Struijk has red card shown after VAR intervention overturned
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The controversial red card shown to Brighton defender Pascal Struijk during a match against Sunderland has been successfully overturned after a review.
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Why It Matters
Pascal Struijk received a red card at the Stadium of Light after a VAR review.
The red card controversially shown to Brighton defender Pascal Struijk at Sunderland after an intervention by the video assistant referee (VAR) has been overturned.
Struijk was sent off after 57 minutes of Saturday's match at the Stadium of Light when he was adjudged to have fouled Sunderland forward Wilson Isidor as he tried to run on to a through-ball.
Neither referee Thomas Bramall nor his assistant gave a foul initially, but VAR Neil Davies intervened and called the on-field official to the screen.
After watching the replay multiple times, Bramall showed Struijk a straight red card for denial of an obvious goalscoring opportunity.
Open Questions
- Was compensation or formal acknowledgment issued regarding the refereeing error?
