Israeli player kicked out after celebrating against Austria; watch video
Striker Saied Abu Farchi scored Israel's goal in a 3-1 defeat to Austria for the Nations League, but was sent off minutes later for pointing the chequered flag towards the opposite side, a gesture interpreted as provocation by referee Georgi Kabakov.
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The fact: goal, flag and ejection
Striker Saied Abu Farchi suffered a bitter night on Thursday when he scored Israel's goal in the 3-1 UEFA Nations League defeat to Austria and was sent off minutes after scoring because of an offensive commemoration.
The referee Georgi Kabakov took the gesture as a provocation and showed the second yellow card to the player, who left the field.
Consequence: one more for almost 40 minutes
With Saied out, Israel was one player short and Austria spent almost 40 minutes in the lead. The weight of absence appeared at the end: the Austrians decided the game with two goals on penalties, closing the score to 3-1.
What does that mean?
The case reignited the debate over the boundary between creativity and provocation in celebrations.The League of Nations has strict rules against gestures considered offensive, and Kabakov applied the second yellow without hesitation.For Israel, the expulsion changed the fate of the match the team held the partial result and ended up taking two goals already in extra time, against an opponent with one more on the field.
For the fans, the lesson is: celebrating POL can be expensive, and on Thursday it cost nothing less than two goals in extra time and the team's continued presence.
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Source: ge.globo Futebol
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