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Mon, 09/21/2009 - 21:18
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-League erase Elrich's red card
Newcastle Jets midfielder Tarek Elrich has had his red card from Sunday's A-League
match against Sydney FC expunged, avoiding a week on the sidelines in the process.
Elrich was given a straight red card in the 89th minute of the sometimes heated
clash after he and Sydney FC's Sung-Hwan Byun challenged for a hip-high ball.
Replays had suggested that both players had their studs up in the challenge.
The A-League Match Review Panel accepted Newcastle's submission that the card was an
"Obvious Error" (Red Card) Application" and removed it from Elrich's record.
A yellow card was also determined not to be warranted, the upshot being that Elrich
is available for selection for the Jets against Perth Glory.