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Qatar coach facing touchline ban after outburst

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-11 13:51

HANOI, July 10 - Qatar coach Dzemaludin Musovic faces a touchline ban
after being sent off for a furious outburst during his side's Asian Cup
opener against Japan.

Qatar's creditable 1-1 draw with the holders in Monday's Group B game in
Hanoi was marred when the Bosnian was ordered down the tunnel for
protesting Hussain Yaser's late red card.

"We don't know how long any suspension will be," Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) media officer Chetan Kulkarni told Reuters on Tuesday.

"We are awaiting the final decision after the disciplinary committee
studies the referee's report."

Musovic gave Australian referee Matthew Breeze a verbal volley for
dismissing Yaser in stoppage time with a straight red card for a foul on
Japan substitute Hideo Hashimoto.

Breeze responded by instructing Musovic to join Yaser in taking an early
walk down the tunnel -- just moments after Qatar had snatched a dramatic
late equaliser.

Former Manchester City player Yaser will now miss Qatar's next game
against co-hosts Vietnam on Thursday while Musovic is also likely to be
banished to the stands.

"I was right next to the incident and in a better position than the
referee," Musovic snapped. "He was too quick to give a red card. That was
not a football decision."

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