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Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture as Israel lose 3-1 to Austria

The Guardian reported that Saied Abu Farchi was dismissed after celebrating Israel’s equaliser with a gun gesture in Thursday’s Nations League defeat to Austria.

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Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture as Israel lose 3-1 to Austria
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The Guardian Football reported that Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off in Thursday’s Nations League defeat by Austria after celebrating his equaliser with a gun gesture using the corner flag. Abu Farchi had headed in the leveller in the 55th minute at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, but the referee showed him a second yellow card for the celebration.

Austria had led through a Romano Schmid penalty before half-time, then regained control late on with goals from Philipp Mwene and Sasa Kalajdzic. The dismissal left Israel with 10 men and they finished the match on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline.

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    Israel’s Saied Abu Farchi sent off for gun gesture celebration in defeat by Austria

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The Guardian Football reported the incident from Austria’s 3-1 Nations League win in Linz on 24 September 2026. It was a single-publisher match report, so the red card and result are attributed to that account.

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Latest update: Saied Abu Farchi was sent off after scoring, and Israel went on to lose 3-1 to Austria.

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