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Spanish side forced to play league match in white t-shirts with hand-written numbers after double kit clash in the Tercera Division game

Cacerano forced into bizarre move by referee who claimed BOTH their jerseys clashed with Jerez's green and black

A SPANISH side were forced into the bizarre move of playing an official league match in plain, white t-shirts with numbers crudely scrawled on the back in pen.

Cacerano in Group 14 of the Tercera Division were taking on Jerez away in Saturday's clash when the referee noticed something odd.

 Cacerano were forced to line up for the game in plain, white t-shirts
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Cacerano were forced to line up for the game in plain, white t-shirts

Hosts Jerez were wearing their green and black striped jersey for the league game, with Cacerano bringing their black away strip.


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However, ref Gonzalez Umbert wasn't convinced the difference in the two kits was sufficient enough and ordered them to change.

With a green home strip the only other option, Cacerano had to think outside of the box... and quickly.

 Players had crudely scribbled their number onto the backs
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Players had crudely scribbled their number onto the backs

When the two sides reappeared onto the pitch, the visitors were all wearing plain white t-shirts, with their squad numbers etched onto their backs in ink.

The club's Twitter account shared the incredible news, writing: "The referee has not allowed us to play with any of the two kits we have presented.

"We brought the two official jerseys..."

Soon after, footage of the two teams lining up - with a vast difference in kit colour this time - was shared on social media by television station .

You know what they say - third time lucky...

 Cacerano were left stunned by the referee's decision to ban both of their jerseys
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Cacerano were left stunned by the referee's decision to ban both of their jerseys

The game turned out to be a commentator's worst nightmare as the scribbles on the players' backs were far too faint to make out from afar.

But it mattered not for Cacerano, who won their fourth game in a row to take the match 3-1 at the Estadio Manuel Calzado Galvan.

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