Oskar Zawada (RKC Waalwijk | Netherlands)

He was captain against PSV today in first league game of season. 

The Groningen keeper, who had 9 seasons at RKC Waalwijk, and who milked the red, later apologetic.
 
See that Zawada is already RKC Waalwijk’s captain this season.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350382610/former-wellington-phoenix-star-sent-headbutting-goalkeeper-dutch-eredivisie

Nothing in that. It was barely a head touch and the goalkeeper definitely made the most of it.

Ryan

Nothing in that. It was barely a head touch and the goalkeeper definitely made the most of it.

I hate how players milk head contacts like this, one in the EPL today as well. But, why players leabn in with their heads is beyond me.

theprof

Ryan

Nothing in that. It was barely a head touch and the goalkeeper definitely made the most of it.

I hate how players milk head contacts like this, one in the EPL today as well. But, why players leabn in with their heads is beyond me.

It's so soft, and so dumb, but it gets rewarded so players do it.  Just like all the simulation and exaggerating on the beautiful game.

Also means it's super dumb to even do anything close to a head touch as they know it's a red.

Out of interest I looked up how long Zawada's red card suspension ended up being.

Found it on a Polish site and translated it - Eredivisie officials have suspended him for 3 matches (1 of which is conditional?)

So with the international break he's not available for them again until Sept 15 against Willem II.

Source here: https://www.sport.pl/pilka/7,64946,31237415,nie-mieli-litosci-polak-uslyszal-wyrok-surowy-bardzo-surowy.html

(The website also mentions he played for 2 years in Wellington, Australia)