Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
A few people here will say it's harsh but it was cynical and from behind. It wasn't an attempt to play the ball. If the roles were reversed, I'd be pissed if it were just a yellow.
And yet there's no rule that says a cynical challenge is an automatic red, unless it prevents a goal scoring opportunity. So the ref has made a new rule there and then enforced it.