White Stick Awards

Iturralde and his infamous linesman Rafa Guerrero picked the short straw this weekend, taking charge of the always argumentative Sevilla versus Osasuna. The yellow cards flew up until Josetxo picked up his second late on, but the game exploded when Iturralde ruled that Javi García had handled the ball deliberately as he dived to head clear at the feet of Chevantón. A second booking for García and a penalty followed, which won the game for the locals and then provoked an unsavoury brawl at the end of the game. To say the least the hand ball was accidental, and the disciplinary committee cancelled the second booking on appeal. The damage was done though, and the three points went to the locals. All in all 14 yellows and two reds, plus another yellow and two reds at the end. Not bad for a day's work! (29.01.08)

Name Games played Yellow cards Red cards Total
Clos Gómez 12 81 10 91
Iturralde González 13.5 77 9 86
Lizondo Cortés 10 74 8 82
Velasco Carballo 13 74 6 80
Muñiz Fernández 12 73 4 77
Pérez Lasa 12 68 6 74
Daudén Ibáñez 11 70 3 73
Alvarez Izquierdo 12 62 11 73
Undiano Mallenco 12 67 3 70
Teixeira Vitienes 12 65 4 69