Shoya Nakajima was despatched off simply 20 seconds into his debut for Turkish facet Antalyaspor
The household of Japanese footballer Shoya Nakajima had been diminished to tears after he was despatched off simply 20 seconds after making his debut as a second half substitute for Turkish crew Antalyaspor on Saturday.
Nakajima, a summer time signing from Porto, was launched to the Super Lig recreation along with his crew trailing to rivals Adana Demirspor by a objective to nil, with the 19-times capped worldwide winger tasked with trying to unlock what had proved to be a persistent backline as much as the hour mark.
However, the 28-year-old’s eagerness to become involved could properly have been his downfall when, with out having touched the ball himself, he tried a dangerous sliding deal with in opposition to an opposing participant close to the touchline.
Replays confirmed that the Japanese related along with his rival’s ankle, leaving him in apparent discomfort on the turf, and compelled the match referee to immediately flash a yellow card in his path.
The drama didn’t finish there.
The match official shortly acquired phrase from his assistant that the foul was vital sufficient to require a second viewing on a VAR monitor – and this proof proved to be damning for Nakajima as his yellow was upgraded to pink.
Nakajima immediately reacted to the scenario with a smile however this shortly light into an expression of shock because the gravity of the scenario started to take maintain.
But if the participant was surprised, so too had been his household who had visited the stadium to witness Nakajima’s debut for his new crew – along with his mom showing to be distraught on the improvement as tears started to circulate down her cheeks.
Incredibly, Nakajima was the third participant to have been despatched off by the card-happy referee throughout the recreation. His teammate Soner Aydogdu was issued along with his personal marching orders within the eighth minute, whereas former Ukraine worldwide defender Yaroslav Rakitskyi, who moved to Adana Demirspor after leaving Zenit Saint Petersburg in March, was additionally despatched for an early tub in a hot-tempered first half.
Nakajima’s dismissal proved to be an excessive amount of for Antalyaspor to bear as they wound up shedding the sport by a rating of 3-0.
And whereas they are saying that you simply always remember your first time, the Japanese star will certainly be hoping that his debut match for his new membership fades from his reminiscence earlier than lengthy.
(RT.com)