And finally… bad first touch? You’re off!

Posted on 27th June 2013

This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.

Didn’t think you could be sent off for a poor first touch? Think again. Ukrainian U21 captain Olesandr Noyok receives his second booking just four seconds after his first yellow. Why? A terrible first touch of course.

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