It seemed like he said - "I dont know if it a penalty or not, so i will give it but wont send him off." As I said, truely bizzare
Spot on call from the AR from where I was stood - there was light contact, but nothing to say yellow/red IMO. Was an entertaining game for sure, if only UH found this form earlier...
I bow to your judgment on the penalty. I was too far away to tell for any certainty. Once a foul was determined though, it by definition stopped a clear goal scoring opportunity as apart from the goalkeeper there was no one else to beat. The law is quite clear, the player must be sent off. The referee has no discretion