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Player Sent Off For Protesting Penalty...Awarded To Himself

Euge Pettit
By Euge Pettit
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This is the face of Talat Abunima, the man sent off for protesting against being awarded a penalty.

It happened in a Norwegian fifth division game between Sandved and Ild.

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"I went past an Ild player and then tripped over my own feet. It was unbelievably clumsy of me and when the referee pointed to the spot I felt I had to speak out" Abunima told local newspaper Sandnesposten.

Munjic first gave Abunima a yellow card for protesting and when the 36-year-old continued to argue against the decision to award him a spot kick, he was sent off.

With the score at 3-1, the resulting penalty kick was deliberately sent wide. Ild withdrew a player to make the sides even again. They were then awarded two late penalties which finished the game at 3-3. Drama much?

[via. The Guardian]

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