2022 World Cup: carotid tackle, repeated VAR, a very eventful draw between Brazil and Ecuador (1-1)

This Thursday night, Brazil, already qualified, failed to win against Ecuador (1-1), which is approaching Qatar, during the 15th day of qualifying for the FIFA Cup. world 2022 of the AmSud zone.

After Casemiro's quick opener (6th) for the Seleção, the Ecuadorians managed to equalize in the last quarter of an hour thanks to a header from defender Félix Torres from a corner (75th).

But, while Marquinhos did not come into play, the match was above all marked by the many situations that referee Wilmar Roldan had to decide.

He first logically expelled Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez after his downright dangerous and poorly controlled outing on striker Matheus Cunha (16th) on a relatively innocuous ball.

A tackle to the carotid artery!

The totally failed exit of Alexander Domínguez on Matheus Cunha during Ecuador-Brazil.

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Cunha was thus sought deep behind the Ecuadorian defense on a long ball.

Out of his goal, Alexander Dominguez seemed to have the slight lead, enough to clear.

Instead, the Ecuadorian goalkeeper only grazed the ball, his foot ending at full speed on the Atlético de Madrid striker's neck.

Hit in the throat, the young Auriverde remained on the ground for a moment.

Called by the VAR (the video referee), the referee of the meeting reviewed the images and gave Dominguez a red card.

Well-deserved punishment, even if the Ecuadorian goalkeeper seemed above all to be the victim of his own clumsiness.

Anyway, the situation largely rebalanced soon after.

Alisson, the Brazilian goalkeeper escapes the red card twice

A few minutes later, it was Brazil who found themselves reduced to ten.

Defender Emerson received a second yellow card for deliberately stopping Ecuador's counterattack led by Michael Estrada (21st).

For his part, the Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson was almost expelled twice: in the first period on a poorly controlled exit (26th), then at the end of the match on a new exit sanctioned with a penalty at first, before the referee does not decide after viewing the VAR (90th + 7).

In the end, after consulting the VAR, the referee twice saved Alisson from a red and canceled two penalties (59th and 97th) and a goal (49th) to Ecuador.