The two yellow cards Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa received during last week’s Europa Conference League quarterfinal match against Lille made most football fans aware of this.
Recent incidents in football have brought to light a little-known rule that allows players to remain on the field during a game even after receiving two yellow cards.
The two yellow cards Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa received during last week’s Europa Conference League quarterfinal match against Lille made most football fans aware of this.
His first yellow card came during regulation, and his second came during the team’s thrilling penalty shootout victory. Most fans in the stadium were surprised Martinez did not get another yellow card.
On Sunday, April 21, the contentious rule made a comeback when Andre Onana was given a yellow card in the 85th minute of
the FA Cup semi-final match against Coventry. He also got a yellow card for interfering with the referee in the penalty shootout.
Contrary to what most football fans would have expected, the Cameroon international was not red-carded because one of the yellow cards was given during the penalty shootout, which Manchester United won.
After the game, Onana said, “I knew my first yellow card had been cancelled, so I knew the rules before the penalties.” I’m glad that in order to win the game, I had to use my cunning and agitate a few people.
FIFA’s IFAB regulation 10.3 regarding penalty shootouts lends credence to what Onana had previously stated. According to this rule, yellow During penalty shootouts in the same game, cards earned during regulation are not considered.
