The first one is textbook what I been posting for weeks, the referee (with help from AR) has opted to disregard the requirements for DOGSO and take the coward option of yellow, content that giving a pk is enough, and praying the pk is scored and we move on and folk forget it.
I see it every week at park level and here is it at senior level in front of the cameras too.
Too many referees need a refresher in the "downgrade" of red card for DOGSO. cautioned if, "attempt to play the ball"
Anyone deeming that an attempt to play the ball critically needs to consider their definition of playing the ball, ref is also too far away to make his call credible, yes its unexpected but, we need to be on our toes and aware of such unexpectedness ! We cant hide behind "ah nobody knew that was going to happen so let me off"
Weak, cowardly and unprepared refereeing. not able to get a credible view on things? maybe that goes hand in hand with fitness levels/awareness levels, two crucial criteria for most levels of officiating, certainly senior level.
27 secs in on the clip, alarm bells must start ringing and you have to get an angle, if not a credible distance on the call, You cannot stand motionless down barrel of gun and pray for the gk to kick clear.
Second one, (although I cant picture in my head why I would only have cautioned for the 1st one), he has to go, reckless,.
leave aside Taylors debatable call, its astonishing someone sends a referee out to a senior game who is not capable of taking the correct action here.