The KNVB disciplinary committee has dismissed Roel Janssen’s red card in the match against FC Emmen (1-3 loss). The defender of Fortuna Sittard got the red print in the fiftieth minute from referee Joey Kooij after he committed a foul on Paul Gladon. After the game, Janssen was then critical of Kooij, which did put him on a suspension. As a result, Janssen still has to pass up the game with ADO Den Haag on April 25.
When Gladon rushed towards goalkeeper Yanick van Osch four minutes after the break in the penalty area, he was pulled by the arm by Janssen. The defender was given a red card. That card was dropped on closer inspection. “The disciplinary committee considered it sufficiently proven that there was no question of denying a clear scoring chance. The oblique position of the ball in relation to the goal and the proximity of goalkeeper Yanick van Osch and defender Martin Angha were important”, explains. the disciplinary committee to dismiss the red card.
After the game, Janssen did not agree with Kooij’s decision and he showed that. In front of the camera of ESPN the center defender was completely empty about Kooij’s performance. “He really whistles for every fart: for tackles that are on the ball and he thinks too hard. It looked like indoor football. If you say something about it, you immediately get an angry look and he will threaten with cards. That’s Joey. Kooij, eh. This boy just can’t whistle. It’s just awful. I’ve seen several matches of him and it’s just dramatic. “
Those statements put the defender on a one-match suspension. As a result, Janssen misses next week’s game with ADO Den Haag. Roel Janssen received the red card in the match Fortuna Sittard – FC Emmen on Saturday 10 April. On the field he then used insulting language against the referee and afterwards he discredited the referee in front of the cameras of ESPN. He is excluded from a game for this ”, the KNVB reported on Tuesday.
Kooij responded on Sunday Good morning Eredivisie to his decision and Janssen’s reaction. “The moment a player in a promising position in the penalty area is dropped by means of holding, pushing or if the ball is no longer within reach, a red card is added”, Kooij explained. “In this case the player is being held in a scoring position and so it’s a red card. I think this is a perfect example of a player being interviewed while still full of the emotion of the match. I think that if Roel seeing this again, he also thinks: maybe it is not very convenient that I have done it this way. “
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