The sending off rules

"Sending-off offences

A player is sent off and shown the red card if he commits any of the following seven offences:

is guilty of serious foul play
is guilty of violent conduct
spits at an opponent or any other person
denies the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball (this does not apply to a goalkeeper within his own penalty area)
denies an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player?s goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick
uses offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
receives a second caution in the same match"

So Lehmann could have had a red for serious foul play, or violent conduct. Not just denying a goal-scoring opportunity.

Posted By: Old Git on May 18th 2006 at 13:40:05

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The sending off rules (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 13:40:05
- He could have but it would have been wrong... (Other Football) - Dr Baker, May 18, 13:43:58
  - Really? (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 13:47:03
    - OG on another point... (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 18, 13:52:11
      - The two I know would just get violent (Other Football) - pants, May 18, 13:57:01
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 18, 13:57:29
        
        haha one of em isn't bad, would get angry though (Other Football) - pants, May 18, 14:10:04
      - ha ha you're asking him because you know what he's likely to say (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 18, 13:55:23
        
        haha. and looking below... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 18, 13:56:26
      - those in my office are very quiet (Other Football) - Inbred Yokel, May 18, 13:54:54
      - All the gooners I know (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 13:54:13
        
        *chuckle* (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 18, 13:56:12
        
        I think a lot of them are in the Wenger image (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 14:04:06
        
        I did...probably up until the championship winning season... (Other Football) - Brandonio, May 18, 14:08:46
    - So when a player trips another with... (Other Football) - Dr Baker, May 18, 13:50:25
      - I suppose the intention is the key for "serious foul play" (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 13:53:11
        
        My point is that there are loads... (Other Football) - Dr Baker, May 18, 13:56:50
        
        Of course, but (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 14:02:27
        
        We'll have to agree to disagree (n/m) (Other Football) - Dr Baker, May 18, 14:09:00
        
        Furry muff (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, May 18, 14:31:25
        
        ref didn't think so though (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, May 18, 14:04:15
      - *no intention* (n/m) (Other Football) - Dr Baker, May 18, 13:51:44

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