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Israel player Sayed Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture during goal celebration in Nations League
The referee promptly showed the Colorado Rapids forward Farchi a second yellow card, just four minutes after his first, leading to a red card.
Jalen Neal #2 of CF Montréal heads the ball against Sayed Abu Farkhi #9 of the Colorado Rapids. [Getty]
Israel player Sayed Abu Farchi was sent off for his goal-scoring gun gesture celebration after equalizsng against Austria in the Nations League on Thursday.
The forward's goal made the score 1-1 early in the second half. He then jogged to the corner, pulled out the corner flag, dropped his right knee to the grass and rested the pole on the back of his left hand before making a firing gesture.
The referee promptly showed the Colorado Rapids forward a second yellow card, just four minutes after his first, leading to a red card.
Romano Schmid’s penalty had opened the scoring. Phillipp Mwene and Saša Kalajdžić scored in the final minutes for Austria to win the game 3-1.
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