I'm with the ref on this one, although I'm not sure how well the booking would go down on a miserable Sunday morning!
. It would not be incorrect in law. But a question of judgment and expectations.
Your edit is correct. I'm saying it would not be incorrect in law to caution, but if you caution for something that happens before the goal scores the goal does not count. We agree.It would be, given that what you described equates to an offence committed by the team scoring the goal just prior to it. IMO of course
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Edit: I think I may have misread yr post. In either case, allowing the goal would be incorrect in law if the caution was for an offence committed before the goal was scored.