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Stendel: Ben’s red was right call

By Sean Roberts

CLOSE: Barnsley goalkeeper Brad Collins watches an effort miss his goal
PICTURE: PSI/James Heaton

DANIEL STENDEL insists that there was no malice in Ben Williams’ 90th minute horror tackle that earned him a red card in his Barnsley side’s drab goalless draw at Wigan Athletic.
Williams lunged in on Wigan’s Lee Evans leaving referee Andy Woolmer no option but to give him a straight red.
It was the major talking point of a rather dull affair at the DW Stadium, with neither side showing the cutting edge to force a breakthrough.
“He was one second...

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