2023-11-24 16:35:00
In football, if a second yellow card is shown in a single match, it is customary for the person who received it to receive a red card and leave the field. However, a contrary incident happened the other day. The quarter-final between Mexico and Honduras in the CONCACAF Nations League was the scene of dramatic events.
Honduras goalkeeper Edric Menjivar was yellow carded twice by the referee. The first yellow card was taken in the 86th minute of the game for wasting time. At this point the team was trailing 1-0. Having a two-goal advantage in the first leg, they might have entered the semi-finals if they had held on without conceding any more goals. However, in the 11th minute of injury time, Estadio Azteca gifted Mexico the equalizer and the game went into extra time. Still, the goal was not scored and the penalty shootout was reached. When Cesar Huerta took Mexico’s fourth penalty kick, the referee gave the Honduran goalkeeper a second yellow card for going off the line. However, the red card was not issued. With this, the player continued on the field. It was also a match that would determine a place in the semifinals and qualification for the Copa America tournament. Mexico won 4-2 in the shootout and advanced to the semi-finals.
However, football fans are investigating why the referee did not take the red card and why the player remained on the field. However, the rule of the International Football Association Board says that if a player receives two yellow cards during the specified time, he will be sent off, but if he receives a yellow card in the penalty shootout following the specified time, he will not be sent out.
The law also states that if a team’s player receives a red card during a penalty shootout, it also affects the opposing team. The rule is that when the red carded player leaves the field, one other player from the opposing team must also leave the field. But that team can decide who it is.
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