Football is a beautiful game that sometimes turns ugly due to setbacks, injuries, or ugly spats between rival fans.
The sport has also registered bizarre and hilarious incidents occasionally. A testament to that was when Peruvian footballer Santiago Munoz received a red card for a bizarre incident.
In a fixture between Atletico Awajun and Cantorcillo FC in the Copa Peru on Sunday, Munoz went towards the corner flag in the 71st minute to take a corner. But the moment was delayed on the pitch due to Cantorcillo goalkeeper Lucho Ruiz’s injury and Munoz hilariously tried to make the most of it by walking down the pitch side to urinate.
The opposition players soon saw Munoz’s act and ushered the referee who moved towards the player, waving a red card at him.
Check out the video here:
𝐄𝐥 𝐟𝐮́𝐭𝐛𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚́ 𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫
🇵🇪 Cantorcillo vs Atlético Awajun de Copa Perú
🚽 Sebastián Muñoz (Atlético Awajun) es expulsado ¡¡por ponerse a orinar en el saque de esquina en pleno partido!! pic.twitter.com/Blve6VFIGS
— Miguel Ángel García (@Miguelin_24_) August 18, 2024
It was a no surprise as Munoz walked off the pitch after a short discussion with the referee. Incidentally, this is not the first time that a player has been send off the field for urinating on the pitch as former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had jumped over the advertising board to relieve himself while English goalkeeper Lineker defaced in a World Cup match in 1990.
However, Lehmann and Lineker were send off for their respective incidents.
