Statto
Free Kick Specialist
I'm surprised VAR didn't look at the 2nd, which looked more of a pen than the 1st. Toffolo trying to be Jack Laugher in response to running past what was Colback with both feet on the ground at that point was somewhat laughable and if there was contact it wasn't really avoidable.
It did look a bit of 6 and 2 threes with the 2nd though, Lowe and O'Brien did get a bit tangled up, both went down over it, and maybe it just looked like it wasn't actually a foul but two players kicking each other.
It's not clear cut and dissecting it with VAR isn't really the point of VAR because it wasn't an obvious error to overturn.
I've seen similar skirmishes given but it would be a bit harsh really, what's Lowe meant to do, keep 2m apart or something?
It did look a bit of 6 and 2 threes with the 2nd though, Lowe and O'Brien did get a bit tangled up, both went down over it, and maybe it just looked like it wasn't actually a foul but two players kicking each other.
It's not clear cut and dissecting it with VAR isn't really the point of VAR because it wasn't an obvious error to overturn.
I've seen similar skirmishes given but it would be a bit harsh really, what's Lowe meant to do, keep 2m apart or something?