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Twitter is left divided after Austria’s controversial red card

Published 19:13 14 Jun 2016 BST

Tom Victor
Twitter is left divided after Austria’s controversial red card

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Austria went down 2-0 to Hungary in their Euro 2016 opener, and there was one huge talking point.

Minutes after Ádám Szalai's well-worked goal gave the underdogs the lead, Austria thought they'd equalised through Martin Hinteregger. However, not only was the goal ruled out for a foul, but that foul brought a second yellow card for defender Aleksandar Dragović. The Dinamo Kyiv man will now miss the match against Portugal at the Parc des Princes, while  Zoltán Stieber's smart late finish locked up all three points for Bernd Storck's team. https://twitter.com/itvfootball/status/742769952424239104

There haven't been many more divisive moments in the tournament, and few more damaging to a team's chances.

Many were convinced referee Clément Turpin made the right call.

https://twitter.com/caniggiascores/status/742769625012809729

Even if the second booking was strict, it was surely a foul.

https://twitter.com/sidlowe/status/742769517848371200

We need to spare a thought for the real victims in this, though

https://twitter.com/IBWMJeff/status/742769666603552768 https://twitter.com/JTurnerrrrr/status/742777443174514688 Austria will have it all to do against Portugal in their second group game, while a positive result against Iceland could all but guarantee Hungary's progress to the second round. If you're still following, people have had to update the current state of play. Got it? Good. https://twitter.com/WilliamAbbs/status/742778346497511424

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Twitter is left divided after Austria's controversial red card