The decision of Mr. Szymon Marciniak during this France-Denmark is likely to make people talk.
Launched by Antoine Griezmann in depth on a counter-attack in the 20th minute of play, Kylian Mbappé, who started on goal, was retained by Andreas Christensen, almost in the position of last defender.
The man with the whistle decided to give a simple yellow card to the Danish defender on this action.
A justified decision for the former French referee, Said Ennjimi: “He considered that there was another Danish player nearby and that it was therefore not the last defender before the goalkeeper.
He could have seen it differently because Mbappé had free rein.
It must be said that if his analysis had been clearly erroneous, the VAR would have intervened.
There is therefore no manifest error”.
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Also remember that the mention of the last defender never appears in the rules of football.
Indeed according to Law 12, the referee can only issue a red card if “the offender annihilates a clear opportunity to score or if he makes a gesture endangering the physical integrity of his opponent.
On this action, Mr. Szymon Marciniak decided that the fault was not striking enough to exclude the FC Barcelona defender.
