Farshid Esmaeili found himself sent off in AFC Champions League action Monday for ... being in the vicinity of an opponent?
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The Esteghlal midfielder saw red in a 1-0 win over Al Ain for an off-the-ball incident in which an opponent went tumbling to the ground after little to no contact from Esmaeili.
Despite that dubious decision, Esteghlal still will carry a one-goal lead into next week's last-16 second leg.
Watch the video above and judge for yourself!