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Out of interest why was Mignolet not sent off for catching the backpass?
Clear (own) goalscoring opportunity that wasn't it?
or can you not get sent off for offences punished by indirect free kicks?
I was more surprised by the card. I didn't think it warranted a caution.![]()
I was surprised it wasn't a red. Deliberately stopped a goal.
Clear goalscoring opportunity and a deliberate handball. I'm sure I've seen similar incidents that have also lead to yellow cards so there must be something in the rules saying it's a booking.
It's an ambiguous rule like, it certainly didn't fit in with what you'd call a "backpass".![]()
Out of interest why was Mignolet not sent off for catching the backpass?
Clear (own) goalscoring opportunity that wasn't it?
or can you not get sent off for offences punished by indirect free kicks?
Sending off offences (Law 12):
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A substitute or substituted player is cautioned if he commits any of the
following three offences:
• unsporting behaviour
• dissent by word or action
• delaying the restart of play
Sending-off offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any of the
following seven offences:
• serious foul play
• violent conduct
• spitting at an opponent or any other person
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goalscoring opportunity
by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within
his own penalty area)
• denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving
towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a
penalty kick
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
• receiving a second caution in the same matc
The rules state that a back-pass is a yellow card. Because this rule is clear, this rule overpowers the "denying a clear goalscoring opportunity" as it is open to interpretation.
Also, almost every back-pass is one that will go in.
Whipping the rulebook out at the first sign of an argument. What a way to kill a thread![]()