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I was hoping after watching the opening game on Friday night that there was actually a directive to the officials to be a bit more lenient on soft fouls, similar to how the Euros was officiated.

If there was a directive, old man Woolmer wasn’t listening. He managed to annoy both managers who ended up with a booking each and gave 25 fouls during what was a not overly dirty game, 18 of which fell in favour of the away side. Just whistle happy… and completely typical of recent visits.