But their mission became impossible three minutes after the interval when substitute Chidi Odiah was sent off for a late challenge on Samuel Eto'o, resulting in a second yellow card.

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Cudmore had appeared to throw the two initial punches and he was handed a red card by referee Chris White with O'Connell ordered to the sin-bin for 10 minutes.

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It did not look like a last-man challenge and the Motherwell winger was out wide on the right but referee Stevie O'Reilly was quick to flash the red card.

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It was the second major decision to go against Villa at Wembley this season, following the incident in their Carling Cup final defeat at the hands of Manchester United that saw Nemanja Vidic avoid a red card when he conceded a penalty - and understandably O'Neill reacted furiously on the touchline after being denied again.

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White could count himself fortunate to only receive a yellow card, and Goode swiftly joined him in the sin-bin for a high tackle on Brian O'Driscoll.

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