Hawa Cissoko is sent off for PUNCHING an opposition player in West Ham’s WSL win over Aston Villa
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WSL game between West Ham and Aston Villa ends in CHAOS as Hawa Cissoko is sent off for punching an opponent before angry Hammers manager Paul Konchesky is also red carded for ‘aggressive behaviour’
- Things got heated in West Ham’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the WSL
- Both Hawa Cissoko and manager Paul Konchesky were sent off in the game
- Cissoko threw a punch at Villa defender Sarah Mayling after being pushed
- The Hammers boss was sent into tunnel for ‘aggressive behavior’
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West Ham’s game with Aston Villa turned into chaos when Hammers defender Hawa Cissoko and manager Paul Konchesky were both sent off in the closing minutes.
Cissoko was immediately shown red after hitting Villa defender Sarah Mayling. Konchesky was then sent through the tunnel after the two coaching benches faced each other.
Things started in the 91st minute when Mayling and Cissoko got the ball together.
Hawa Cissoko was sent off in West Ham’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa for throwing a punch
Mayling then shoved Cissoko, prompting the West Ham defender to lunge and throw her arm at Mayling’s face.
Cissoko was shown an immediate red and was then allowed to march into Villa’s technical area and face Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, who was an unused sub.
It then heated up between the two coaching benches, sending Konchesky off the field ‘aggressive behavior’ after he tackled the Villa coaches.
The Hammers held out and won 2-1. Goals from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Honoka Hayashi gave them a 2-0 lead in the first half.
She was immediately shown red for the altercation with Villa defender Sarah Mayling
Alisha Lehmann missed a penalty for Villa before Kenza Dali pulled one back for the visitors.
After the game, Villa boss Carla Ward said: “I’ve never seen anything like it in a game, the slap in the face from Cissoko is not acceptable.
“The melee in the dugout is definitely not okay from what I’ve seen. What’s frustrating is that our girls were great, they deserved more from that game.”
Hammers boss Paul Konchesky was also sent off for ‘aggressive behavior’ on the toe-tacking line
On his departure, Konchesky added: ‘Is it hard? Probably because I stand up for my player saying things to her.
“Whatever the consequences, I’ll take it. We don’t want to see that, I get it, but I stand up for my players, so I did.’
Villa is fifth in the league after the loss, while West Ham are now one place behind them and tied on points.