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Actually I just saw a report which says the 4th official didn't give any decision but the ref gave it anyway. In which case the ref was wrong to 'guess' that Lovren touched the ball but got 'lucky' in that it was the correct decision. He probably shouldn't make that decision given he wasn't sure as you say. If he didn't give the penalty we would have continued to dominate and likely to go on and win the game. The decision probably cost us in the end. We were robbed!
Why is he wrong for guessing? Whatever decision he could have ended up giving, it would have been a guess one way or another. So why is giving the pen, which was his original call, worse than not giving it if the ref just doesn't know for sure either way? He had to make a call.