Women's World Cup...USA beats Brazil...

[GTsetGO]

i have sat here for the last couple of minutes watching the replay and i just don't see where Buehler is behind her. they are shoulder to shoulder as best i can tell.

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Originally Posted by GTsetGO

i have sat here for the last couple of minutes and i just don't see where Buehler is behind her. they are shoulder to shoulder as best i can tell.

Actually, the position of the player(s) when the foul was committed or who had possession (50/50 ball as you assert) does not enter into the judgement or penalizing misconduct. If a player commits a foul and denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity, the referee must send off the player (red card) and restart with a DFK - unless the foul occurred in the penalty area. In which case the restart is a PK.