USA vs Mexico: 4 pink playing cards as homophobic chanting ends video games early
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he match was minimize brief and 4 gamers have been despatched off in Thursday evening’s CONCACAF Nations League semi-final between the United States and Mexico.
The USA ran out 3-0 winners, however the referee blew the ultimate whistle simply seven minutes into the 12 minutes of added time attributable to homophobic chants resurfacing, after he had beforehand halted play within the 89th minute for a similar purpose.
USA duo Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest have been despatched off, whereas Mexico’s Cesar Montes and Gerardo Arteaga have been proven pink playing cards for Mexico. Montes’s dismissal was for kicking the Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun, who was an England U21 worldwide as just lately as earlier this yr.
After that deal with within the 69th minute, McKennie was despatched off for enjoying his half in a brawl. Then Arteaga and Dest have been despatched off following one other bust-up.
The stadium announcer warned supporters that the match was liable to suspension if homophobic chanting continued, and drinks have been hurled from the stands by followers because of this, and the referee then blew for full-time halfway via the scheduled added-time.
CONCACAF stated it “strongly condemns the discriminatory chanting” throughout the sport. Mexico’s soccer affiliation has been handed quite a few fines up to now by FIFA after homophobic chanting by their followers.
Speaking after the sport, by which he scored two of the USA’s three objectives, Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic stated: “It’s a great scoreline for us, it’s a big win and we’re into the final. But the game didn’t need to turn into all the madness that it did.
“They really need to control the game much more. It’s sad. And now we’re missing two good players just because everyone’s losing their heads. I’m a little bit upset but at the end of the day we’re in the final.”
The USA face Canada within the Nations League last in Nevada on Monday.