Luisao sparks ref

[Shaggy]

What a ****.

The ref has reported him to the police.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByVlKTyhroA"]Luisao DID NOT hit the referee (Christian Fischer) - PROOF - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sWoM-ODaMs"]Luisão agride arbitro Alemão Christian Fischer ( 2:15 ) - Fortuna Dusseldorf x Benfica - YouTube[/ame]

[Gaz]

WTF this was only a friendly as well, imagine how Gareth Bale and Spurs would have reacted to this

Fortuna Dusseldorf will report Benfica to Uefa after Saturday's friendly match between the two sides was prematurely stopped after referee Christian Fischer was physically confronted by captain Luisao.

After Fortuna midfielder Oliver Fink received a particularly late tackle from the Eagles' Javi Garcia, Luisao approached the referee and appeared to bodycheck him. The official remained on the ground motionless for a few seconds, and was eventually carried from the pitch.

Fortuna president Peter Frymuth was less than pleased with the Benfica players' behaviour, and threatened to liaise with the German federation and the European governing body about the incident.

"I'm shocked. I've been in football for many years and have never seen anything like it. I do not understand that players from a team with the reputation of Benfica, a team that play in the Champions League, have such an attitude," Frymuth was quoted as saying by A Bola.

"Let's get help from the German federation and talk with Uefa about Luisao, and about what other players of Benfica did. I hope they are severely punished.

"We should have been celebrating for ourselves, but we are now faced with a depressing action. We are speechless, we are dead with grief."

Frymuth also revealed that the referee refused to restart the game "because of the behaviour of the players of Benfica."

But the Brazilian international maintained his innocence post match, speaking of his shock that the referee had gone down so easily.

"I was surprised. I did not make any move of aggression. I tried to be ahead of my colleagues and I saw the referee fall. I tried to talk to the assistants still on the pitch to explain my intention," the defender was quoted as saying by Record.

"I do not fear anything. I have a clear conscience and I will continue with my work."

Subsequently, the event has been described as a "lamentable display of theatre from the referee" on the Portuguese club's official website.

The incident occurred in the 38th minute of the match at Esprit Arena, with the score still 0-0 when it was stopped.

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2885/europe/2012/08/11/3301104/benfica-friendly-cancelled-after-captain-luisao-knocks-down

[doogle]

What a ****.

The ref has reported him to the police.

Luisao DID NOT hit the referee (Christian Fischer) - PROOF - YouTube

Luisão agride arbitro Alemão Christian Fischer ( 2:15 ) - Fortuna Dusseldorf x Benfica - YouTube

he chest charged him from what I could see

[Rich]

Really weird. There looks like there is contact but not enough for the referee to be poleaxed.

[Red_Polo]

Definite foul but the ref's making the most of it.

Should have got up, sent off Luisao and restarted the game. I reckon he was just embarrassed and didn't know what to do.

[Gaz]

Still not a patch on this one

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AMnRO-v9kY"]di canio push - YouTube[/ame]

[Pablo]

Yes the comical way Alcock went down just made it

[Neil Young]

Can the ref be booked retrospectively for simulation?

[Gibbo]

The ref hits the deck like he's been hit by a train

Absolutely spread eagle

Even the refs are absolute girls in football

[Tee]

Still not a patch on this one

di canio push - YouTube

Yes the comical way Alcock went down just made it

Can the ref be booked retrospectively for simulation?

[ChesterDave]

Good job this guy was not officiating a Newcastle game