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FC Goa Captain Sent Off Over Underwear Before Kickoff, Team Reaches Super Cup Final

Match officials applied equipment rules by ejecting Iker Guarrotxena in the tunnel before play began.

Overview

  • The red card was issued before the Super Cup semifinal against Mumbai City in the Fatorda Stadium tunnel in Margao.
  • The referee asked to inspect the player’s underwear and deemed its color non-compliant with uniform regulations.
  • Competition rules for pre-kickoff expulsions allowed Goa to replace Guarrotxena on the team sheet and start with 11 players.
  • FC Goa won 2–1 to advance to the final despite the pre-match dismissal.
  • Coach Manolo Márquez expressed disbelief at how quickly the situation escalated, and video of the incident spread online as captain Javier Siverio said he had never seen anything like it.