Red cards

Ok, I am getting a lot of red cards in my games, both my team and opponents and i'm noticing a vast difference in what effect a red card has on my team and on opponents. Basically, if I have a man sent off I will be under heavy pressure immediately and am likely to concede goals quickly, fair enough... However, this is simply not true if an AI team has a man ( or more ) sent off, it seems they will immediately start playing like supermen, I've seen games where I am leading by a goal at 75 minutes with the opposition not threatening at all only for them to get a red card after which they have dominated and scored 2... Watching you would think my team was down to 10 and not them. This evening I have seen it from a team down to 9 men also.

It is simply unrealistic and basically spoils the game almost completely when it happens, does anyone else see this in their games?

I noticed the same. Only one of the million things that irritate and destroy 2012 playing experience.