Dacres-Cogley red card 'an absolute joke' - Challinor
Dave Challinor, the manager of Stockport County, criticized the officiating during their 4-1 loss to Bolton Wanderers in the League One play-off final. He specifically called out the red card given to Josh Dacres-Cogley and the disallowed goal by Adama Sidibeh as controversial decisions. Challinor expressed concern over the use of VAR by officials who had not previously utilized it in such high-stakes matches.
- ▪Josh Dacres-Cogley was sent off in the 92nd minute for a hair pull on Ibrahim Cissoko.
- ▪The red card decision was made after VAR intervention, leading to a penalty that was converted by Ruben Rodrigues.
- ▪Challinor described the red card decision as an 'absolute joke' and criticized the use of VAR in the play-off final.
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