Lehmann booked

By Paul Marshall
November 18 2002

Motherwell forward Dirk Lehmann and Dundee United's Jim Hamilton were involved in a clash in the penalty box at the end of Saturday's 2 - 1 defeat.

With Motherwell going forward for a late equaliser after Dirk Lehmann's 82nd-minute goal made it 2-1, the German striker and Hamilton clashed in the box and the two player's were at each other for the rest of the game and it even continued after the final whistle.


Lehmann was called into the referee's room at the request of the fourth official and cautioned for violent conduct. But Lehmann isn't happy with his caution and accused Hamilton of taking a swing at him as they both jumped for the ball in the penalty box.



Before the trouble on Staurday

Lehmann who is furious told Teletext " He hit me with his hands in protest just under the eye and I fell to the ground. It was absolutely deliberate. But I didn't even claim for the penalty but he was standing over the top of me shouting 'I didn't touch you' but you see from the mark under my eye there was contact. "


"I put my hands up and just shoved him away, then the referee told me to break it up. nSo I was surprised when I was booked after the game for violent conduct because if it had been violent conduct then surely it should have been a red card. "

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