EMILIANO MARTINEZ was SENT-OFF in Aston Villa’s gripping penalty shootout against Lille… but still escaped an early bath.
The World Cup-winning goalkeeper was booked during the Conference League quarter-final showdown.
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And he was shown another during the shootout for goading fans.
The referee brandished the red, leaving fans to wonder what happened next with no goalkeeper for the spot-kick showdown.
But the match official quickly withdrew the red, leaving fans baffled.
It turns out there’s a very good reason Martinez did not head down the tunnel.
That’s because of a little-known rule that states yellow cards are WIPED OUT between the end of extra-time and penalties.
But that didn’t stop fans from being baffled…
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