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Referees' Association Rules Foul on Lunwayik Was Red Card Offense
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First reported by Sport5 · 2 hours ago
What happened
Israel's Referees' Association ruled that a foul by Maccabi Haifa's Nigel Lunwayik on Frantzdy Pierrot, which caused a serious injury, should have resulted in a red card. The association also reviewed a controversial handball incident leading to a goal, deeming it correctly allowed.
- 01Referees' Association deemed Lunwayik's foul a red card offense.
- 02Foul caused opponent Frantzdy Pierrot to tear his ACL.
- 03VAR official followed protocol despite ruling.
- 04Handball leading to goal was correctly allowed, committee ruled.
- 05Injured player criticized the officiating on social media.
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