The application to the letter of football regulations has undoubtedly known its ultimate ineptitude, Sunday evening, during the La Liga match between Villarreal and Almeria (2-1).
When Villarreal midfielder Alex Baena equalized with a header (1-1, 56th), he celebrated his goal by lifting his shirt, to pay tribute to the club's vice-president, José Maria Llaneza, passed away last Thursday from leukemia.
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😱 The 1st goalscorer of the yellow submarine Baena was expelled for paying tribute to a recently deceased club legend by raising his jersey...https://t.co/ethDl5mJEf
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The referee of the game, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea, immediately showed a second yellow card, synonymous with expulsion for Alex Baena, as usually implies lifting his shirt.
Alex Baena then showed him the message written on his T-shirt many times ("Gracias por todo Llaneza"), the referee only reacted... by also sending off another Villarreal player, Manu Morlanes, replacing Sunday and revolted by this grotesque decision on the bench.
Despite the general anger at this unfair double expulsion, the Yellow Submarine managed the good performance of winning after additional time thanks to Nicolas Jackson (2-1, 90th + 4).
An evening concluded with a nice tweet from the club where Unai Emery trains: "This jersey is worth a million expulsions".
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