The star of the knockout rounds of the Africa Cup of Nations continued to be the referees in Cape Verde’s knockout round match with Senegal Tuesday and after getting two players sent off the Blue Sharks saw their cup run end in a 2-0 defeat.
Philadelphia Union midfielder Jamiro Monteiro started for the fourth straight game and played the full 90 minutes of a match marred by controversy.
The match referee twice went to the video monitor to show red, first to Patrick Andrade in the 21st minute for a hard tackle and again in the 57th after goalkeeper Vozinha collided with Sadio Mané.