At the edge of the yard, two little girls are slapping a bright-yellow ball around a silver pole.
The midfielder was shown a first yellow for kicking the ball away and then received his marching orders for a second-half foul on George Boyd.
Friedhelm Funkel's side were reduced to 10 men when midfielder Gojko Kacar was shown a second yellow card for throwing the ball away, having been penalised for a foul.
Plows and shovels were used to clear the penalty areas, center circle and midfield stripe as snow got heavier, and a yellow-and-purple ball was used.
When the referee awarded AFC Blackpool a free-kick on the edge of the Darwen penalty area, Martin Parker was shown a second yellow card for throwing the ball down and voicing his displeasure at the decision.
Leinster suffered a blow 10 minutes before half-time when lock Leo Cullen received a yellow card for taking out a support player as Scott Morgan gathered a lineout ball but Dragons were unable to make their numerical advantage count.
She slapped her right thigh with her glove as the yellow softball rocketed toward a teammate catching the ball, which is bad news for the opposition in China.
Australia needed to start the second half well to have any chance of getting back into it, but when Mitchell was shown a second yellow card for holding on to the ball, his side's slim hopes all-but evaporated.
And, although MacLeod could not add the extras, Saints then had Clark sin-binned in the 59th minute for obstruction before Dowson was shown a yellow card three minutes later for kicking the ball away to leave the home side facing 13 men.
Four minutes later, Halliche was harshly adjudged by the referee to have fouled Egypt keeper Essam El Hadary as he went for a Balhadj ball, and picked up his first yellow card.
McFadden, who will miss the Netherlands after picking up a yellow card, wriggled through a succession of challenges to somehow fire the ball across goal but neither Miller or Steven Fletcher could capitalise.
Substitute Swanson picked up two yellow cards within 16 minutes of coming on, the second for a needless hand ball.
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Priestland missed the conversion, but sealed the Scarlets' 18-16 win moments later with a penalty after Sean O'Brien was yellow-carded for holding on to the ball.
Van Gisbergen's penalty edged Wasps ahead, but Josh Lewsey's yellow card for killing the ball handed the initiative back to Northampton and a Reihana kick sent Saints into half-time with a narrow lead.
The Ospreys cause was not helped by the sin-binning of Byrne on 58 minutes, who saw yellow for a deliberate knock-on as Jackson burst through the defence and passed the ball wide.
Kalifa Cisse was issued a yellow card in the 19th minute after he was forced to foul Akpan, who took the ball from Cisse on a poor pass and nearly went alone on goal before Shuttleworth raced off his line to stop the opportunity.
Giuly was unlucky to be sent off in the 62nd minute after tussling for the ball with Alves, while Zambrotta was sent off for collecting two yellow cards inside a minute in the 76th minute.
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