Arbitrator acknowledges that he was wrong with red for Fortuna-player Smeets

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Arbitrator acknowledges that he was wrong with red for Fortuna-player Smeets

December 23, 2018 10:42
23-12-18 10:42

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Referee Allard lindhout create gave Saturday after consulting the VAR Jorrit Smeets Fortuna Sittard straight red after a clash with Samir Memisevic of FC Groningen. After studying the images afterwards acknowledged to the arbitrator that no red should have been.

“To be honest, it is not a hundred percent red card,” said lindhout create at FOX Sports. The duel ended in 0-0.

“At first I thought red, also because I have the imprint of the shoe on the knee of Memisevic could see. By the speed with which Memisevic is inglijden and even his feelings I tend more towards a yellow card, the referee. “I see myself in the mirror and say that we have not successfully done.”