adminPLYMOUTH. – Zimbabwe international Brendan Galloway was sent off in the four-goal thriller between Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth in an English League One battle on Saturday.
This means Steven Schumacher will miss the defender in Argyle’s Sky-televised third-versus-first League One clash against Ipswich Town at Home Park next Sunday lunchtime.
Galloway was sent-off for a second bookable offence deep into stoppage time as 10-man Argyle conceded a last-gasp goal to draw 2-2 away to Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
The Zimbabwe international had been sent on as a 70th minute substitute for Macaulay Gillesphey and picked up his first yellow card for time-wasting as the Pilgrims led late on.
Galloway will be banned for the visit of Ipswich after he was dismissed by referee James Bell in the fourth minute of added-on time.
It followed some pushing and shoving between Galloway and Portsmouth’s Michael Morrison as Argyle prepared to defend a long throw-in from Marlon Pack.
No sooner had Galloway left the pitch than a cross from Joe Morrell was headed home by Reeco Hackett to maintain Portsmouth’s unbeaten start to the league campaign and put paid to Argyle’s hopes of a fifth consecutive victory.
Schumacher said: “It’s naive from Brendan but their player pushes him first, Brendan pushes him back and their player made a meal of it and fell over.
“Brendan should have done the same when he was pushed first but he never, and we got punished for it.”
Schumacher added: “I thought he (Bell) had given a straight red card so I was going to ask the referee to rescind it, but apparently it wasn’t, it was a yellow and then a red.
“If it’s a yellow card for pushing in the chest then obviously he shouldn’t do that, but I hope he booked Morrison as well because he did exactly the same. Just because he threw himself on the floor it’s our one that gets punished.
“We need to be a bit brighter than that. In that type of a situation we need to have calm heads and not get involved where you can. and see the game out.”
Galloway had been booked in the 89th minute for taking too long at a throw-in close to one of the Portsmouth corner flags as Argyle tried to run down the clock.
Schumacher said: “They (Portsmouth) would have done exactly the same had they been winning 2-1. It’s just part and parcel of the game, it’s what happens.” – Plymouth Herald
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter