It was hard for PSV but it was also hard for Stuart Attwell with a team like Hapoel hiding their incompetence behind fouls. In the first half the ref didn't have much to do, but not so in the second.
against all expectations Hapoel scored 3-1. PSV had to do something and for the Israelis it was the moment to start stalling. What would Attwell do, the last half hour was interesting enough.
First Stuart saw a penalty, Kevin Strootman fell in the box. Hapoel players protested vehemently, but they would, wouldn't they? Then we saw Attwell walk towards his AAR, a short conversation followed overheard by PSV and Hapoel players pushing each other aside to be able to hear better. Was he really going to..... No he can't, he has already pointed at the penalty spot............
really it wasn't a penalty and the AAR was right and Attwell followed his advice. Well done, you could argue, hurray for the AARs! But you could also say this all took way too long and this is definitely not something you want to happen in a football match. Get rid of those AARs and get me some better referees.
Maybe.
made everyone nervous, hence the many yellows. Yellows for talking, for pushing, for everything.
Attwell added 6 minutes which was fair.
If you consider all those bookings you may wonder why he did not do anything against hands and elbows in faces.