So how did this high-speed red dance come about? The 72nd minute of the game, Fulham led 1-0. Fulham wing Willian saved on his own goal line. With the hand. The referee pondered how to decide. Fulham coach Silva wanted to influence him visibly, which the referee didn’t want. It got too colorful for him, he showed Silva the red card. The first. The second followed immediately: After studying the scene via VAR, referee Chris Kavanagh came to the conclusion that Willian’s defensive action was also out of the question – the next red card. That in turn was no good for Willian’s colleague Aleksandar Mitrovic, who had previously scored to make it 1-0. He tried to intervene – and, because he overdid it, got the “Reds”. This made the quota “three in 60” perfect.
