Never a dull moment in
Spanish football! Extraordinary events this weekend, with referees making a
protest about the cancellation of so many cards by changing the wording of
their reports (see white stick section for more). As a result, the large
majority of the bookings given out last weekend have been cancelled, for now at
least. There were actually four red cards, including one for Recre coach
Marcelino for insulting an official, and one for Racing's Munitis for an off
the ball incident (i.e. punch) on Mallorca's Ballesteros. Both have been given
a two match ban. Red cards for Bilbao's Sarriegi and Deportivo's Capdevila,
both for second bookable offences, have been ruled out though, as have one
match bans for accumulation of yellow cards for Murillo (Athletic), Gustavo
López and Baiano (Celta), Moha (Espanyol), Alvaro (Levante),
Víctor (Mallorca), Corrales (Osasuna), Vitolo and Zigic (Racing),
Garitano (Real Sociedad), and Herrero and Aimar (Zaragoza). Levante's Ettien
was the only unlucky one to be suspended, as his fifth booking of the season
was for time wasting. (15.05.07) |