Sayed Abu Farchi was an “unusual” protagonist during Thursday’s (24) Austria vs. Israel match in the UEFA Nations League.
After scoring his goal — which made it 1-1 away from home — the 20-year-old Israeli forward went to one of the corner flags for a “personal” celebration and ended up being sent off.
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The damage would grow even bigger, as Austria scored twice after the 90th minute and won the Nations League B clash 3-1 at the Raiffeisen Arena.
Did the referee make the right call?
Sayed Abu Farchi had already been shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute.
And he equalized for Israel four minutes later — scoring his first goal for the national team.
He celebrated with his teammates and then used one of the corner flags to imitate a possible gunshot.
An act that did not go unnoticed by Bulgarian referee Georgi Kabakov.
Abu Farchi received another yellow and left Israel with ten men on the field.
With the numerical advantage, Austria took control of the game in the final stretch of the second half.
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They went back in front in the 90th minute thanks to Mwene. They also scored a third through Kalajdzic (93′). Schmid had netted the first one (43′).
The result secured the top spot in Nations League B Group 3, as Kosovo beat Ireland 1-0 in the other match in the group.
Sayed Abu Farchi became a Colorado Rapids player in MLS this September.
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