So, Max Dowman's red card appeal was rejected because the majority of the panel classified his reaction as violent conduct and concluded that the referee's decision was not obviously wrong.
Their argument is that Dowman, despite being in a trapped position, deliberately attempted to kick out forcefully at Neal.
The panel believes he had an opportunity to disengage from the challenge by simply stepping away. Instead, he turned back towards Neal and made a forceful retaliatory movement with his leg.
In their interpretation, the key issue wasn't how the incident started but Dowman's decision to retaliate rather than remove himself from the situation.
That's why the appeal was rejected.
Can you imagine.
Arsenal's Max Dowman lost his appeal against his red card at Fleetwood for violent conduct by a 1:2 vote.
The claim for excessive punishment was lost 0:3.
The decision was that of referee Michael Salisbury alone.
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