COLOMBIA’S WILMAR BARRIOS can count himself lucky after he escaped with a yellow card following this clash with Jordan Henderson.
Replays showed Barrios caught Henderson with what looked to be an intentional headbutt as the two waited for a free-kick in the closing minutes of the first half in Moscow.
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Following a review by the VAR, referee Mark Geiger decided that a yellow card was sufficient punishment – but was Barrios lucky not to see red?
Wilmar Barrios is booked for what looks like a head-butt on Jordan Henderson, which rules him out of Colombia's next game, but is he lucky it's just a yellow card? #rtesoccer#worldcup#COL#ENGpic.twitter.com/gbPzwjD47z
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Colombia lucky not to be down to 10 men as Barrios puts the head in on Henderson
COLOMBIA’S WILMAR BARRIOS can count himself lucky after he escaped with a yellow card following this clash with Jordan Henderson.
Replays showed Barrios caught Henderson with what looked to be an intentional headbutt as the two waited for a free-kick in the closing minutes of the first half in Moscow.
Following a review by the VAR, referee Mark Geiger decided that a yellow card was sufficient punishment – but was Barrios lucky not to see red?
Was the referee’s decision correct?
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