Harry Lewis was caught out by rugby pitch markings during Bradford's 1-1 draw to Newport County on Saturday as he caught the ball several meters outside of his penalty area. <br /><br />It was a moment to forget for the 25-year-old, who was confused by the faded lines that had been used by the Dragons rugby union team - who share the same stadium at Rodney Parade. <br /><br />However, shot-stopper Lewis, who joined the Bantams on a free transfer from Southampton last summer, was incredibly not awarded a red card for handling the ball outside his area. <br /><br />Newport players were left furious as they waved their hands in the air - though the referee appeared to see some sympathy for the goalkeeper's lapse of concentration.<br /><br />With a long ball coming over the top of his defense, and a Newport attacker approaching, the goalkeeper had to react, but seemed to mistake a faded 22-yard line with his penalty area, opting to catch the ball and throw it out wide to another Bradford defender. <br /><br />Picking up the ball outside the penalty area - as was seen with fellow shot-stopper Nick Pope - who handled the ball outside of the box in Newcastle's recent loss to Liverpool - the offense tends to carry the sanction of a red card. <br /><br />But in this circumstance, Lewis was only awarded a yellow card, with Newport's official Twitter account in uproar at the decision, writing: 'Unbelievable.<br /><br />'Bradford keeper Harry Lewis catches long ball miles out of his goal and only gets a yellow for it.'<br /><br />The away side would infuriate their hosts even more soon after, with Andy Cook slotting his 23rd goal of the season to give Bradford the lead going into halftime. <br /><br />Newport hit back in the second half, with Liam Ridehalgh tapping in over Harry Lewis, to halve the points and stall the Bantam's bid of obtaining an automatic promotion berth. <br /><br />Fans joined the Newport Twitter account expressing their distaste at the decision, with one claiming: 'That’s the worst decision I’ve ever seen a ref give in a game live.' <br /><br />Another disagreed with the Tweet saying: 'Not unbelievable at all. Only a red card if it denies an obvious goalscoring opportunity.' <br /><br />For Newport, the result means they stay 18th in League Two, having not won in their last four league appearances.
