Hawa Cissoko is Sent Off for PUNCHING an Opposition Player in West Ham's WSL Win Over Aston Villa
- 2 years ago
WSL game between West Ham and Aston Villa descends into CHAOS as Hawa Cissoko is sent off for PUNCHING an opponent before angry Hammers manager Paul Konchesky is also shown a red card for 'aggressive behavior'
West Ham's WSL game with Aston Villa descended into chaos as Hammers defender Hawa Cissoko and manager Paul Konchesky were both sent off in the final minutes.
Cissoko was given a straight red after hitting Villa defender Sarah Mayling. Konchesky was then sent down the tunnel after the two coaching benches squared up to each other.
Things kicked off in the 91st minute when Mayling and Cissoko came together on the ball.
Mayling then shoved Cissoko which prompted the West Ham defender to lash out, throwing her arm at Mayling's face.
Cissoko was shown a straight red and was then allowed to march into Villa's technical area and square up to Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, who was an unused sub.
It then got heated between the two benches, which resulted in Konchesky being sent off for 'aggressive behavior' after he squared up to Villa coaches.
The Hammers held on to win 2-1. They had raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Honoka Hayashi.
Alisha Lehmann missed a penalty for Villa before Kenza Dali managed to pull one back for the visitors.
Speaking after the game, Villa boss Carla Ward said: 'I've never seen anything like that in a game, the punch in the face from Cissoko is not acceptable.
'The melee in the dugout is absolutely not ok, from what I've seen. What's frustrating is our girls were superb, they deserved more from that game.'
On his sending off, Konchesky added: 'Is it harsh? Probably, because I'm sticking up for my player who is getting stuff said to her.
'Whatever the consequences are, I'll take. We don't want to see that, I get it, but I'll stick up for my players, so I have.'
Villa sit fifth in the league after the loss, while West Ham are now one place behind them and level on points.
West Ham's WSL game with Aston Villa descended into chaos as Hammers defender Hawa Cissoko and manager Paul Konchesky were both sent off in the final minutes.
Cissoko was given a straight red after hitting Villa defender Sarah Mayling. Konchesky was then sent down the tunnel after the two coaching benches squared up to each other.
Things kicked off in the 91st minute when Mayling and Cissoko came together on the ball.
Mayling then shoved Cissoko which prompted the West Ham defender to lash out, throwing her arm at Mayling's face.
Cissoko was shown a straight red and was then allowed to march into Villa's technical area and square up to Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, who was an unused sub.
It then got heated between the two benches, which resulted in Konchesky being sent off for 'aggressive behavior' after he squared up to Villa coaches.
The Hammers held on to win 2-1. They had raced into a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Honoka Hayashi.
Alisha Lehmann missed a penalty for Villa before Kenza Dali managed to pull one back for the visitors.
Speaking after the game, Villa boss Carla Ward said: 'I've never seen anything like that in a game, the punch in the face from Cissoko is not acceptable.
'The melee in the dugout is absolutely not ok, from what I've seen. What's frustrating is our girls were superb, they deserved more from that game.'
On his sending off, Konchesky added: 'Is it harsh? Probably, because I'm sticking up for my player who is getting stuff said to her.
'Whatever the consequences are, I'll take. We don't want to see that, I get it, but I'll stick up for my players, so I have.'
Villa sit fifth in the league after the loss, while West Ham are now one place behind them and level on points.