Source: Daily_Mail
Graham Poll: Dowd was spot on with penalty and yellow card for Konchesky
Konchesky brings down Cole for a penalty and receives a yellow card (below)
The crowd wanted a red card for the ex-Hammer so why didn't Dowd dismiss Konchesky?
Well, the law states that the player who is denied an obvious goalscoring opportunity must be heading towards goal and makes no reference to 'last man'.
Cole was heading for the junction of the goal area and goal line, six yards wide of goal, so Dowd was right to let Konchesky stay on the field.
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