Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after corner flag celebration
Reuters • • sports
Key Points:
- Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for a snooker-themed celebration involving the corner flag during their 3-1 UEFA Nations League loss to Austria.
- Abu Farchi scored a header in the 55th minute to equalize the match after Austria initially took the lead via a penalty by Romano Schmid.
- The referee booked Abu Farchi earlier in the game and issued a second yellow card for his celebration, resulting in a red card and reducing Israel to 10 players.
- Austria regained the lead in the 90th minute with a goal from Phillipp Mwene, and Sasa Kalajdzic sealed the victory with a stoppage-time goal.
