Football: Wellington Phoenix denied A-League victory against Macarthur FC by baffling red card
9 Jan, 2021 08:10 AM
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A-League referees boss Strebre Delovski can expect a strongly-worded please explain missive from the Wellington Phoenix after a game-changing decision in their 1-1 draw with Macarthur FC at Campbelltown Stadium.
After dominating the competition s new boys for an hour of their round two contest and having taken a deserved 1-0 lead, Wellington were reduced to ten men by an utterly mystifying red card. Alex Rufer came together with Bulls player Denis Genreau in a midfield challenge and as Rufer fell, he was adjudged to have lashed out at his opponent and sent from the field for violent conduct.