What's up with the red card suspensions?

[Lex]

Hmm, it sounds like your players were serving out a longer suspension for more than a minor violation.

For example, a straight red card would ensue a 2 match suspension for the player.

To add to that a yellow card and a straight red card in the same match also result in a 2 match suspension. If the player already has a yellow card from a previous match in the same competition then he will also serve the one match suspension for the accumulation offence, making that three matches in total.

Hope that explains it, dzilla

[dzilla]

For example, a straight red card would ensue a 2 match suspension for the player.

This right here must be it because I thought it was like real life where a straight red is just one game suspension.

[khris]

This right here must be it because I thought it was like real life where a straight red is just one game suspension.

Nope, it depends of the competition. A straight red card can be a suspension for years if needed. But as a general rule it is between 1-3 matches and usually a straight red have more punishment than when a cicle of yellows is completed (3-5 depending of the competition) as then the suspension if for the upcoming match.