But it is also in the Laws of the game to play advantage, that is what the rule is there for. Sure a red card and penalty is an option but the referee needs to think more about the entire situation. He could have allowed play to go on and if the ball did not end up in the back of the net in that...
I honestly think the referee should have waited at least a bit longer to see what happened in the sequence. Like it was said earlier he could always have brought it back if the ball did not go in. This is the biggest game of the year in the La Liga, a red card like that just ruins everything...
Ah ok. I did not hear the whistle go straight after the handball. I thought the referee had seen the ball go into the back of the net and still called play back.
Hypothetically though, if a player handballs deliberately in the box and the ball ends up in the back of the net would it be the...
Hi everyone,
I was looking at the Carvajal Red Card from the El Clasico last night. Can I get some clarification:
- Carvajal gets sent off for handling the ball in the area denying an obvious goal
- The ball ends up in the back of the net during the sequence.
Why didn't the referee play...
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