Stamford Bridge, London – E be like say wahala don land for Chelsea vs Arsenal match wey happen today. Piero Hincapie, di Bayer Leverkusen don turn Chelsea defender, use hin elbow take catch Trevoh Chalobah for face. But as dem check am for VAR, dem say no be red card.
Di match start sharply, with referee Anthony Taylor wey no wan hear word, show six cards for di first half alone (na serious matter!). Martin Zubimendi, Marc Cucurella, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori and of course, Hincapie, all gatz find place for yellow card book.
Three minutes after Chelsea player Caicedo collect yellow card wey turn red, Hincapie and Chalobah land for controversial incident wey make referee call for VAR review. Hincapie jump for ball but wahala be say e use hin elbow give Chalobah for hin face. Chalobah dey suffer as e go collect treatment, while Hincapie just collect yellow card like say him just play small prank.
Sky Sports commentator Peter Drury drop some hot gist as e yan say dem tell referee say Hincapie use hin arm well, but him dey try follow di ball. “Reckless use of the arm, say VAR, but eyes always on di ball,” na wetin Drury talk. Chai! Na serious matter o!
No be only dat, Caicedo wey just collect yellow card, suddenly turn red card as VAR wisely check di scenario. Di Premier League Match Centre for X drop gist wey explain say dem change am because Caicedo play with serious foul play. Not be play play matter.
Referee Taylor sef talk say: “After review, Chelsea player wey no sabi control hin body, don endanger opponent safety, therefore my decision now na red card.” E no easy for Caicedo, but wetin dem expect when stevedore no sabi how to hold hin goods?
Daniel Sturridge, wey dey analyze di game, talk say e no sure if Caicedo go fit complain, as di referee no dey blind. “Di referee see wetin happen and e give am yellow card first. Na only when dem show am say na bad tackle, e gree change am to red. When you slow am down, di tackle fit look worse, but if you check am high speed, e no be so bad,” Sturridge explain.
As di match dey hot up, na so di players dey feel di pressure and fans dey follow dem for sidelines. Di atmosphere no fit cool down, as you go see any small challenge fit turn to big wahala. Wetin you expect, na football we dey talk! As dem say, di game no go finish until e reach halftime. Let’s dey watch how e go end for di second half!
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