ANDRE ONANA collected a second yellow card in Manchester United’s thrilling penalty shootout against Coventry but was not sent off.
In the second half of the tight FA Cup semi-final, the Red Devils shot-stopper was booked for wasting time.
And he was given another toward the conclusion of the shootout for provoking Callum O’Hare after he saved his penalty.
The referee flashed the yellow card, indicating a red card and the absence of a goalkeeper for the penalty shootout.
However, the match official did not show Onana the red card, leaving fans and observers perplexed, as the same thing happened to Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez in Thursday’s Europa Conference League quarterfinal.
This is due to a little-known rule that specifies yellow cards are wiped out between the end of extra time and the start of penalties.
And Onana’s antics paid off when Ben Sheaf sent the ball into the net to secure United’s place in the final against rivals Manchester City.
While Martinez is suspended for the first leg of the semi-final, the FA has clarified that “Onana is not suspended from the cup final” – the FA has different rules than the Uefa.
Bruno Fernandes scored the team’s third goal at Wembley Stadium, giving Erik ten Hag’s side a 2-0 lead at halftime.
Underdogs Coventry pulled off a stunning victory in the final 20 minutes.
Ellis Simms’ strike in the 71st minute, followed by Callum O’Hare’s goal eight minutes later, completely changed the game.
And in the dying stages of the play, Haji Wright converted a penalty kick to send the game into extra time.
Then, in the last seconds of extra time, United believed they’d lost it all when Victor Torp chipped the ball past Onana.
Coventry fans erupted in delight, believing they had accomplished the unfathomable, but a hairline VAR call from Wright ruled the goal out.