Mali (1) vahsus Côte d'Ivoire (2) FT(AET). CIV otumokpo take them to semis

[danfo driver]

ref pushed the man then red carded him

What's the point of the red card when Mali are already out

Are you sure you know how football works?

[green4life]

Oga, that one na proverbial medicine after death.

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

[Otitokoro]

No! It wasn't the case.
Go watch the exchange again.

Nah. The player pushed him first

it was actually the arrogant ref who put his hand on the player??!!! This is why i said these north african refs need serious beating.

Mali should not accept any ban! The ref was the one who assaulted the player!

ref pushed the man then red carded him

[packerland]

Nah. The player pushed him first

it was actually the arrogant ref who put his hand on the player??!!! This is why i said these north african refs need serious beating.

Mali should not accept any ban! The ref was the one who assaulted the player!

ref pushed the man then red carded him

The player was walking towards him like he wasn’t there.

[Coach]

Ref stood his ground. Lino should’ve raised his flag and called them all offside. End of.

[gosh]

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

The Malian captain rushed him (even though he barely touched the ref). The ref pushed him to back off because he was getting too close in his face. Rightly or wrongly, in many instances when a player does that a ref will feel threatened and issue a card.

[packerland]

This type of loss can spiral into a series of losses for Mali.

[YUJAM]

I watched it clearly. Hamari pushed him first

No! It wasn't the case.
Go watch the exchange again.

Nah. The player pushed him first

it was actually the arrogant ref who put his hand on the player??!!! This is why i said these north african refs need serious beating.

Mali should not accept any ban! The ref was the one who assaulted the player!

ref pushed the man then red carded him

[Coach]

One will assume, after pouring water over ESC's head, they broke the empty bottle over it too.

[Otitokoro]

If he bumped into the ref, then the ref could have given him a straight red.
However, the ref was the one who initiated the aggression, by laying his hands on the player.
The ref had no right to do that. None, whatsoever.

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

The Malian captain rushed him (even though he did not touch the ref). The ref pushed him to back off because he was getting too close in his face. Rightly or wrongly, in many instances when a player does that a ref will feel threatened and issue a card.

[panafrican]

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

I couldn't have said it better !

[gosh]

If he bumped into the ref, then the ref could have given him a straight red.
However, the ref was the one who initiated the aggression, by laying his hands on the player.
The ref had no right to do that. None, whatsoever.

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

The Malian captain rushed him (even though he did not touch the ref). The ref pushed him to back off because he was getting too close in his face. Rightly or wrongly, in many instances when a player does that a ref will feel threatened and issue a card.

Dude, the player was way too close in the ref's face for comfort. So he had to push him to back off.

[felarey]

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

I thought he was pissed they didn't get a chance to take the corner.

[danfo driver]

All this one una dey talk, all i know is that this was a great missed opportunity. They should have let the Malians deal with the ref and giving him the beating of his life. These North African refs have dealt with us, even in this tournament, we have seen pepper from them. Absolutely missed opportunity

[packerland]

One will assume, after pouring water over ESC's head, they broke the empty bottle over it too.

[txj]

SURELY YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If he bumped into the ref, then the ref could have given him a straight red.
However, the ref was the one who initiated the aggression, by laying his hands on the player.
The ref had no right to do that. None, whatsoever.

As captain, he was asking the ref why no extra time (beyond the 1 min) was provided, considering all the changes and stoppages that occured.
Things got out of hand when the ref, being the complete jackass that he was, decided to lay his hands on the Malian captain and shove him. The Malian captain never touched the ref - it was the ref that was the aggressor and then decided to cap it with issuing a red card to the Malian captain.

That ref should be sanctioned. His actions were reprehensible and an absolute disgrace!

The Malian captain is a dumbass... What the hell was he attacking the ref for? Was it the last minute corner kick the ref did not allow? You played 11 vs. 10 almost all game + 30 minutes extra time. You even wasted a pk to boot. Not too many people on the African continent or around the world will feel sorry for you. In fact you were very wasteful and poor considering your 1 man (and later 2 man) advantage. How many more "breaks" do you need to be given to win a game?

The Malian captain rushed him (even though he did not touch the ref). The ref pushed him to back off because he was getting too close in his face. Rightly or wrongly, in many instances when a player does that a ref will feel threatened and issue a card.

[felarey]

See no way the ref can be at fault. A player is supposed to be courteous and polite (very hard to do sometimes) when addressing the ref. Regardless of who pushed first, there's enough in there for the ref to make representations of what made him push back if he's charged (unlikely) to exonerate himself. But the player was clearly the aggressor. As a neutral perhaps he should have allowed them to take the corner but extra time is not a given.

[felarey]

One will assume, after pouring water over ESC's head, they broke the empty bottle over it too.

Be nice...

[bamenda boy]

ref pushed the man then red carded him

Why did the ref push him?

[bret- hart]

See no way the ref can be at fault. A player is supposed to be courteous and polite (very hard to do sometimes) when addressing the ref. Regardless of who pushed first, there's enough in there for the ref to make representations of what made him push back if he's charged (unlikely) to exonerate himself. But the player was clearly the aggressor. As a neutral perhaps he should have allowed them to take the corner but extra time is not a given.

If it were a black Ref and the Mali was say Morocco or Egypt they would have jacked the ref up. The Malian player did nothing wrong. It was the stupid ref that started shoving. These North African refs are trash.

[Bigpokey24]

joga bonito from Cabo Verde

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