❌ Foul on Vini Jr, instant red: Real rival sent off in 37 seconds

The workday of Getafe professional Allan Nyom had barely begun on Sunday night through the floodlit match within the Madrid suburb earlier than it was already over.

Completely bewildered, the defender checked out referee José Luis Munuera Montero as he confirmed him the purple card. Nyom had solely been on the pitch for a hand-timed 37 seconds earlier than, effectively away from the ball (20 meters), he introduced down Vinícius Júnior with a clothesline sort out.

What was presumably meant as a tactical foul turned out to be far more brutal in observe. The Brazilian additionally knew find out how to benefit from this present. The referee had no different alternative. Nyom’s motion towards the Actual star occurred proper in entrance of each benches and, most significantly, in full view of the fourth official.

In truth, after being proven the purple card, Nyom really spent extra time on the sphere than he did after being subbed in. That was additionally attributable to his disbelief. The 37-year-old was unaware of any wrongdoing. However after the primary video replays of the incident, there was little question.

Issues moved simply as rapidly after the restart, as Kylian Mbappé instantly took benefit of the recent numerical superiority and scored the profitable objective for the Royals simply 20 seconds after play resumed. And Getafe? Inside a single minute, they destroyed every part they’d labored so arduous for over 76 minutes—specifically, to earn some extent towards the Spanish file champions.

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