Sunday, June 19, 2016

USA attempt to overturn red card

The Unified States on Friday held up a dissent against the red card issued to Jermaine Jones that looks set to preclude the key midfielder of their Copa America Centenario semi-last.

US Soccer declared the challenge against Jones' red, and a yellow card against striker Bobby Wood which additionally abandons him suspended for the semi-last, in a posting on Twitter.

Jones was given his walking arranges right on time in the second 50% of Thursday's 2-1 quarter-last triumph over Ecuador taking after an encounter with Manchester Joined's Antonio Valencia.

The 34-year-old was issued with a straight red card in the wake of raising his hands towards Valencia's face amid the conflict despite the fact that replays recommended he scarcely reached the Ecuadoran wide player.

US mentor Jurgen Klinsmann later portrayed Colombian ref Wilmar Roldan's choice as a "disrespect."

"Sadly we lost Jermaine for that episode which is a flat out joke," Klinsmann said in a public interview.

"Since I was in that spot - the fourth authority settled on the choice, not the ref, he didn't see it."

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