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With the Kuwait League match between Al Nasr and Al Arabi deep into extra time, and the home side Al Nasr 1-0 up and nearing victory, the referee Saad Al Fadhi had the temerity to award a stonewall penalty to the visitors. What happened next would lead to the man in black doling out a less legitimate form of justice.
After being surrounded by irate Al Nasr attackers, upset at seeing a win potentially slip from their grasp, the referee let fly with his fists – flooring the Al Nasr No11 Abdulaziz Farraj with a left-hander, kicking him shortly after he had picked himself back up, then dismissing him from the pitch with a prompt red card.
More was to come. After his assistants stepped in to control the melee, Al Fadhi went on a red card rampage, doling out another on the pitch. With matters concluded, he completed the job by wandering over to the bench to wave a red card in the general direction of the assorted sheikhs and substitutes gathered there.
With order apparently restored, Al Arabi buried the penalty and levelled the match – only for Al Nasr’s understandably piqued No9 Zabn Al Enazi to hoof the ball directly at the referee from the re-start. Cue another red, another touchline melee and both teams trooping disconsolately from the pitch.
I found this hilarious. [Source]
16 replies on “Referee punches player”
I wonder what happened to the referee, he should be arrested!
For what? for punching who his attacker?
Well done referee, I’ve seen countless videos of referees being outnumbered, bullied and attacked by a disgruntled team that he ends up being chased off the pitch and even worse.
I think this is a case of using the American justice system, Stand your ground!
Exactly, there was one case in Kuwait where the referee was attacked, was unable to defend himself, he was escorted off the pitch by riot police… then insulted on live tv… and only to be fired by a Sheikh!
Thus what that referee did in that video is really something I understand.
I think the player deserved a punch, they were all pushing and hitting the referee anyways.
barbarians playing and barbarians watching. I expect nothing better. It’s like Roman times all over again!
LOL .. should have upper jabbed two more :p
rock on ref.
We need more referees like this in world football. Players have turned into real assholes and this is the only way for ground professionals to protect themselves.
Thumbs up , and that dude totally deserved the knock out. A Referee is placed on the ground for a reason- to be an authority and make decisions. If you cant live with that, however wrong you think the decision may be, you shouldnt be playing. Rule of thumb for any sport.
The funniest part is this video is right after the ref punches the guy and he falls to the ground and is obviously in pain, everyone just ignores him and moves on.. LOL.
Yeah, that number 11 writhes around like he’s been shot, but then seems to make a remarkably swift recovery to have another go at the ref. That player was clearly making a meal of it, but the ref also completely lost his head. The red cards right at the end were particularly funny. The way he was going, I thought he might start sending off the crowd.
Mind, the goalie deserves praise for keeping his cool whilst everyone else seemed to lose theirs.
I love it. But I don’t understand how he can give a sheikh a red card, thats pretty bold!
+1
Deport the refree
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I think what the ref did is deplorable. Referees are there to maintain rules! He just defeated the purpose. If anything, a ref should maintain more calm and decorum than anyone else on the field. Did he HAVE to react poorly? I think this guy is a poor choice and shouldn’t be allowed on the field. He looks extremely childish and overly emotional.
AWESOME REF HAS BALLS OF TITANIUM.