“It was never a sending off. I have seen the video and I have asked the referee to have a look at it," said McCarthy after the game.
“If the decision is not rescinded then there is something seriously, seriously wrong in this game of football.
“The referee has made his decision and we have to live with it. The ref said Julio looked for the foul. The lad only took both of his legs but I am not going to say any more as I will only be in trouble and we are skint.
“But there again he has sent the wrong lad off for them which is a shame it has come to this.
"It was a good scrap, they made it hard for us and who knows what would have happened if both teams had had 11 players in the second half.”