Video Analysis 2: Unusual red card for Chris Baird

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SITUATION

Match: Hungary at Northern Ireland

Date: September 7 

Score: 1-0 Hungary

Minute: 81'

Setup: Hungary starting a counterattack 

Referee: Cüneyt Çakir (Turkey)

This is interesting play for me since you hardly ever see this situation in a game. From the video, you can tell that Çakir shows Northern Ireland's Chris Baird the yellow twice and clearly indicates with hand gestures that he saw two separate incidents on the play. When I take a look at the replays I see what appears to be some sort of cynical foul off the ball early in the play by Baird, followed by a clear yellow card foul seconds later. For me, both these are clear yellow card offenses. The only argument against the second yellow is that Baird wouldn't have made the second challenge if he knew he was going to be booked for the first challenge. I get that argument and it clearly is a tough deal for Baird, but the fact is he clearly committed two yellow card card fouls and therefore deserves to be sent off.

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