Watch: The yellow cards under police investigation in Macarthur betting scandal
At first glance they appear to be innocuous acts of frustrated and ill-disciplined footballers, but they are all now incidents which form part of an investigation to match-fixing in the A-League. WATCH them all HERE.
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At first glance they appear to be innocuous acts of frustrated and ill-disciplined footballers.
Arguing with the referee, deliberately kicking a ball away stalling tactics or heavy physical contact with a rival, but they are all now incidents which form part of an investigation to match-fixing in the A-League.
Macarthur players Ulises Davila, Clayton Lewis and Kearyn Bacchus under investigation for alleged match-fixing and paid up to $10,000 to give away yellow card fouls in A-League matches this season.
Watch all the fouls here from the matches under the microscope:
24 November 2023
Macarthur 1 Melbourne Victory 1
Yellow card: Ulises Davila (Macarthur) 43rd minute
Davila’s yellow cards against Victory (43rd minute) and Sydney (31st minute), hiding in plain sight 😳 pic.twitter.com/Yh8tJtigut
— Neil Sherwin (@neilsherwin) May 17, 2024
Davila was upset with a challenge and claiming he was fouled, but he continued to argue with the referee Alireza Faghani about the incident leaving the whisteblower no choice but to issue a yellow card.
9 December 2023
Macarthur 2 Sydney FC 0
Ulises Davila (Macarthur) 31st minute
Macarthur are penalised for offside and Davila kicks the ball away from the defender who is unable to take the quick free kick.
Davila then engages in animated conversation with the referee who pulls out the yellow card.
Clayton Lewis (Macarthur) 53rd minute
Lewis isn’t happy with a challenge and loses possession in attack. He follows the ball and then appears to strike at the chest of a Sydney FC player after he passes the ball.
“Clayton Lewis is getting involved in everything as well,” said the commentator.
“The referee wants to have a word. Yellow card. He joins Uli Davila in the book for Macarthur.”
Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) 72nd minute
With Sydney FC’s Fabio making a break through midfield Bacchus comes from behind for the challenge but almost appears to end up physically tackling the opponent to the ground ending the play. He is immediately shown a yellow card by the referee.
20 April 2024
Macarthur 1 Sydney FC 0
Kearyn Baccus (Macarthur) 41st minute
After a Macarthur attack is denied, Bacchus runs from the edge of the box to question the referee over the failure to award a corner kick.
“Kearyn Bacchus, protesting about the non-award of a corner, careered into the back of referee Daniel Elder there and subsequently picked up a yellow card. You’ve got to be careful doing that,” noted commentator Simon Hill.
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