[GirlySports]

That looked really dangerous in full speed. When the ref ran towards the area, I was quickly asking 'would he dare give a red card?" and he did.

There are a couple of things, it depends on the the refs angle.. I wish he would have perhaps consulted the linesman. And Nani hadn't even comitted a foul in the game I don't think so he wasn't walknig a tightrope at all so maybe a yellow would have been enough. But Nani can't raise his foot like that, that's a ball he cannot go for, he has to track back.

It must have looked extremely malicious from the refs angle or else I also thought it was harsh.

I don't really care about the 'it ruined the game arguments', the refs job is not to ensure the entertainment of the game, he's there to apply the laws of the game.