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Brazilian footballer falls into tunnel celebrating disallowed goal

Brazilian footballer falls into tunnel celebrating disallowed goal
Unfortunate footballer falls into a tunnel while celebrating a goal which was dismissed · wionews.com

A footballer in Brazil had a very strange and unlucky day at a big match.

He scored a goal, and he was so happy that he jumped over an advertisement board to celebrate.

But there was an open tunnel behind the board, and he fell straight into it.

Luckily, he was rescued and treated, but the fall hurt him and he had to leave the game a few minutes later.

To make things even worse, the goal was taken away because a video check showed that he was offside.

Even without that goal, his team, Coritiba, still won the match 2-1.

A similar fall happened to another Coritiba player twelve years ago.

During the same match, a player from the other team, Chapecoense, crashed into his own teammate and was badly hurt.

He went to intensive care and had surgery because of his chest injuries.

Key facts

Match
Coritiba vs Chapecoense
Competition
Brazil's top flight
Result
Coritiba won 2-1
Incident
Defender Jacy fell into an open tunnel while celebrating a goal
Goal decision
Disallowed for offside after a VAR review
Max Alves injury
Severe chest trauma, multiple rib fractures; ICU surgery with a chest drain
Earlier similar incident
Coritiba striker Joel fell into an open tunnel at Couto Pereira 12 years ago
Jacy after the fall
Treated on site; left the field after two minutes

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