A REFEREE appeared to book his own fourth official during a Bundesliga match.
The incident which took place in a recent game between Magdeburg and Paderborn left fans puzzled.
Referee Felix Brych appeared to book the fourth official
Some fans think a Paderborn coach lifted up the board and was subsequently punished
Some claim the ref brandished a yellow card because a Paderborn coach held up the substitutes board to signal a change – rather than the fourth official doing so.
Paderborn boss Lukas Kwasniok watched on with bemusement as what appeared to be a member of his coaching staff was booked.
Kwasniok was in the process of making two substitutions as he looked to close out a 1-0 win, which he failed to do so as Lucas Castaignos equalised moments later.
One fan reacted to the incident saying: “The guy that holds up the board isn’t actually a ref he is part of the coaching staff so it isn’t the ref booking another ref.”
Another added: “If you see the shirt that he wear, he is not a ref, he is one of the team’s staff in this match. According to the regulation, only a ref that can hold and organise a substitution board ”
A third wrote: “Friendly fire.”
And another commented: “Yellow card for time wasting.”
It has been an eventful season in Bundesliga so far with Harry Kane scoring from inside his own half against Darmstadt on Saturday.
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The England captain bagged his second hat-trick of the season as Bayern Munich won 8-0, with all eight goals scoring in the second half.
However Kane is still not the league’s top goalscorer – that honour goes to Stuttgart star Serhou Guirassy who has 14 goals in just eight games.