Manchester City’s Lewis sees the red card after head step

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After head step: Manchester City star sees red

At the start of the club World Cup, Manchester City celebrated a sovereign success. For Rico Lewis it was still a day to forget.

Rico Lewis first looked completely stunned at the referee and then towards the sidelines. The referee showed the 20-year-old full-back in the service of Manchester City in the 88th minute of the club World Cup game against Wydad AC.

What happened? Shortly before the end of the game, Lewis and Whydads Samuel attempted to conquer a ball with a grätsche. Lewis was on the ball first, but after touching the play equipment, he suddenly raised his leg. With his right foot, Lewis hit the slipping on the top of the face, which remained immediately with a face -frowned face.

Referee Ramon Abatti Abel did not hesitate long, decided on a coarse foul and put Lewis off the pitch. He could hardly believe it – and in fact it was a tough decision. After all, Lewis first played the ball and simply got into the duel too late. This is exactly why the video assistant (VAR) took on the scene again. But in the end it stayed with the decision. The upscale leg was probably decisive. As a result, Lewis still trotted completely out of the square. Could continue to play at the top.

However, the scene no longer had an impact on the outcome of the game. At that time, Manchester City already led 2-0 through goals by Phil Foden (2nd minute) and Jérémy Doku (42nd minute). It also remained after the red card until the final whistle. The substitute City striker Erling Haaland almost even made 3-0 in added time.