Wolves’ pre-season ‘friendly’ vs Levante descends into chaos with FOUR sent off in first half

Wolves saw their behind-closed-doors friendly with Spanish side Levante descend into farce when four players were sent off in the first half… only for both sides to play with 11-a-side in the second.

It was an early 10am start for both sides at their pre-season camp in Benidorm but nobody was easing into this one with wild challenges flying in.

The tone was set by the referee when Wolves got an early indirect free-kick on the goal-line after Levante were penalised for a deliberate pass back to the goalkeeper.

Things took a chaotic and drastic turn just after the half-hour mark, though, when a wild challenge wide on the right led to a furious 22-man melee, with some coaches even running onto the pitch to calm players down. 

Roger Martí Salvador had given Levante the lead with a controlled finish but the first half would go on to be defined by the melee that followed a rash challenge. 

Levante’s players were immediately incensed and began pushing and shoving Wolves’ Yerson Mosquera.

Team-mates tried to pull Mosquera away as Levante players rallied together to get back to him, furious at some sort of infraction that was unclear via Wolves’ live stream of the match. 

The referee remained patient, standing on the outskirts of the melee with a red card in his hand, before he sent Mosquera for Wolves and Enis Bardhi for Levante off.

More to follow.