The Case of Strange Card Draws in Football Matches Around the World
- 4 years ago
Edin Dzeko (Bosnia - Greece, 2016)
Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko is most famous during his time at Wolfsburg and Man City, the teams are giving him the trophy. However, in 2016, Dzeko was sent off while playing for the Bosnian national team after a strange incident.
Dzeko was sent off while playing for the Bosnian national team/Ph.90min
Playing against Greece in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match, Bosnia were leading 1-0 when the game entered the last 10 minutes. Dzeko took the ball down while Sokratis, who plays Arsenal now, kept coming close to causing the Bosnian captain to fall.
Sokratis tried to win the ball while Dzeko tried to hold the ball back and when the Bosnian captain's defeat pulled off the opponent's pants. The referee showed Dzeko the second yellow card for his disqualification. After the match Dzeko was angry with the referees, saying that he did nothing to get a red card, but Dzeko's less fortunate action was also deserved.
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