Oops!
Turns out referee Mick Russell booked the wrong man. Sheffield Wednesday's Jeremy Helan was adjudged to have made two bookable offences in the match against Huddersfield Town on Saturday--at least that's what Terriers manager Simon Grayson had thought when the incident occurred 25 minutes into the first half.
However, a red card never followed.
The official later admitted to have written the number of Helan's teammate Michail Antonio for the initial foul early in the match. Even some of the players were fooled, thinking Antonio was booked for a dive, not Helan for a challenge.
Either way, A mistake was made, and Russell accepted responsibility. Unfortunately, the admission of guilt doesn't change the result, which ended 0-0. But, having an extra man for 65 minutes could have made a difference.
Even at the professional level, nobody's perfect, though it was a bush league error and Russell deserves some sort of punishment. Huddersfield must take it on the chin and move on.
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