Wednesday, 10 October 2012

For pretending to gun down a teammate in goal celebration, player earns straight red.

 

A player whose goal celebration was to aim and shoot a teammate dead was promptly rewarded with a red card by the referee.
Ecuadorian player Fidel Martinez, 22, pretended to gun down team-mate Dubier Riascos after he scored for Mexico's Tijuana during a match against rivals Toluca. After scoring in the 50th minute and taking his team to the top of the table, Riascos was joined by teammates Martinez-number 11, and Alfredo Moreno number 9 for an extended goal celebration.

The referee later reduced the punishment to a yellow card and allowed the midfielder back on the pitch.

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