{"id":95087,"date":"2025-08-26T23:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95087\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T23:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T23:40:12","slug":"mark-clattenburg-explains-why-kasper-schmeichel-wasnt-sent-off-during-kairat-almaty-vs-celtic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/95087\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Clattenburg explains why Kasper Schmeichel wasn&#8217;t sent off during Kairat Almaty vs Celtic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some were expecting Kasper Schmeichel to be shown a red card during Celtic\u2019s Champions League play-off second leg tie vs Kairat Almaty.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic got themselves into trouble when captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/callum-mcgregor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Callum McGregor\u2019s<\/a> pass back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/kasper-schmeichel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schmeichel<\/a> proved to be awkward for the goalkeeper, who subsequently punched the ball away twice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/referee-appointed-for-kairat-almaty-vs-celtic-second-leg-decider-was-demoted-after-controversial-call-in-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Referee Maurizio Mariani<\/a> blew to award Kairat a free-kick inside the box but there was some confusion when no card was shown to the Denmark international.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, former FIFA and UEFA referee Mark Clattenburg explained to 67 Hail Hail the reason why the Hoops goalkeeper was allowed to stay on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230431901-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Kasper Schmeichel in action for Celtic vs Kairat Almaty in the Champions League play-off\" class=\"wp-image-309902\" \/>Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/Getty ImagesMark Clattenburg on Kasper Schmeichel back pass<\/p>\n<p>After watching the decision back, Clattenburg explained that the reason why Schmeichel wasn\u2019t cautioned was due to the laws of the game stating that back passes go unpunished.<\/p>\n<p>He told 67 Hail Hail: \u201cA goalkeeper handling a deliberate back-pass (a kick from a teammate) is punished by an indirect free kick only for the opposing team. The \u2018back-pass rule\u2019 applies specifically to deliberate kicks or throws by a teammate; passes made using the head, chest, or knee are permitted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the situation involving Kasper Schmeichel in the match v Kairat Almaty, he deliberately touched the ball with his hands after a pass from his teammate Callum McGregor. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe referee decision to award an indirect free kick is correct and there is no caution as the offence allows only an indirect free kick only.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kasper Schmeichel continues to be reliable for Celtic<\/p>\n<p>Even at the age of 38, Schmeichel continues to be the one between the sticks for Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>He was able to pull off a string of important saves in Almaty and has been pretty much faultless since joining in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The time for him to be replaced is sooner rather than later but for now, he\u2019s still Mr Reliable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some were expecting Kasper Schmeichel to be shown a red card during Celtic\u2019s Champions League play-off second leg&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[218,47038,36390,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-95087","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-kasper-schmeichel","10":"tag-mark-clattenburg","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}