Watch as Plymouth and Accrington players are BOTH sent off for horror double challenge – but one team wins free-kick
THIS is the moment opposing players were both sent off for a horror challenge on each other.
Plymouth Argyle defender Dan Scarr and Accrington Stanley captain Seamus Conneely both flew in as the ball spilled loose near the centre circle during this League 1 clash.
The referee judged that they both deserved a sending off – before giving Argyle a free-kick.
Footage shows both players scrambling to win a loose ball that rolled along the ground.
But Scarr and Conneely mistimed the tackle and ended up barrelling into one another while completely missing the ball.
They can both be seen falling into a heap on the ground after the connection.
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Ref Neil Hair took the unusual decision of sending both men off for the same challenge.
Argyle’s Twitter account tweeted of the incident: “Scarr and Conneely are both sent off, in a decision which presumably satisfies nobody.”
Centre-back Scarr was apologetic to fans later – but joked that the gaffer should take the blame for the dismissal.
He tweeted: “Buzzing for the lads! Another great win at home! Clean sheet for the birthday boy and all the strikers on the score sheet.
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“Apologies to you all for the sending off!
“I blame the gaffer for not subbing me off before that for not being able to pass to a green shirt!”
League leaders Argyle were already 1-0 up by the time of the first-half reds after Niall Ennis opened the scoring.
Sam Cosgrove and Ryan Hardie put the game beyond doubt with their second-half goals as Argyle made it seven straight home wins.
They remain top ahead of Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth.
Pilgrims boss Steve Schumacher was happy with the result – but not the cards.
He said: “Three goals by three strikers is just brilliant and it is so good to have them all in form.
They complement each other really well, and if one starts, the other two can come on and make an impact.
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“The game was kind of spoilt by the red cards. Both lads went for the ball and collided with each other.
“Common sense would be for the referee to book both but he said he followed the letter of the law.”
