A non-league footballer had a day to neglect on the soccer subject just lately after he was proven an unbelievable THREE playing cards for a collection of fouls which came about inside 12 seconds of one another.
Garforth City’s Alex Low hacked down a participant from Bridlington City within the Northern Counties East Soccer League final weekend as they tried to mount a counter assault.
The referee, clearly nonplussed by the problem, waved play on in a transfer to take care of Bridlington’s benefit on the break, just for Low to cost again and as soon as once more scythe down an opposition participant – this time deep inside his personal half.
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In a transfer not often seen on a soccer pitch, the referee approached Low and issued him with two yellow playing cards – one for every of the fouls – and swiftly adopted up with a purple card.
Low, for his half, had little challenge with the referee’s disciplinary measures and jogged off the pitch with little criticism.
The vide of the incident has amassed greater than 200,000 views on social media on the time of writing.
Right here's one thing you don't see each day…
The ref offers Garforths' Alex Low three playing cards without delay ??♂️ pic.twitter.com/A6a9itEc0O— Garforth City AFC (@TheGarforthTown) January 26, 2020
That is glorious refereeing! At all times a danger to play benefit on a yellow card, particularly on fringe of space like that however that is very nicely managed with actually good consciousness ?? https://t.co/v92h4OXNiO
— Bobby Madley (@BobbyMadley2) January 26, 2020
The scene was harking back to an unbelievable scene on the 2006 World Cup in Germany when English referee Graham Ballot confirmed Croatian defender Josip Simunic THREE yellow playing cards in the middle of the identical recreation for a collection of fouls.
Ballot had did not appropriately notice the primary yellow card which he had issued to the participant.
That incident was a mistake on the official’s half, however within the case of the double-foul at Garforth City, the referee received his decision-making spot-on.
Former skilled referee Bobby Madley even took to social media to present his backing to the referee within the newer incident.
“That is glorious refereeing!” he tweeted.
“At all times a danger to play benefit on a yellow card, particularly on fringe of space like that however that is very nicely managed with actually good consciousness.”
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