Getafe defender Abdel Abqar was sent off for pinching the genitals of an opposing player during his team’s 1-0 loss at Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Abqar received a direct red card in the 55th minute after the referee reviewed video of the moment that his hand reached toward the groin area of Atletico’s Alexander Sorloth. Referee Miguel Ortiz wrote in his report that Abqar was sent off for having “pinched the genital area of an adversary."

Getafe's Abdel Abqar was sent off following a VAR review for grabbing the genitals of Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth.

The match between Atlético de Madrid and Getafe on matchday 28 of LALIGA left one of the most surreal sequences of the season. At the start of the second half, the visiting defender Abdel Abqar was s...