Bristol Rovers supervisor Joey Barton was left feeling “cheated” by the referee in a 2-0 loss to Portsmouth that noticed Liverpool loanee Jarell Quansah despatched off.
Barton has been a vocal admirer of Quansah ever since he made the momentary swap to Rovers in January, describing himself as “completely delighted” to signal him.
However a tenth consecutive begin for the Gasoline got here to a irritating finish, because the 20-year-old was proven a purple card for his involvement in an unsightly melee within the closing levels of the sport.
Quansah scythed down Joe Morrell within the ninetieth minute, earlier than leaning in together with his head after being confronted by the Portsmouth midfielder.
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Morrell made probably the most of it, earlier than the Liverpool teen then turned to a different Portsmouth participant because the travelling followers referred to as for a sending-off – to which the referee obliged.
He’ll now be suspended for up the three video games, and as he actually misses their subsequent fixture at house to Charlton on April 7, Quansah received’t play membership soccer for a minimum of one other three weeks.
“We really feel cheated and aggrieved right now. Large choices within the recreation, a variety of them have gone towards us,” Barton advised reporters together with Bristol World.
“However now we have to mud ourselves down. The officers will sail off the world unaccountability they usually’ll be backed up by their assessor.”
On Quansah’s purple card, he added: “I don’t assume his deal with warranted a straight purple.
“From my vantage level, I noticed [Portsmouth defender] Joe Rafferty throwing a number of our bodies round. Our gamers go in and it’s a little bit of a melee.
“I’m undecided what has gone on, I presume it’s one thing that has occurred within the melee as a result of I don’t assume the deal with warranted a purple card.
“I feel it’s a poor deal with, however I don’t assume it’s greater than a yellow card.”
Sadly, the footage from the stands means that, whereas comfortable, Quansah did push his head into Morrell and gave the referee little selection.
Chatting with BBC Radio Solent Sport, Morrell gave his account of the scenario, explaining: “I feel he’s tried to interrupt my leg.
“I’ve received up. Possibly he’s began a bit and he’s headbutted me. I feel it’s most likely [worth] two purple playing cards.
“I haven’t made a deal with like that in my profession and I actually wouldn’t try this.”
Quansah had performed the complete 90 minutes in every of his 9 earlier outings for Bristol Rovers, who had been on a three-game unbeaten run previous to back-to-back defeats to Wycombe and Portsmouth.
He’ll now depart for worldwide obligation with the England under-20s, and friendlies towards Germany, the USA and France.
