ASTON VILLA booked their place in the Europa Conference League semi-finals after beating Lille over two legs.
The match was decided by a penalty shootout – but there was some drama before the decisive penalty…
Martinez was the hero in the shootoutAP
Why was Emi Martinez not sent off after being shown two yellow cards?
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez avoided being sent off during Villa’s dramatic win at Lille despite being booked twice by the referee.
The Argentine was first shown a yellow card in the 39th minute for timewasting and then was shown another during the penalty shootout.
Martinez saved Lille’s first penalty, and in celebration, he turned to the French fans, and hit them with a ‘shush signal’.
But the World Cup winner remained on the pitch because yellow cards collected during the match and extra time do not carry over to penalties.
IFAB law 10 states that: “Warnings and cautions (YCs) issued during the match (including during extra time) are not carried forward into kicks from the penalty mark (KFPM).
“A player who receives a YC during both the match and the KFPM is not sent off.”
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