
Bizarre red card for throwing opponent's boot away
Oliver Norburn was given a baffling red card on Saturday for throwing away the boot of an opposition player.
Oliver Norburn was given a baffling red card on Saturday for throwing away the boot of an opposition player. The Notts County midfielder had already been given a yellow card for a prior incident when he was given his marching orders in the 19th minute. He tackled Armando Dobra of Chesterfield on the edge of his own box when a boot, belonging to the floored player, came loose. Norburn picked up the red boot and tossed it aside, much to Dobra's annoyance. The referee wasn't impressed and dished out a second yellow card. Chesterfield's players were also not amused by Norburn's antics. Chesterfield ran out 3-2 winners in the clash in League Two. Dobra and Norburn's rivalry started before the red card incident. Early in the game, home fans accused Dobra of feigning injury after a clash with Norburn. Then after 16 minutes, the Meadow Lane faithful were silenced when Dobra fired home Dil
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