Just watched it
by wcnitz (2020-10-05 07:30:17)

In reply to: It was originally called a penalty and red card.  posted by NDBass

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So...I'm not sure what the interpretation was here, because Cavallini clearly went into the back with the shoulder/arm. Even if you think the foot contact that came after was a foul (I don't think it was), the attacker still committed a foul first.

This one reeks of a referee who tweaked a decision instead of correcting it, because he was so over-the-top wrong with the initial one.

Agreed. I think Seattle didn't protest more because ...
by Rocksteady74  (2020-10-05 19:05:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

... being up 3-0 at the time, it didn't really matter so long as the red card was rescinded.
Agreed
by wcnitz  (2020-10-05 20:24:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Also, if you watch the replay, his positioning was awful when the incident occurred.