When you go head-to-head with an opposition player after a foul, it usually only ends one way – in a red card.

But Bristol Rovers’ Lee Mansell managed to avoid taking an early shower after clashing with Gateshead’s JJ O’Donnell in their Conference game.

Mansell got right into O’Donnell’s face but instead of a headbutt, he dished out a kiss in order to diffuse the situation.

And it worked like a charm, as the Gateshead man was left feeling bemused instead of bracing for a fight.


The referee ended up giving Mansell a yellow card, instead of a red, and the Rovers midfielder told reporters afterwards: ‘It’s the first time I’ve been booked for kissing someone.’



Quite.

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Lee Mansell (left) goes in for the kill (Picture: Getty)