Just reading the game recap and it only states he received a "straight red". Anyone know what his infraction was and how many games will he miss? It could vary from one to many more depending on the action.
Semmle's red card info?
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While the Herd earned a comfortable victory, the Herd suffered a big loss in the 79th minute when goalkeeper Oliver Semmle was issued a red-card for a challenge after he came off his line.
The red card likely means that Semmle will at least miss the next match for the Herd.
Above excerpt from HD piece this morning.
Wow, I haven't read the HD in a while. I did go to ETSU's athletic site and read the TN version. Said Semmle swept the leg of their player after getting beat by him. Coach passionately disputed the red card. If there was no injury or additional dissent its probably going to be one game suspension.
2nd Red card of the season for the Herd, hope its not a trend.
2nd Red card of the season for the Herd, hope its not a trend.
He didn’t exactly sweep the leg but he did get loose with the ball and the ETSU guy made an aggressive effort to take it off his foot. Semmle was a split second late. Nothing egregious. However, with Semmle being the last defender, that type of play in that situation apparently often merits a red card.
Semmle never dissented. Grassie did, however, because the official gave a yellow card. Then the assistant official along the sideline ran in and had a conversation with the official. After about 30-45 seconds of this discussion (perhaps more), the official then changed to a red card. That is what Grassie got so upset about.
It was a weak card to merit a game’s suspension, but I won’t pretend to know the rules on that in NCAA.
For those unfamiliar with the rules of soccer, card-worthy infractions can be adjusted based on the degree of advantage it gave to the guilty party. To be honest, he should have just let the player score.
