Red Card: Adelaide United FC Player Tackles Ball Boy to the Ground

How not to interact with ball boys.

Adelaide United FC player, Michael Marrone, was red-carded in last night's FFA Cup final after he tackled a ball boy who refused to give up a ball. Yes, you heard that right.

The finals match between the two teams was already in extra time when Sydney FC scored a second goal in the 111th minute to lead over Adelaide United FC, 2 - 1.

In the 115th minute, Marrone pushed the ball boy from behind to the ground, after the ball boy seemed to be holding onto the ball and not returning it to the field. Sydney FC players rushed to push Marrone away, who was instantly red-carded for the incident. 

In a happy ending, the boy was later allowed to stand on the podium and hold the FFA Cup trophy with Sydney FC players who won the match a few minutes later.

Australian football has reached a new peak tonight:
-Ball boy holds onto ball and gets crash tackled/dives
-crash tackle/dive sparks all in brawl
-Ball boy receives Sydney FC winners medal
-Ball boy gets to lift the FFA Cup trophy
Australian football never change❤️#FFACupFinal pic.twitter.com/r12538eCRB

— Jarrad (@JarradHD) November 21, 2017

Marrone may face further punishment for the incident, which could mean further match suspensions.

Moral of the story? Don't ever tackle kids.

You can watch the incident unfold below.

Photo: Fox Sports