate punishment either (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 21:37:12
  - Like the Suarez handball against Ghana in 2010 (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 1, 21:39:38
    - Good point. Really we're arguing about the bit that makes least difference (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jul 1, 21:41:48
    - Exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 21:40:26
- New rules innit. Think red is only given if it’s violent (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jul 1, 21:30:43
  - Red if not a genuine attempt to play the ball (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 1, 21:36:44
    - I think it should be a red where it clearly stops an actual goal (Other Football) - mr carra, Jul 1, 21:38:56
  - I understand but they’re clearly broken (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Jul 1, 21:32:41
- They were awarded a goalscoring chance. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jul 1, 21:29:29
  - kind of makes sense in a way (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 1, 21:31:25
    - Which is why they introduced the red in the first place (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Jul 1, 21:34:11
  - They didn’t lose a goal scoring chance (Other Football) - Ben, Jul 1, 21:31:04
    - should be able to award a penalty goal (Other Football) - CWC, Jul 1, 21:32:03
      - In this kind of scenario, that would be fair (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 1, 21:35:38
  - Tell yuou (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 1, 21:30:44
    - Tell you something else, hardly ever does a keeper stay on their line before the peno is h (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 1, 21:31:22
      - or outfield players stay outside the box before the ball is struck (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 1, 21:32:36
        
        We need some more VAR on it I say. Increase the VAR van to 15 personnel. :) (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 1, 21:33:32
      - it (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 1, 21:31:43
  - Not quite the same ... (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 1, 21:30:39

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