Description of incident: Pienaar came in with a high challenge on Mascherano, connecting about knee high on the Argentine, leading with his studs. The ref gave a free kick to Liverpool and booked Steven Pienaar despite loud calls for a red card.
Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010
Home Team:
Liverpool | Away Team:
EvertonReferee: Martin Atkinson | Linesman: David Richardson & Darren Cann
Decision Type: Red card | Verdict:
| Decision Difficulty: 3/5Affect on Result: It would have put Everton down to ten men prior to Liverpool losing a man, so it's impossible to tell how different the game would have been had Pienaar received a red | Winner: Everton | Loser: Liverpool
Players Involved: Steven Pienaar (Everton) & Javier Mascherano (Liverpool)
Summary: Pienaar's challenge was awful. I don't like seeing players sent off but, under the current guidelines, it had to be a straight red. Jamie Redknapp, commenting for Sky Sports, said he was amazed that it didn't result in a broken leg for Mascherano, which I think summarises what type of challenge it was. The ref bottled this one, maybe because it was the first major incident in the game, but he definitely got it wrong, it should have been red not yellow.
Cheers,
WB
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