assistant referee
Britishnoun
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The bizarre spat between the Blades duo led to the video assistant referee checking for a possible red card, but no action was taken.
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Former assistant referee Darren Cann, who oversaw more than 1,000 professional matches, described the clash between Gueye and Keane as "unusual".
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Referee Glenn Nyberg spotted the incident and showed Ronaldo a yellow card, but having been urged to review the incident on the pitch-side monitor by the video assistant referee, the Swedish official came back with a red.
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The Video Assistant Referee, Michael Oliver, checked the incident and supported the on-field call, with Manchester City going on to win the game 3-0.
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That threatened to change when Johnson was sent off, after Belgian official Erik Lambrechts had been sent to the pitchside monitor by the video assistant referee to review the Welshman's sliding challenge on to the ankle of Marcos Lopez.
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