Mallorca star’s ‘ugly gesture’ spotted by VAR before he is shown red card in win over Las Palmas

VEDAT MURIQI was sent disconnected aft VAR spotted him making an "ugly gesture" towards an opponent.

The RCD Mallorca prima was caught successful a confrontation against Jaime Mata during the clash against Las Palmas.

Muriqi, 30, was denied a extremity successful the 84th infinitesimal by a elemental prevention from Jasper Cillessen.

As his tame effort was saved, helium and Mata exchanged words, but past the striker made a motion with his manus towards his opponent.

The crippled was past halted for a VAR cheque arsenic the referee was sent to the show to reappraisal the incident.

Upon watching, the determination was made to nonstop disconnected the Kosovo planetary with a 2nd yellowish card.

Muriqi has apologised for the infinitesimal and insisted his behaviour was "not appropriate".

He wrote: “I privation to apologise with my bosom successful my manus for my expulsion successful today's game.

“I cognize that my behaviour was not due and I profoundly consciousness the deficiency of respect towards my nonrecreational partner, Jaime Mata, and I regret that the fans person witnessed specified an disfigured motion connected my part.

“Despite what happened, I americium precise blessed with the team's victory.

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“Each triumph is simply a reflection of everyone's effort and work, and it fills maine with pridefulness to spot however we combat unneurotic connected the field.”

The reddish paper came with the scores tied astatine 2-2, but contempt being down to 10 men, Mallorca recovered a winner.

The extremity came aft a lengthy hold aft Muriqi's expulsion owed to a abstracted incidental successful the build-up.

This meant that an indirect freekick was fixed to Mallorca contempt the striker's exit.

Johan Mojica netted the winning extremity successful the 92nd infinitesimal to nonstop his broadside 6th successful LaLiga.

Mallorca manager Jagoba Arrasate blasted the determination to nonstop disconnected Muriqi.

He said: "I've ne'er seen thing similar it before.

"These are regular actions successful football.

"It's excessive if we commencement penalizing specified situations; things are getting a spot retired of manus arsenic it is."

Muriqi present faces a suspension of astatine slightest 1 match, which would regularisation him retired of the crippled against Valencia connected Friday.