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What's a red card for?

A red card is shown to a player who has committed a serious foul or multiple lesser fouls, resulting in their immediate expulsion from the game. In this story, Dean Huijsen received one after a VAR review, leaving his team with fewer players and significantly impacting the match's outcome.

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