OL v Rennes: LFP rescinds Noah Nartey yellow card | OneFootball

The LFP said in a statement that, after reviewing footage and the referee’s report, it had rescinded the yellow card shown to midfielder Noah Nartey in the 90th minute of OL’s win over Rennes.

As time added on began, several Lyon players appealed for a penalty after a Rennes clearance and Nartey’s recovery, the Danish midfielder going down as he tried to nudge the ball on the edge of the area.

Referee Mathieu Vernice instead judged simulation, drawing protests from the bench and team-mates.

Paulo Fonseca later praised Vernice after OL’s 4-0 victory, saying he congratulated him at full time, though moments earlier he had railed against the decision involving Nartey.

Following the decision, Nartey is back on one booking after matchday five, having been the only player in the squad on two.

He now sits alongside seven team-mates on one, namely Athekame, Bacher, Morton, Niakhaté , Openda, Šulc and Tessmann, leaving some breathing space before the automatic suspension for five yellow cards.

Source: Le Progres

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