As Amani returned to the pitch reluctantly extracted from the supporter celebration by teammates aware of potential disciplinary consequences the referee produced the expected yellow card for excessive celebration.
This administrative requirement created no negative impact not punishment but formality, not penalty but protocol, the standard procedure that affected nothing beyond official record through its disconnection from performance significance.
The match's remaining minutes reflected Utrecht's professional game management not desperate preservation but controlled progression, not time-wasting tactics but possession-based security, the effective protection of advantage through constructive approaches rather than negative methods.
