Hearts puzzled by Pinilla card
25 Sep 2006 - 11:22:51
Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas thought Mauricio Pinilla was unfortunate to be sent off during Sunday's 3-1 victory at Aberdeen.
The Chilean striker was cautioned for his celebrations after putting the Jambos two up in the 76th minute, before referee Stuart Dougal produced a second yellow card when he threw the ball away at an Aberdeen free-kick late on.
Ivanauskas rebuked Pinilla for the second yellow card, but could not understand why Dougal had given him the first booking.
Ivanauskas said: "I am angry with the second yellow card for Mauricio and he understands why he was booked then, but he does not know why he was shown a yellow card after his goal.
"It is normal for foreign players to celebrate like that and, in Italy and Spain, they do it all of the time.
"I think the referee did very well today, but, perhaps, he could have been cleverer in that situation.
"However, now we need to be very careful about our celebrations in the future."