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It is always a subjective decision by wcnitz
The language has been clarified (I believe the latest IFAB clarified it further) but it's still quite open to interpretation. See the italicized bits, which could be applied in this situation but could also be interpreted to NOT apply in this situation.
Clauses:
*preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision
*challenging an opponent for the ball
*clearly attempting to play the ball which is close to him when this action impacts an opponent
*making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball