Agree Apollo. Was about 4 yards away. Both players had eyes on the ball and there where no raised arms or elbows from either player. The referee clearly had an agenda to book Whitehall and reached for his card immediately. He did then hesitate with the card until the players received treatment. Could and should have consulted his linesman who was 2 yards away from the incident with a much better view but didn’t even acknowledge the lino let alone speak to him.
Possibly the abuse he received after that incident set him against the team in general for the remainder of the game. If he didn’t have an agenda then one assumes he will be apologising for disallowing the goal once he has seen the replay and the video of the Spennymoor goalkeeper laughing at him.
