Brisbane Roar star Thomas Broich has had his red card rescinded by the A-League s independent Match Review Panel.
The German midfielder received a red card for violent conduct in the 44th minute of Saturday s 1-0 win over Newcastle Jets at Suncorp Stadium.
Match referee Brenton Hayward, officiating his third A-League game, showed the red card following an altercation between Broich and Jets defender Josh Mitchell.
Broich was bundled over before Mitchell ended up on the floor after Roar midfielder Eric Paartalu got involved in the melee.
The 2011/12 Johnny Warren medallist was handed a straight red, while Mitchell was dismissed for two bookable offences.
But, as expected, the Match Review Panel cited Broich s red card as an obvious error , freeing…