Even so, the referee pointed to the spot and showed Curci a straight red card.
Rangers' hopes suffered a blow when Rowlands was shown a straight red card for a two-footed tackle on Greening.
Cavanagh received his straight red card in first-half stoppage time as tempers flared.
Algeria's frustration then told when Belhadj was given a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Ahmed Al Muhammadi.
Home defender Jonny Evans was shown a straight red card in the second half for a lunge on Stuart Holden.
The game then took another twist as substitute Nish was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Duberry.
Aberdeen's afternoon went from bad to worse when Paton was shown a straight red card for his tackle on Hayes.
McCready was then fortunate to avoid a straight red card a minute before half-time after a dreadful challenge on Mulligan.
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Ferguson was particularly angered by Rooney's straight red card for catching Porto's Pepe in the face while challenging for the ball.
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Berbatov's winner came after United defender Jonny Evans was shown a straight red card for a tackle on Bolton's Stuart Holden.
The Crystal Palace midfielder was shown a straight red card after a clash with Robbie Savage of Wales who was also dismissed.
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As Parker walked off the field, team-mate Chris Nuttall was then shown a straight red card for also making comments to the referee.
Zaragoza lost defender Jose Fernandez to a straight red card after 26 minutes before Fran Gonzalez followed him down the tunnel 40 minutes later.
With half an hour left, Blackburn were given renewed hope when Baker was shown a straight red card for a two-footed lunge at David Hoilett.
The visitors were immediately on the back foot when Shaun Derry was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Ashley Young in conceding a penalty.
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Let us hope that someone will have the guts to show them a straight red card when they try and jump on to the World Cup bandwagon.
Sproule was having a bad day and it got worse when he was shown a straight red card for a late tackle on Naylor after 86 minutes.
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And Sunderland's hopes of launching a sustained final push were thwarted when Turner was shown a straight red card by referee Andre Mariner for an elbow on Barry.
And before Stoke could even restart, they were reduced to 10 men as Fuller was shown a straight red card for slapping his captain Griffin in the face.
The affair turned ugly in the dying minutes, with Ronaldo given a straight red card for kicking out at Gabi and players from both benches having to be separated.
To add insult to injury, Zouga Francine was given a straight red card after 68 minutes when she forgot about the football and turned her attentions to Ifeanyi Chijiene.
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The visitors' poor night was complete late on, when Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez pushed his forehead into the face of Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and was shown a straight red card.
Derry were then reduced to nine men midway through the first period of extra-time when Killian Brennan got a straight red card for a lunging challenge on Owen Heary.
However, almost immediately Cavan midfielder Mark McKeever received a straight red card after an off-the-ball incident and Down used their man advantage to reply with three quick scores to level.
And the visitors' task became harder when youngster Forrest was shown a straight red card by referee Willie Collum for a rash challenge on Hamilton's David Buchanan on 49 minutes.
His afternoon got worse on the stroke of half-time when he produced a reckless challenge on Koscielny and referee Martin Atkinson wasted little time in producing a straight red card.
They were aided by the harsh dismissal of Australia's key man Tim Cahill, given a straight red card for a clumsy but hardly malevolent challenge on Bastian Schweinsteiger on 55 minutes.
Moyes is also worried over the fitness of Victor Anichebe, who was replaced shortly before half-time after a heavy tackle from Kevin Nolan, which saw the Newcastle midfielder receive a straight red card.
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