[Trajan88]

My first thought was that maybe Z.Z. wanted to get sent off (was there a confirmation of his injury from earlier in the match... separated shoulder or some-such)?

Anyway, there are more honorable ways to be sent off to save face if a player is in too much pain to continue.

[Blue Jays]

Hi Trajan88-

If he wanted to exit the game he simply would have called for a substitute. There is no "tactical" reason for a player to get himself red-carded out of a match and leave his team playing a man short.

~ Blue Jays ~