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Seeing red! Non-league footballer issued with THREE cards after committing scything fouls just seconds apart (VIDEO)
A non-league footballer had a day to forget on the football field recently after he was shown an incredible THREE cards for a series of fouls which took place within 12 seconds of each other.
Garforth Town's Alex Low hacked down a player from Bridlington Town in the Northern Counties East Football League last weekend as they attempted to mount a counter attack.
The referee, clearly nonplussed by the challenge, waved play on in a move to maintain Bridlington's advantage on the break, only for Low to charge back and once again scythe down an opposition player - this time deep inside his own half.
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In a move rarely seen on a football pitch, the referee approached Low and issued him with two yellow cards - one for each of the fouls - and swiftly followed up with a red card.
Low, for his part, had little issue with the referee's disciplinary measures and jogged off the pitch with little complaint.
The vide of the incident has amassed more than 200,000 views on social media at the time of writing.
This is excellent refereeing! Always a risk to play advantage on a yellow card, especially on edge of area like that but this is very well managed with really good awareness
