From the camera angle it's a send off; nevertheless it's not clear the ref was (or any ref could be) in a position to answer the questions and arrive to the sendoff decision. Would a savvy and proactive trailing AR be needed to stop the restart and share with the ref the extent of the misconduct?
I don’t think any officials on this field could be in position to see the point of contact (to the head) that requires the send off here. If there were a fourth official on the near side they would have good position. Otherwise this one is only for postgame analysis or VAR.
From the camera angle it's a send off; nevertheless it's not clear the ref was (or any ref could be) in a position to answer the questions and arrive to the sendoff decision. Would a savvy and proactive trailing AR be needed to stop the restart and share with the ref the extent of the misconduct?
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I don’t think any officials on this field could be in position to see the point of contact (to the head) that requires the send off here. If there were a fourth official on the near side they would have good position. Otherwise this one is only for postgame analysis or VAR.