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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
It was a hard tackle but he got ball first meaning a red would have been extremely harsh.
The red to Kewell could have went either way and really was not that harsh.
Kewell's arm was away from his body and was even moving a little before the ball made contact, probably wasn't intentional but the ref pretty much has to give him a red for that by the rule book.
If Kewell's arm was flush against the side of his body he doesn't get a red but if you stop a goal and your arm is away from your body it is a red more often then not.
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Tackling from behind is always dangerous, and why a red card, more often than not, is deserved. It's like chepshot to the head in hockey. As for Kewell, he could have been bringing his arm back to his body... A yellow would have been fair, a red is too harsh. I mean, if Vidic only got a yellow yesterday for a CLEAR intentional handball, I can't understand why he got the red.
