Ma'el stood next to Alexander Song comforting him, watching Gervinho clashing with the opponent, and then rushed over to provide support, trying to drive away the Newcastle players.
He hadn't yet reached them when he saw Barton and Gervinho both reach out and grab each other's necks, then wrestled, attempting to throw each other to the ground.
"Beep beep beep!"
The referee quickly got busy; they had actually made psychological preparations for this, as the opening game would certainly be much harder to officiate than usual matches.
"Yellow card! Yellow card!" He issued a yellow card to Barton and Alexander Song, standing between them, waiting for their teammates to pull them away.
"Boo boo boo.....! Xiu~ Xiu~ Xiu.....!" The noise grew louder inside the stadium, as Newcastle United fans used boos and whistles to disrupt the scene, unable to watch the game peacefully anymore.
