Watch shocking moment former Wolves keeper Aaron McCarey floors team-mate with shove in FACE before being sent off
FORMER Wolves keeper Aaron McCarey was sent off while playing for his new club in Ireland – for hitting his own team-mate! McCarey, 29, had to be pulled back by his Glentoran pals following his furious reaction towards Bobby Burns in the Irish Premiership game. The match against Coleraine ended 2-2 but it was overshadowed […]
FORMER Wolves keeper Aaron McCarey was sent off while playing for his new club in Ireland – for hitting his own team-mate!
McCarey, 29, had to be pulled back by his Glentoran pals following his furious reaction towards Bobby Burns in the Irish Premiership game.
The match against Coleraine ended 2-2 but it was overshadowed by the bizarre end to the game in Belfast.
BBC footage appears to show McCarey hold Burns responsible for allowing Cathair Friel to stroke a late equaliser past him after a break forward from midfield.
While the Coleraine players celebrated their goal McCarey races over to Burns in his penalty area and knocks him to the floor by shoving him in the face.
The keeper then seems to drag Burns up from the floor by his shirt before other players intervene.
The BBC’s Alvin McCaig, who was reporting on the game, said: “Drama upon drama at the Oval, starting with Lyndon Kane setting up substitute Friel to hit the bottom corner and equalise on 81 minutes.
“But then McCarey gets up and races towards Burns, proceeding to lash out and leaving referee Andrew Davey with no choice but to show him a red card.”
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McCarey, who has represented the Republic of Ireland’s Under-21s, spent six years at Wanderers and made seven senior appearances and had several loan spells at other clubs before leaving in 2016.
Since then he had a two-year spell in Scotland with Ross County before moving back to his homeland to play for sides including Dundalk, Cliftonville, and now Glentoran.
Conor McKendry had given Coleraine and early lead but Jay Donnelly’s brace looked to have secured the Glens the win before the late fireworks.
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