Interesting you say that. I don't know if you were able to listen to the clip with sound on, but the commentators thought he'd absolutely nailed his handling of that situation? I agree that the chance was always going to be a tricky one, but with top-level players, I think you can argue the odds were high enough that it was worth seeing. The one thing we really don't want to be doing is blowing our whistle as the ball flies into the back of the net!
Also, slight side note. At the very end of the clip, the keeper (who'd just been booked) gave MO an "angry tap" on the back and then, having got his attention, immediately looked down and started digging up the penalty spot. Would have been fun to see a second yellow for either of those offenses at that point in the match!