#3 Disappointing Sissoko, but what’s up with the Referee
It was a disappointing display of game by FC Pune City marquee player Mohamed Sissoko, and he also played a very untidy match. Twice in the match, he was involved in unwanted challenges and first of which came against young Jerry Lalrinzuala.
In the first half, he elbowed the Mizo player seconds after the referee blew the whistle to stop the play. Even in the second half, he was involved in instances where he committed clear uncalled for fouls, which looked very much intentional.
For a player of his stature, this wasn’t exactly expected. Interestingly however, it was a very lenient display of referring as no bookings were recorded till the very end of the game. The surprising thing is that he was the same referee who showed two red cards against FC Goa. Did Zico’s rant have an effect on him? Sissoko though did deserve a booking.
The overall link up play of Sissoko was also very poor as he could play the role which Raphel Augusto played for Chennaiyin.
