Minnows take headlines with yellows and reds

Thinadhoo Zuvaanunge Club and Reynis Ginthi has ended their fixtures in the ongoing Zone 1-8 tournament with a draw. Both teams were knocked out of the tournament before the match and people didn't anticipate a thrilling encounter. But it turned out to be a fascinating encounter with 6 yellow cards and 3 red cards in the match. All three red cards were shown to Thinadhoo players and surprisingly one of their players left the pitch without notifying to the referee.
Thinadhoo were 3 -2 down till the last minute with just 7 players on the field. But they scored to level the match in the last minute of the extra time with a superb free kick. The match ended from the goal.
Ginthi score their first goal in the 20th minute from a superb shot by Ismail Shimal. Three minutes later Ahmed Sham extended the lead for Kudahuvadhoo team.
Thinadhoo Sports came strong in the second half and as a result managed to score two quick goals. One from Ibrahim Shafraaz and the other from Haleel Abdullah.
But the turn over point of the match was when goal keeper of Thinadhoo, Hussein Firhan brought down a Reynis Ginthi player inside the penalty area. Referee Ismail Izhaan hestitated for a minute, but assistant referee Thoufeeq showed it for a penalty and referee followed his assistant referee and showed marching orders to Firhan.
Thinadhoo players were frustrated because of the decision and Ibrahim Shareef of Thinadhoo left the pitch and stayed on the bench. As their regular substitutions were over, one of the players wore the goal keeper's jersey. This is the second time in this year in National Grounds an outfield player replaced the keeper.
But in that frustration Mohamed Shahid was shown a yellow card for unsporty behaviour which was followed by a red card as a yellow card was shown to him previously.
Mohamed Ismail scored from the penalty for Reynis Ginthi. Another red card was shown in the last minute for Mohamed Ihsan of Thinadhoo for unsporting behaviour. The score was leveled in the last minute of the extra time by Samadh Ali The curved free kick was mishandled by the keeper and went straight in to the empty goal. Both teams ended the competition with only one point in three games and Thinadhoo finished ahead of Reynis Ginthi, thanks to their better goal difference.