All I was arguing is that it was not some travesty of a call that should get the ref fired.
It is a tough call to make at full speed without replay.
A similar play occurred in the 2010 World Cup when De Jong karate kicked Alonso. Similar type of play (albeit much more contact was made and it was more aggressive) but when that was called a yellow the media was shocked it wasn't a red.
Fact is these are tough calls to make live from on the pitch. In Full speed from the refs location it likely looked identical to the DeJong play so he called it a red.
In the end a bit harsh but at the same time understandable.
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