A manager sent off, one team walking down the tunnel and their opponents scoring a penalty into an empty net. Pre-season friendlies are not supposed to be so chaotic, but Malaga’s game against Fulham on Wednesday ended in unusual circumstances.The match itself was relatively eventful — Fulham twice took the lead through Ryan Sessegnon and Alex Iwobi but were pegged back through Chupete in the first half. Then, in the last minute of normal time, Eneko Jauregi converted from the spot after Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball.After that last-minute equaliser, Fulham coach Alvaro Arbeloa was shown a red card after appearing to remonstrate on the touchline with the referee. The final whistle was then blown, with Fulham players following Arbeloa down the tunnel as Malaga stayed on the pitch, waiting for a penalty shootout to commence.There was confusion at the full-time whistle as Fulham players left the pitch before the shootout (Fran Santiago/Getty Images)The two sides were contesting the Costa del Sol Cup, an annual pre-season friendly played in the southern Spanish city of Malaga. On the four previous occasions when the match has been drawn — most recently when Malaga played Italian club Sampdoria in 2016 — the trophy-winning side have been decided by penalties.
How Malaga vs. Fulham friendly ended in chaos with Arbeloa sent off and uncontested penalties
The two sides were contesting the Costa del Sol Cup, an annual pre-season friendly which is contested in the southern Spanish city.










