Star striker sent off for winning goal celebration

1 year ago 69

By Damien McCartney and AP

Striker Vincent Aboubakar had conscionable scored a celebrated World Cup extremity for Cameroon against shot powerhouses Brazil.

In the 92nd infinitesimal of their Group G clash, and needing to triumph to person immoderate anticipation of qualifying, Aboubakar finished disconnected a glorious transverse successful from Ngom Mbekeli with a header into the bottommost corner.

It sent the Cameroon fans successful the stadium into raptures. The 30-year-old took disconnected his garment and celebrated the historical infinitesimal with his teammates. They were astir to marque past and go the archetypal African federation ever to bushed Brazil.

But the prima striker had already been booked astir 10 minutes earlier for a clumsy tackle connected Gabriel Martinelli.

Under FIFA rules, a subordinate taking disconnected their garment successful solemnisation instantly receives a yellowish card. A 2nd yellowish paper successful the aforesaid lucifer becomes a reddish card.

"I thought this mightiness beryllium a reddish successful this match. But not for that, successful the vigor of the moment, I deliberation helium conscionable forgot helium was booked," commentator Alan Smith said connected the SBS feed.

Referee Ismail Elfath seemed loathed to nonstop Aboubakar disconnected - helium smiled and gave him a hug earlier giving him his marching orders.

Aboubakar is the archetypal subordinate to people and beryllium sent disconnected successful the aforesaid lucifer astatine the World Cup since Zinedine Zidane for France successful the 2006 final against Italy.

Cameroon's triumph besides meant nary squad finished the World Cup radical signifier undefeated for the archetypal clip since 1994.

Brazil, which had already qualified for the knockout signifier aft victories implicit Serbia and Switzerland, volition look South Korea successful the circular of 16.

Brazil finished with six points, the aforesaid arsenic Switzerland but the South Americans had a amended extremity difference. The Swiss besides precocious and volition look Portugal. Cameroon ended with 4 points and Serbia one.

Brazil manager Tite rested astir each of his regular starters and made 10 changes from the triumph against Switzerland connected Monday.

Brazil was inactive without the injured Neymar, but the prima guardant was astatine Lusail Stadium to ticker the lucifer with his teammates.

For a regular dose of the champion of the breaking quality and exclusive contented from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!