"The boy put his whole body onto the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy, " Hazard told the Chelsea website.

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First Holland goalkeeper Boy Waterman failed to deal with a free-kick and the ball fell to Liam Ridgewell, but his shot on the turn was deflected wide by John's outstretched leg.

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Johnson, 20, played the young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy and was seen last year in comic book movie Kick-Ass.

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When the boy fell on the ball, the player tried to kick it out from under him and was sent off for violent conduct.

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