'Red mist' in Peruvian League as referee shows five red cards in as many minutes
The 36-year-old showed cards for Gabriel Costa's hack in midfield and manager Guillermo Sanguinetti's protests, two for an elbow and vicious kick by Marcos Miers and Pablo Miquez, and for Christian Cueva, who tried to stop Blanco from reaching for a card, the BBC reported.
Peruvian referee, Ramon Blanco, caused a "red alert" in the 86th minute of Alianza Lima's clash with Real Garcilaso, when he drew out 5 red cards in 5 minutes.The 36-year-old showed cards for Gabriel Costa's hack in midfield and manager Guillermo Sanguinetti's protests, two for an elbow and vicious kick by Marcos Miers and Pablo Miquez, and for Christian Cueva, who tried to stop Blanco from reaching for a card, the BBC reported. Blanco didn't even let the sight of riot police attempting to address the chaos on the pitch distract him from his act.Peru's Association of Professional Referees praised Blanco and said he was "correct" and congratulating him on Facebook for a "very good job".Garcilaso held on to win the match 1-0.