Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Centre-back for Rivaldo’s Mogi Mirim sent off after wearing two shirt numbers

Rivaldo’s Mogi Mirim were left cursing their luck in a 3-2 home defeat to Bragantino in the Brazilian Serie B on Tuesday after they had a defender dismissed for wearing different numbered shirts before conceding a stoppage-time winner.

Paulão, who started the match wearing No4, was booked in the first half and got a second yellow six minutes after the break when the fourth official noticed he was wearing the same No3 shirt as his team-mate Fábio Sanches.
The centre-back had opted to put on a new shirt at half-time without noticing the different number. Mogi were losing 1-0 at the time of the dismissal and although they managed to equalise twice through Geovane, the hosts ended up succumbing to a 93rd-minute winner.
The result was their first defeat in five games and halted a fine run of form that started when the 43-year-old Rivaldo returned to play for a team he also owns. The former Barcelona player did not feature against Bragantino and his side currently sit second bottom in the 20-team league after 15 games.

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