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Thunderball · 08-13-2020, 09:24 PM

Gareth Wheeler is an idiot.

It clearly hits his side and his arm. If your arm is away from your body in a way that could affect the direction of the ball with intent (make your body "unnaturally bigger" and above the shoulder) and your arm makes contact with the ball... it's a red card and a PK.

If your arm is away from your body in a way that could affect the direction of the ball without intent and makes contact, its a yellow and PK. Which is what happened.

Correct call. 100%.

God, reading that twitter feed made me sad... some Canadian soccer fans (and commentators) are clueless.

08-13-2020, 09:24 PM	#893
Thunderball Franchise Player Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	Gareth Wheeler is an idiot. It clearly hits his side and his arm. If your arm is away from your body in a way that could affect the direction of the ball with intent (make your body "unnaturally bigger" and above the shoulder) and your arm makes contact with the ball... it's a red card and a PK. If your arm is away from your body in a way that could affect the direction of the ball without intent and makes contact, its a yellow and PK. Which is what happened. Correct call. 100%. God, reading that twitter feed made me sad... some Canadian soccer fans (and commentators) are clueless. Last edited by Thunderball; 08-13-2020 at 09:38 PM.