Watch: Goalkeeper trolls fans and gets sent off before kick-off in final
Cerro Porteno goalkeeper Jean Fernandes was remarkably shown a red card before the Paraguay Super Cup final against Olimpia.
Fernandes, who is on loan at Cerro Porteno from Sao Paulo, was named in the starting line-up and walked towards his goal before kick-off.
But he can be seen holding his hands across his neck and gesturing towards rival fans after having a number of objects thrown at him.
After a VAR review, the match officials deemed this to be a provocative move and sent the player off as a result. To make matters worse, his side then ended up losing 3-1 to their arch-rivals.
“When I went to put my rosary by the side of the goalpost, something which I always do, the rival fans began to throw several things at me including firecrackers,” Fernandes said on social media after the game.
“I reacted by making a gesture which in Brazil is normal. A player called Gerson celebrates like that. It’s called the ‘vapo’ gesture.
“I don’t know what the ref thought but he ended up red-carding me. It was a misunderstanding.”
CALIENTE COMIENZO
Antes del pitazo inicial, cuando apenas los jugadores se estaban acomodando en el campo de juego, Jean Fernandes se fue expulsado por un gesto hacia la hinchada de Olimpia. Mirá lo que pasó. https://t.co/OXkH8suL35— Tigo Sports (@TigoSportsPY) December 12, 2021
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