OLDHAM saw two players sent off inside one first-half minute in what proved a shocking half for the League Two side.
The bizarre scenes in their clash against Mansfield meant that by the break they were down to nine men and trailing 3-1.
Having just conceded two Nicky Maynard goals in three minutes, Oldham lost their heads to see two red cards in a bonkers 37th minute.
As Neal Bishop played the ball forward to Mal Benning he was hit late by a silly challenge from Filipe Morais on halfway.
Even as the referee looked at that, Benning was scythed down by a nasty-looking tackle from Tomas Egert as the pass reached him.
A straight red card came out immediately for Egert before Lee Swabey ran back to Morais to show a second yellow card and leave Paul Scholes' old side threadbare.
Morais had been booked for a foul on Benning just four minutes earlier – the game's first.
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