I played Center and left back for most of my time playing, the first tug from both was an equal foul canceling foul type moment but then he was wrapping his arms on him when pulling him down. I think ultimately it’s a call that can go either way and the refs chose the penalty. I probably would have said it shouldn’t have been a penalty but the foul is there so it isn’t wrong to call the pen.
I played Center and left back for most of my time playing, the first tug from both was an equal foul canceling foul type moment but then he was wrapping his arms on him when pulling him down. I think ultimately it’s a call that can go either way and the refs chose the penalty. I probably would have said it shouldn’t have been a penalty but the foul is there so it isn’t wrong to call the pen.