A special record for midfielder Tim van den Heuvel of Jong PSV: he received a red card after ten seconds as a substitute on Friday evening. A record within professional football in the Netherlands.
Jong PSV will face Jong AZ at home on Friday evening in the Kitchen Champion Division. In the 46th minute, 18-year-old Van den Heuvel made a tackle that was immediately punished with a red card. It was 0-2 for AZ at that time. It ended up being 1-2.
Record
In the first division in 1999, RBC substitute Michel van Zundert once took the red card after 15 seconds. This made him the record holder in that division for many years.
Ajax player Márcio Santos was the previous record holder for the fastest red card after a substitution at Eredivisie level. In 1996 he got red after nineteen seconds during Ajax-PSV in the Amsterdam ArenA.
FC Den Bosch
By the way, an FC Den Bosch player also received a red card on Friday evening, but then by taking two yellow cards – in five minutes. Defender Luke Mbete had to leave the match against NAC in the 70th minute.