Piroozi Athletic 1 - 1 Al Gharafa
AFC Champions League 2012 group stage · 2012-04-17 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov

Not good enough for me

54th minute - First shout for a red

The player from Al-Gharafa Farhad Majidi went into a tackle very late and connected on the opponents ankle with his studs, but he didn't even get a yellow for his tackle when he actually should have been sent off.

66th minute - Second shout for a red

This time in the middle of the pitch, Majidi went studs up into the opponents thigh, and he should have received a Red Card but Irmatov made another crucial mistake by just giving out a Caution.

Finally

6 minutes later in the 72nd minute, Majidi finally got what he deserved when he was sent off for receiving his second caution of the match but his one was for diving which was asolutely correct.

fans

The result ended 1-1 but the Iranian side set a new record for match attendance: 96,200 which is unbelievable. This might be a way for Champions League in Asia to get noticed around the world.

Oh Irmatov

By far the worst performance I have seen from him, but he was still better than most.

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