Jo Potter has revealed she was sent off during the Sky Sports Cup semi-final between Celtic and Rangers for holding the ball behind her back.
The Rangers Women manager was shown a straight red card at New Douglas Park in a bizarre incident on the touchline.
Referee Abbie Hendry was quick to produce the red card after Potter had balanced the ball on her foot and then moved it behind her back before passing it to her player, Lizzie Arnot.
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Potter's side had just stormed into a 2-0 lead with a quickfire double after the break as Rio Hardy and Katie Wilkinson found the net minutes into the second half.
Then, Potter was ordered off and ushered up the tunnel for holding onto the ball.
The Rangers boss then balanced the ball on her foot before flicking it into her hands and putting it behind her back.
Celtic player Emma Lawton had looked to quickly retrieve the ball and get play moving when Potter held the ball and pointed to the officials with a thrown-in to Rangers awarded.
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Explaining the sending-off, Potter told PLZ Soccer: "Apparently I held the ball behind my back. I think she's got it wrong from my perspective.
"I didn't hold the ball behind my back, I twisted it round my back. It was our throw-in, I'm not too sure why I can't hold the ball on our throw-in to give the ball to my own player.
"So I'll maybe wait for an explanation. If we're ever going to get one, I'm not too sure. But we'll see where that one goes.
"I looked towards the fourth official and she was saying 'at the most, it's a yellow, it's not a red card.' The ref obviously disagreed because she'd got the card out of her pocket very quickly.
"She looks a bit silly if she puts it back in and changes it."
