[GirlySports]

here is a full analysis of the penalty decision in the first game.

http://footballrefereeing.blogspot.c...l#.U53N2Xa-3kc

The alleged holding offense by Lovren, who indeed slightly touched Fred, who then clearly slipped and simulated a foul, could have been optimally solved if the referee had a sidewise insight into this duel. If he had been positioned as required by the normal diagonal movement, he would have had a better, bigger angle of vision (maybe even 90°) instead of maximum 10° or 20° being positioned in the "diagonal channel", having a view "from the front" onto a situation which required a lateral perception. Nishimura must have seen the contact at the shoulder, but as we know a contact is not enough for a foul. The assessment whether there was a clear holding offense which caused Fred's descend demanded a sideways insight, which Nishimura unfortunately did not have.