Anyone know if Morelos survived? Nick Walsh buys classic roller
With Nick Walsh as referee it is always worthwhile rolling over a few extra times.
Nine minutes into the second half an offside had already been awarded when Alfredo Morelos chased a ball going into the Hearts penalty box. Knowing that offside had been given Craig Gordon pulled out of swinging through at the ball.
Morelos has developed a very subtle knack of being able to find the slightest of contact from an opponent and making the most of it. As he rolls over and over he always finishes looking up towards the referee.
Anyone know if Morelos survived this from yesterday?
I judge the severity of injury when trying to buy a penalty by the amount of rolls in sequence and how long you can look for the ref. pic.twitter.com/Igdz17ltlx
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) December 13, 2021
Walsh and his assistant had plenty of time to assess the incident, helped by Morelos rolling a few yards onto the pitch for treatment in front of the 1,200 visiting supporters.
Once the treatment was completed Walsh decided to book Gordon with two minutes taken out of play.
When Hearts visited Celtic Park 10 days earlier they got through the match with no yellow cards issued to players by Bobby Madden. On Sunday they had five players booked and Josh Ginnelly sent off for two yellows.