Unprecedented happening, change your underwear vs. I don't want to. I've never had a red card before a match
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According to the Indian media 'Times of India', there was a commotion between the players and the referee in the waiting room ahead of the AIFF Super Cup semifinal match between FC Goa and Mumbai City in the 2025-2026 season on the 4th.
The broadcast screen showed the referee raising the issue with the orphan captain, Iker Gaguna Chenna. The referee determined that Chenna, a Spanish worker, wore underwear in color that did not meet the rules of the game.
On this day, overworked Chenna wore blue underwear under white shorts. FIFA regulations state that `when wearing underpants under shorts, the color of the underpants shall match the main color of the uniform pants.'
If the underwear was changed according to the regulations, it seemed to be over without any problems, but the overworked body strongly protested, asking what was wrong with the underwear that was not visible outside, and the referee immediately took out the red card, causing chaos.
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Goa coach Manolo Marquez said after the game that "the referee told me to change my underwear. So I thought it would be solved right away"But about two minutes after I went to the stadium, someone came to me and told me that I had been sent off"I looked back on the absurd moment.
He said "It wasn't a normal situation, but fortunately, 11 people were able to play."
According to soccer regulations, if a player who is scheduled to start leaves before the start of the game, he or she can be replaced with another player. Goa replaced Javier Siberio, who was from Spain, and Borja Herrera temporarily kicked the captain's armband.
Herrera "I've never seen anything like this in my life. I won't go into details. The club will find an appropriate solution."
Goa looked somewhat agitated by the pre-match chaos, but soon regained his composure and won 2-1 in the 20th and 23rd minutes with consecutive goals from Brison Fernandez and David Timorese.
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Goa won the penalty shootout 6-5 after drawing 0-0 in the final against East Bangalore on the 8th, winning the tournament for the second consecutive time.
Founded in 2014, Goa is well-known as a team that has been briefly missed by director Chiku of 「Brazilian Legend" and Roberto Pires of"Ars Legend"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
