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Bosnian footballer Edin Dzeko sent off for pulling down opponent's shorts
Playing for Bosnia & Herzegovina in a World Cup qualifier against Greece, Dzeko initially went down under a challenge from Kyriakos Papadopoulos just outside the Greece penalty area. According to.
Frustrated with Papadopoulos's attempts to rip the ball from his grasp, Dzeko, who now plays his club football for Roma, then pulled the Greek defender's shorts down, sparking a melee involving most players from both sides, as well as technical staff who ran onto the pitch.
Dzeko, who had already been booked earlier in the match, was shown a second yellow card by referee Jonas Eriksson for his troubles, while Papadopoulos was given a straight red for his part in the incident.
Dzeko, who had already been booked earlier in the match, was shown a second yellow card by referee Jonas Eriksson for his troubles, while Papadopoulos was given a straight red for his part in the incident.
With both sides reduced to 10 men, Greece managed to grab a late equaliser deep into injury time to level at 1-1 as Georgios Tzavelas cancelled out an Orestis Karnezis own-goal that had given Bosnia a first-half lead.
An angry Dzeko made it clear he was unhappy with the red card: "I got a red card for no reason, I don't know why.
"The referee says I started the whole thing, but I was the only one ending on the floor, so how could I have started it?
He added: "I feel like losing 3-0. Greece didn't deserve this point. They didn't even deserve a 1-0 loss, they deserved to lose 4-0."
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