The Incredible Moment Colmenar Viejo Coach Gets Sent Off For Stopping 89th Minute Counter Attack

An extraordinary moment happened in the lower echelons of Spanish football as an assistant manager was red carded for entering the pitch to stop a counter attack.

Over in the Madrid regional leagues,Villanueva del Pardillo and Colmenar Viejo were drawing 1-1 when the hosts went on the break following a missed chance from a corner in the 89th minute.

They got play under way swiftly, with the goalkeeper playing it out from the back to his defender.

The ball was then fed down the left to the attacker, who had plenty of space to run into. There were only two defenders back and a number of attackers were piling forward.

But incredibly, the attack was halted as Viejo's assistant manager deliberately ran onto the pitch and tackled the player.

He then walked off as if nothing had even happened, with the furious Villanueva players running over to confront him.

🤝 In Spain, Colmenar Viejo & Villanueva del Pardillo are drawing 1-1
⚽️ Villanueva del Pardillo launch a late attack
😲 Colmenar Viejo’s assistant manager runs on the pitch, nicks the ball off the striker, denying him a chance on goal

What a shithouse 😂pic.twitter.com/xnFk2GCUl7

— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) April 12, 2022

INSOLITO: AYUDANTE DE DT CORTÓ AVANCE DE RIVAL
El hecho se produjo en la liga Preferente de Madrid, cuando el ayudante de Colmenar Viejo ingresó al campo de juego y obstruyó un ataque de Villanueva del Pardillo cerca de la finalización del encuentro. pic.twitter.com/EdFIXS9EZy

— Diario El Ciudadano (@elciudadanoweb) April 12, 2022

Have you ever seen anything like this? 👀

A Villanueva del Pardillo coach was SENT OFF after entering the pitch to stop a counter-attack against his team in the 89th minute! 😳 pic.twitter.com/i2IYFAyW2S

— Sky Sports (@SkySports) April 12, 2022

A brief brawl broke out between the two teams and he was sent off for encroachment and unsporting behaviour.

The game finished 1-1, with Villanueva in sixth place in the league and Viejo a few places behind in ninth.

But the hosts were clearly still furious with what went down, judging by their social media posts.

PRIMER EQUIPO 🔵⚪️ FINAL

Gran partido que queda empañado por una acción del entrenador rival que consideramos en contra del juego limpio y los valores del fútbol.

🔵 @FCVPAR 1-1 @adcolmenarviejo 🔴

⚽️ Borre#ViveLaPARDIMANIA ⚽️💙 pic.twitter.com/NrXrX9TWek

— F.C. Villanueva del Pardillo (@FCVPAR) April 10, 2022

Tal y como refleja el acta arbitral, la acción citada no fue realizada por el entrenador, sino por el segundo entrenador, que fue expulsado. https://t.co/Ynafp5BQbi

— F.C. Villanueva del Pardillo (@FCVPAR) April 10, 2022

In two tweets, they wrote: "Great game which was tarnished by the actions of the rival manager which we consider contrary to fair play and the values of football.'"

"As reflected in the referee's report, the action in question was not carried out by the manager, but by the second coach, who was sent off."