{"id":7935,"date":"2014-03-23T04:15:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-23T04:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=7935"},"modified":"2014-03-23T06:53:37","modified_gmt":"2014-03-23T06:53:37","slug":"referee-andre-marriner-apologises-for-gibbs-red-card-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/referee-andre-marriner-apologises-for-gibbs-red-card-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee Andre Marriner apologises for Gibbs red card error"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Referee Andre Marriner has\u00a0apologised<\/span><\/span>\u00a0for sending off Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs by mistake during the Gunners’ 6-0 defeat by league leaders Chelsea.<\/p>\n A penalty was awarded after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain tipped Eden Hazard’s shot around a post with his hand but Gibbs was shown the red card.<\/p>\n Oxlade-Chamberlain seemed to tell Marriner that he was the\u00a0culprit but<\/span><\/span>\u00a0the original decision stood.<\/p>\n A statement\u00a0read<\/span><\/span>\u00a0that Marriner was “disappointed” to have made the error.<\/p>\n Referees’ body the Professional\u00a0Game Match<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Officials Limited said in the statement: “Incidents of mistaken identity are very rare and are often the result of a number of different technical factors.<\/p>\n “Whilst this was a difficult decision Andre is disappointed that he failed to identify the correct player.<\/p>\n “He expressed his disappointment to Arsenal when he was made aware of the issue.”<\/p>\n Left-back Gibbs seemed confused at receiving the red card, protesting his innocence, along with his\u00a0team-mates<\/span><\/span>, before leaving the field.<\/p>\n Hazard’s shot<\/span><\/span>\u00a0was heading inches wide of goal before Oxlade-Chamberlain dived to his left to divert the ball with his fingertips.<\/p>\n Following his side’s 6-0 loss, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the referee had not seen the incident.<\/p>\n “The ball went out and I think it’s\u00a0Chamberlain who<\/span><\/span>\u00a0touched the ball,” said Wenger. “I don’t know who gave indication to the referee that it was handball but he has certainly not seen it.”<\/p>\n Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, added: “It is the kind of situation where if you have a TV, the fourth official could see it was not Gibbs. Unfortunately the wrong boy came off.”<\/p>\n Marriner<\/span><\/span>\u00a0appeared to consult one of his assistants before awarding the penalty.<\/p>\n