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Was it actually a worse offence? With Rice, the ball was still moving and he tapped it literally inches as part of his stride? The Brighton player booted it 40 yards. If the yellow was for delaying the restart, that’s pretty damn inconsistent.The Brighton player should probably have been booked too but Rice’s actions were more egregious because he kicked the ball while the player who had won the foul was in the process of taking his free. Which is obviously a worse offence. At least when a player kicks the ball after the whistle he can have the excuse that he didn’t hear a whistle. Rice had no such excuse.
Once again, Rice is stupid for giving the ref a decision to make, but common sense and basic fairness would have seen the game continue as 11 v 11.