A strange refereeing mistake took place during an international friendly on Wednesday.
Colombia took on Mexico at the Levi’s Stadium in California and played out an entertaining clash.
Colombia, who have not qualified for the World Cup later this year, eventually came out on top in a 3-2 victory.
But it wasn’t the result which caught the eye.
Instead, it was identified that Colombia kicked off BOTH halves in a rarely seen error by a referee.
Neither side appeared to dispute the decision at the time, but it was noticed by those watching.
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And the blunder has seen US official Nima Saghafi be exposed for the rookie mistake.
It is made worse by the fact that Colombia not only kicked off the match, but they then kicked off a further two times before half-time after Mexico scored twice.
The South American outfit then got the game underway for the fourth time in a row at the start of the second half – making it quite remarkable that none of the players realised the error.
Nevertheless, given it was a friendly match, there was little uproar given the lack of impact it had on the game.
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Colombia fought back in the second period to win the match 3-2 as Leeds star Luis Sinisterra’s double helped them to victory.
They will not be in Qatar after failing to qualify for the World Cup.
But Mexico will be there and have been drawn in Group C alongside Argentina, Saudi Arabia and Poland.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
