🎥 Blue screen moment? Keeper sent off in 🇿🇦 after line mix-up; watch | OneFootball

Sipho Maseti was one of the standout figures of the opening round of the South African league.

The TS Galaxy goalkeeper was sent off in the 93rd minute of the match against Siwelele last Sunday (2) for making a save outside his area.

An intervention that came after likely confusion involving the pitch markings at Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium.

100% his fault or... the line’s?

Maseti was on his way to making an easy save after a long clearance from the home side.

But he kept moving out of his area and... caught the ball with his hands!

A decision that may have been influenced by the “extra” line on the pitch, which also hosts rugby matches.

You can spot that line in the replay of the play that led to the “unusual” red card.

Can we cut the big keeper some slack? Have your say! 

The game was about to end and TS Galaxy still had a substitution left to make, which softened the impact of the sending-off.

Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, Polokwane, AmaZulu and Sekhukhune were the teams that got off to a winning start in the South African Premiership.

Meanwhile, Marumo Gallants vs Mamelodi, the only first-round match not played, will take place on the 19th. 

Photo: Reproduction/TS Galaxy

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.