Goalkeeper Sent off for kicking pitch invader!

AZ Alkmaar's goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado retaliates against a pitch invader during their Dutch Cup match against Ajax - and is sent off by referee Bas Nijhuis.

The incident prompts Alkmaar's coach Gert Jan Verbeek to take his team off the pitch in protest at the Costa Rican's dismissal, and the game at the Amsterdam Arena is abandoned after only 36 minutes.

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[mcneilio1]

sent off for defending himself against an idiot who could have been carrying a weapon ??

crazy!!!

the ref needs to take a look at himself as well although it is probably in the rules he had to send him off but some common sense when its an incident like that

[silentalarmactiv8]

@mcneilio1

true. if you look at it again, it looks as though the guy is trying to assult the goalkeeper. it happened in a split second, and it could of been anyone with harmful intent.

[MRP4TCHY]

He should have been given a medal, not a red card.

[bax450]

I think the goalkeeper should know better. There is a difference between defending yourself and booting someone who is defenceless on the ground, especially with studs on.

[hail1234567890]

@mcneilio1

Think it goes beyond self-defence when he's kicking him on the floor...

[32Zion]

We know its the rules. but sometimes rules need to have exceptions..

[luiyiuting]

Well done.

[para95gr]

Chuck Norris, who?

[StreetPoet13]

Thats nonsense. Self Defence is a Red Card? Then i guess the officers that had to keep the player safe from the fans is fired? no?

[aliazxz]

Kill dat mother fucker

[32Zion]

If i were the ref, i would have carded the attacker..

[devilthrig]

@juuanathan if you were the goalkeeper you would have done the same

[juuanathan]

@mcneilio1 u call that defending? Kicking somone multiple times while he is lying on the ground? and plz, carrying a weapon? why would u run infront of someone with a weapon? if he wanted to shoot him he could have done it from the corner flag.. This is an assault, and im glad the keeper got red card, he should be banned for a couple of weeks as well :)