Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez appeared to be sent off during his team’s penalty shootout, but remained on the field due to a little-known rule.
The Argentine goalkeeper, who made headlines for his antics in the World Cup final penalty shootout against France, was cautioned by Slovakian referee Ivan Kruzliak before being shown a second yellow card.
However, a strange rule meant he was allowed to stay on the field for the rest of the penalty shoot-out and he was the hero again.
After saving Nabil Bentaleb early on, Martínez put his finger to his hip lips to calm the home fans, but Leon Bailey missed and Villa leveled the score.
Before that, however, Kruzliak showed Martínez a second yellow card of the game, apparently for failing to get into position while Watkins waited to take his penalty with a missing ball, and Villa fans were temporarily left with their hearts in their hearts. mouth. .
Emiliano Martínez escaped a red card due to a little-known rule during Aston Villa’s penalty shootout victory over Lille.