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Fastest sending off ever

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matty639

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Level 5 Referee
So I had a cup game this afternoon and we kick off as normal, ball gets played back to defenders who knock it around a bit before passing to DM. Cue opposition player lunging in about knee high making the term brutality seem soft, straight red issued without so much as a quibble from anyone. I double check my watch and it's reading 57 seconds.

Made me wonder if anyone's had a faster one than that as I think the earliest one I've ever issued before was about 10 minutes in.
 
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Opps. Gotta thank the defender for the initial blunder which gets the keeper walked
 
My quickest was probably about 20 minutes! So cant compete with your at all!

Watching that vid I thought the attacker charging towards the defender was going to fly into a tackle. Hospital pass to the extreme from the centre half!
 
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This also has the added bonus of an outfield player ending up in goal.

I love that, especially when they dive like Klinsman for the ball!
 
... I can't remember ever having a first half send-off - must be doing something wrong !
 
I've not had any that quick into a game, but I have had similar.

Mid-way through second half of the game, home team make a sub. Throw-in is taken, the sub makes an awful two-footed lunge and is sent off. 11 seconds, 0 touches of the ball!

I now play for this team and this guy is one of the boys I get on best with! Funny old world...!
 
72 seconds for violent conduct is my quickest.
I believe a Hampshire ref holds the official record of 3 seconds which was a two footed lunge straight into one of the two players taking the kick off
 
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