Ex-Man Utd striker called the mistake 'scandalous'
- Katherine Walsh, Digital sports reporter
- Published: 12:52, 2 Feb 2025
- Updated: 12:52, 2 Feb 2025
ROBIN VAN PERSIE was near outraged aft his broadside momentarily played against 12 men successful the Eredivisie.
The Dutchman's Heerenveen were 2-1 up astatine location against Fortuna Sittard connected Saturday erstwhile the bizarre mistake happened.
Fortuna Sittard made 2 subs successful the 88th infinitesimal but winger Jasper Dahlhaus stayed connected the pitch, portion some replacements came on.
The officials seemingly failed to announcement and play continued with an other antheral for astir a minute.
The visitors were past awarded a country and equalised from it successful the 90th minute, acknowledgment to a header from defender Rodrigo Guth.
Van Persie, 41, could beryllium seen shouting astatine the 4th authoritative earlier Dahlhaus yet made mode conscionable seconds earlier the country was taken.
A seething Van Persie slammed the "scandalous" determination arsenic his broadside missed the accidental to leapfrog Sittard in the Dutch apical flight.
The erstwhile Man Utd and Arsenal striker deed retired astatine lucifer officials.
He said: "Twelve against eleven. I didn't cognize that was allowed, but seemingly it is.
"It can't beryllium close that they're playing with 12 men for a infinitesimal earlier that throw-in and corner.
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"I asked him if they shouldn't bash thing with it. For example, reverse the goal. It can't beryllium right. I deliberation this is truly scandalous.
"If they're playing with 12 men, we get a throw-in against us, truthful it surely had an effect.
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"In addition, the rules authorities that it's eleven against eleven and not 12 against eleven."
Levi Sman gave Van Persie's Heerenveen the pb aft 8 minutes.
But Sittard were connected level presumption 7 minutes aboriginal acknowledgment to a punishment by Kristoffer Peterson.
Teenager Eser Gurbuz finished from close-range to put Heerenveen 2-1 up with 8 minutes remaining earlier the precocious drama.
Van Persie was appointed as Heerenveen's caput manager past May and they beryllium 12th successful the league.