Pouladi's firt yellow was already highly questionable. When you consider with what Iraq's number 2, 5 and 15 got away repeatedly before and after it becomes even more ridiculous.
Then he doesn't even touch the goalie, gets pushed down - and the push was obviously there - which usually should result in a yellow for the keeper and maybe a warning for Pouladi not to overreact, but he's sent off and the keeper gets nothing.
The isolated incidence might tempt one or the other to say, ok, a very strict referee with an aversion to diving might have given a card to both here, but again, you need to see how he reacted in similar scenes throughout the match.
How often did Younis Mahmoud fall down theatrically after much less contact in the box or at the sideline? Once before, two or three times afterwards. Referee reaction? Zero.
All in all a very clear case of directly and heavily influencing the outcome of the game. This is manipulation.
And he knew exactly what he had done and yet repeatedly refused to apply the same standards he had used on judging Pouladi's actions twice on Iraq's players at least half a dozen times, despite being confronted with this by our captain.
This man was on a mission, and he accomplished it. It saddens me when besides the fact that he will face no negative consequences for his deeds, fellow victims try to clear him of his guilt.
His name will go down in history beside Talaal Najm, as public enemy of Iranian football.
Then he doesn't even touch the goalie, gets pushed down - and the push was obviously there - which usually should result in a yellow for the keeper and maybe a warning for Pouladi not to overreact, but he's sent off and the keeper gets nothing.
The isolated incidence might tempt one or the other to say, ok, a very strict referee with an aversion to diving might have given a card to both here, but again, you need to see how he reacted in similar scenes throughout the match.
How often did Younis Mahmoud fall down theatrically after much less contact in the box or at the sideline? Once before, two or three times afterwards. Referee reaction? Zero.
All in all a very clear case of directly and heavily influencing the outcome of the game. This is manipulation.
And he knew exactly what he had done and yet repeatedly refused to apply the same standards he had used on judging Pouladi's actions twice on Iraq's players at least half a dozen times, despite being confronted with this by our captain.
This man was on a mission, and he accomplished it. It saddens me when besides the fact that he will face no negative consequences for his deeds, fellow victims try to clear him of his guilt.
His name will go down in history beside Talaal Najm, as public enemy of Iranian football.
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