Summary:
A French footballer tried to rip the red card out of the hand of a referee in a bid to save his team-mate from being sent off.

Full article:
Guingamp defender Benjamin Angoua took an unorthodox method to try and stop his goalkeeper getting sent off. Stopper Mamadou Samassa was about to be given his marching order during the club's Ligue 1 clash against Montpellier for his furious protests after conceding a goal. But as referee Philippe Kalt was brandishing the red card, the Ivorian international knocked it out of the official's hand not once but twice. On the second attempt Angoua succeeded but after fumbling the card, Kalt dismissed Samassa. Angoua fortunately escaped without further punishment in Guingamp's 2-1 defeat on Saturday. Benjamin Angoua tries to rip the red card out of referee Philippe Kalt's hand . At the second attempt the Ivorian defender succeeded in knocking the ref's card to the ground . But it did not stop Philippe Kalt eventually giving keeper Mamadou Samassa his marching orders .