Description of incident: After escaping a red card earlier in the game, Pienaar eventually received his marching orders deep into injury time. He challenged for a header with Gerrard; Gerrard won the ball and ended up on the floor, clutching his head. The ref showed a second yellow, then red to Pienaar.
Date of Game: Saturday 6th February 2010
Home Team:
Liverpool | Away Team:
EvertonReferee: Martin Atkinson | Linesman: David Richardson & Darren Cann
Decision Type: Red card | Verdict:
| Decision Difficulty: 2/5Affect on Result: N/A | Winner: Liverpool | Loser: Everton
Players Involved: Steven Pienaar (Everton) & Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Summary: It was a challenge borne out of frustration as he was clearly late and video replays show he was also looking at the player, not the ball. This still doesn't explain to me why Gerrard went down holding his barnet, as Pienaar did not come anywhere near his head with any part of his body. Regardless, it was a stupid challenge and Pienaar has no one to blame for his red card other than himself. Right decision, second yellow & red card.
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