Israel’s Abu Farchi sent off after gun gesture celebration
Saied Abu Farchi headed home in the 55th minute to draw Israel level with Austria before running to the corner flag and making a gun-firing gesture in celebration.
On Thursday, Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off during a UEFA Nations League match against Austria. The 20-year-old celebrated his goal in the 55th minute by using the corner flag to simulate a gun. Earlier, Abu Farchi had been booked with a yellow card, which increased to a second yellow card and subsequently a red card following the gun gesture celebration.
The incident left Israel with 10 players for the remainder of the match. Austria took the lead through Romano Schmid's penalty in the first half, but Israel equalized with Saied Abu Farchi's goal. However, Austria regained the lead in the 90th minute with Phillipp Mwene's goal, and Sasa Kalajdzic added a third in stoppage time.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- Israel’s Abu Farchi sent off after gun gesture celebration freemalaysiatoday.com
- Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after gun gesture celebration channelnewsasia.com
- Israel's Abu Farchi sent off after gun gesture celebration nst.com.my
