Forum | Nick Popeâ€™s red card. by MattinLondon

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Nick Popeâ€™s red card. 23:10 - Feb 18 with 4660 views

Probably a stupid question but here goes.

The ball was going away from goal and there was a covering defender - if an outfield player has deliberately hand balled it in that position it would have been a yellow card. So why is it red for a keeper?

Nick Pope’s red card. on 18:22 - Feb 21 with 221 views

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Nick Pope’s red card. on 23:53 - Feb 18 by BloomBlue
Also strange that his red card means he misses the Carabo Cup final but apparently another Newcastle player was one yellow card away from a ban, but that ban would only include Prem games and he would be able to play in the final

Different rules for red and yellow apparently. Straight red applies across all comps. Yellows don’t.

Nick Pope’s red card. on 18:44 - Feb 21 with 200 views

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Nick Pope’s red card. on 18:13 - Feb 21 by Trequartista

The definition of a "goalscoring opportunity" somewhat changes when the keeper is not in the goal.

For example, a covering defender is enough to prevent the scenario being a goalscoring opportunity, but that's with a keeper still to beat. If the keeper is not there, then a covering defender is not enough to prevent the scenario being a goalscoring opportunity, as the striker has an open goal.

So i'd say if the keeper handles deliberately, and the ball would otherwise been in the possession of the attacker, its a red card.

[Post edited 21 Feb 2023 18:13]

I fail to see why anyone is doubting this was a Red card Pope deliberately handled the ball to stop an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

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