Won the ball? I have only seen one replay but Dunk was seemed to be nowhere near the ball....I will have a look at it again though. However once a foul was given it could only be red.
My first thoughts (from immediately in line with the incident, and a clear view) was that it was a sending off. And Dunk wasn't surprised when it came.
After the match, we were debating whether Dunk should have just let him through to score (or have Kuszczak possibly make a brilliant save) and keep 11 Albion players on the pitch. As CMS might tell you, it IS possible to miss chances like that.
In the 80th minute, you take the red card then try and hold on for 10 minutes. In the 7th minute, you let him go. But he tried to win the ball, and was bloody close to doing so - just not close enough.After the match, we were debating whether Dunk should have just let him through to score (or have Kuszczak possibly make a brilliant save) and keep 11 Albion players on the pitch.
Not in the dying minutes he doesn't - remember Solskjaer?Fergie tells his players to let the play through
Red card: 100% correct decision, he doesn't get the ball, he takes the man out and denies a goal scoring opportunity
1st penalty: probably went down slightly easily but at the end of the day 99.9% of people would have done the same. Kuszczak did make contact.
2nd penalty: stone wall
In the 80th minute, you take the red card then try and hold on for 10 minutes. In the 7th minute, you let him go. But he tried to win the ball, and was bloody close to doing so - just not close enough.
Should it have been a red card:
Dunk went for the ball and missed, but it wasn't dangerous, so this boils down to whether or not it was a goal-scoring opportunity. Greer could not have got across in time, which makes Dunk affectively the last man. But would Bolasie have got to the ball before Kuszczak? Having watched it a fair few times, I don't think so. I think Kuszczak would simply have collected the ball. So while I don't blame the ref, I don't think Blolasie could have scored, so it shouldn't have been red.
Obviously if Dunk had never gone for the challenge, Bolasie wouldn't have knocked it on so far, but Dunk was allowed to go for the ball, and if he'd pulled out at the end Bolasie would have already knocked it on to Kuszczak.
In the 80th minute, you take the red card then try and hold on for 10 minutes. In the 7th minute, you let him go. But he tried to win the ball, and was bloody close to doing so - just not close enough.
Should it have been a red card:
Dunk went for the ball and missed, but it wasn't dangerous, so this boils down to whether or not it was a goal-scoring opportunity. Greer could not have got across in time, which makes Dunk affectively the last man. But would Bolasie have got to the ball before Kuszczak? Having watched it a fair few times, I don't think so. I think Kuszczak would simply have collected the ball. So while I don't blame the ref, I don't think Blolasie could have scored, so it shouldn't have been red.
Obviously if Dunk had never gone for the challenge, Bolasie wouldn't have knocked it on so far, but Dunk was allowed to go for the ball, and if he'd pulled out at the end Bolasie would have already knocked it on to Kuszczak.
Well at least that makes two of us. Like I said, I don't really blame the ref, it's only after watching the replay from the side a few times that I 'think' Kuszczak would have got their first (which IMO makes it no booking, just a free kick).Just been talking to a Leeds supporting mate of mine( I know, I know) said the same about the red, Goalie would have got the ball so it was NOT a clear goalscoring opportunity thought it was very harsh.
Under which of these offences do you think the red card was 100% correct.
A player, substitute or substituted player is dismissed from the field of play and shown the red card if he/she commits any of the following offences:
Serious foul play
Violent conduct
Using offensive, racist, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
Spitting at an opponent or any other person
Denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper inside his/her own penalty area)
Denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player’s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick (known as a professional foul or "last hope"/"last man" foul)
Receiving a second caution (yellow card) in the same match