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The holding offence, which deliberately stopped a promising attack (SPA), and the delaying of the restart that followed took place in one continuous sequence, but they are treated as two separate offences. Where the same player commits two such cautionable acts one after the other, it is correct to send the player off for receiving two cautions.
Relevant Laws
Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct (Cautionable offences)
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The links above lead to official IFAB and JFA resources. The application of the Laws to this incident is the author’s analysis and is not an official view of IFAB, JFA or the competition organiser.
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