Getafe’s Abdel Abqar was despatched off following a VAR evaluate for grabbing the genitals of Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth throughout Saturday’s LaLiga conflict on the Metropolitano stadium, in an incident that surprised gamers and supporters alike.
The flashpoint got here across the fifty fifth minute when referee Miguel Angel Ortiz halted play and signalled a potential sending-off offence after being alerted by VAR, with the sport being paused for a number of minutes.
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The stoppage initially baffled these contained in the stadium because it adopted a routine problem between Nahuel Molina and Mauro Arambarri, with nothing in that change suggesting a crimson card was imminent.
Readability arrived solely when Ortiz consulted the pitchside monitor and replays proven on the stadium’s large screens revealed an off-the-ball altercation between Sorloth and Abqar. The footage confirmed the Moroccan defender touching the Norwegian ahead’s groin.
Sorloth reacted angrily, grabbing Abqar’s arm and pulling him to the bottom.
After reviewing the photographs, the referee confirmed Abqar a straight crimson card for unsportsmanlike behaviour, whereas Sorloth was proven a yellow card for his response.
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The prolonged delay added an uncommon subplot to a match finally settled by Molina’s first-half objective, which secured a 1-0 win for Diego Simeone’s facet.
Atletico are third within the LaLiga desk with 57 factors, six behind second-placed Actual Madrid and 10 adrift of leaders Barcelona. Each rivals have a sport in hand.
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