Football followers have been left flabbergasted after West Brom’s supervisor was awarded the “strangest red card ever”.
West Brom have been simply 5 minutes into their residence sport in opposition to Southampton within the Championship when catastrophe struck in essentially the most weird vogue. A misplaced cross down the road from a Saints participant within the sixth minute noticed the ball seem to exit of play.
Yet the complete ball didn’t in reality go throughout the road. And Baggies supervisor Carlos Corberan, who was standing on the touch-line, got here out of his technical space and stopped the ball from going any additional together with his foot.
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While West Brom defenders have been there to cowl and the assault was not essentially a harmful one, the matchday referee instantly stopped the sport and approached the Spaniard, brandishing a pink card.
The guidelines state managers should not contact the ball whereas it’s nonetheless in play. And whereas it was a misunderstanding on Corberan’s half, he had little to complain about and immediately headed down the tunnel.
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Viewers have been left shocked as they took to social media to voice their outrage, with one X person saying: “Carlos Corberan has just been shown one of the strangest straight red cards I’ve ever seen. Utterly bizarre.”
Another criticised the referee, saying: “Clearly thought the ball had gone out of play. Refs going over the top again,” whereas a 3rd added: “Bit harsh to send him off.”
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Others complained: “Honestly a booking would have done. It’s not like he was gaining an advantage. All the players thought it was out too and had stopped,” and: “Absolutely atrocious refereeing.”
Southampton made a manager-less West Brom pay simply eight minutes later. Ryan Fraser took the lead, scoring a elegant volley on the again submit after a well-worked nook routine.