Star sent off for sickening flying kick to the face as fans compare it to a ‘FIFA glitch’
A BRAZILIAN football star has seen red after an X-rated scissor kick went badly wrong.
Criciuma striker Felipe Vizeu was sent off in his team’s 2-0 loss to Internacional in Serie A last night.
Vizeu led the line for relegation-threatened Criciuma as they travelled to Porto Alegre in Brazil’s top flight.
The 27-year-old was searching for an equaliser after Alan Patrick put the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time.
A cross sat up nicely for Vizeu, who was chasing a third goal in as many games.
He opted to go for an audacious scissor kick, thrashing hard at the ball with his left boot.
Internacional defender Agustin Rogel read the danger, putting his head in harm’s way to direct the ball away.
Vizeu caught Rogel square in the face, sending him crashing to the turf.
Referee Felipe Fernandes de Lima immediately brandished the red card, to the horror of the Criciuma striker and his teammates.
One fan gasped in response to the footage: “Nothing but face! Yikes, that must have hurt.”
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Another argued: “The attacker was clearly making an attempt on the ball and didn’t mean it and the defender just caught a full force kick in the face.
While a third laughed: “This looks like a FIFA glitch.”
And a fourth added: “If the defender weren’t there probably would be a Puskas award contender.”
Criciuma are based in Santa Catarina and were promoted to the top flight from Serie B last season.
Vizeu joined the club in the summer of 2023 but has spent a large portion of his career in Europe.
The Brazilian has played for Udinese in Italy, as well as Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova and Japan’s Yokohama FC.