Ref suspended over blunder

JAPANESE referee Toshimitsu Yoshida has been suspended indefinitely by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for getting the penalty law wrong during a World Cup qualifier.

The incident occurred during last Saturday’s Asian World Cup qualifying play-off first leg between Uzbekistan and Bahrain in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan were leading 1-0 and were awarded a penalty after 38 minutes, which was duly converted. Yoshida however disallowed the goal because he spotted another Uzbekistan player encroaching into the penalty area.