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No penalty for O'Nien's arm around Struijk's neck (LEE 0–1 SUN, 16')

Refereeing CallErrorKMI panel ruling
LEELeeds United0 – 1SunderlandSUN

Matchweek 29 · Tuesday 3 March · Referee Stuart Attwell · VAR Paul Tierney

Luke O'Nien held back Pascal Struijk in the 16th minute, placing an arm around the Leeds player's neck. Another missed holding penalty.

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r/soccer post-match threadMeltdown9015 of 81 comments angry about the officiating, mostly LEE fansGenuinely a horrific football match. Neither team deserved a point. Clear penalty against us, but how VAR hasn’t even looked at O’Nien tackling Struijk in the first half is genuinely malpractice. Ref was s*** all game fo…
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