Auckland FC Assistant Coach Danny Hay Handed Two Game Ban For Outburst

Tuesday, 27 May 2025, 7:12 pm
Article: RNZ

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Auckland FC assistant coach Danny Hay has been handed a two game suspension following a verbal outburst at the end of their A-League semi-final loss to Melbourne Victory.

Hay was handed a red card by the referee at Mount Smart on Saturday night in the game that Auckland lost 2-0.

It was determined that Hay committed the offence of "Use of offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures".

The minimum sanction for the offence is one match.

Tempers flared on the Auckland bench when the hosts had a goal disallowed that could have at least forced extra time.

The assistant referee decided that a cross that led to Auckland's goal had drifted out of play and it was disallowed.

Auckland went into the second leg match with a 1-0 lead.

Auckland FC's next match will be in the Australia Cup next season.

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