Brazilian second tier match not abandoned in spite of ludicrously waterlogged pitch
- In a Brasileiro Serie B match Oeste beat Boa Esporte 2-1 at home
- The game took place at the Estadio Municipal dos Amaros in unprecedented waterlogged conditions
- In comical scenes players were seen swinging air shots at the ball and falling over due to the treacherous conditions underfoot
When one thinks of Brazilian football it is usually the abiding beauty of seeing the likes of Pele, Socrates, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Neymar embarrassing defenders which crystallises in the mind.
But when a brazen referee allowed Oeste to take on Boa Esporte at their Estadio Municipal dos Amaros on Saturday, he had no such respect for the beautiful game which Brazil has come to be renowned for.
The game took place in unprecedented waterlogged conditions and in farcical scenes players were seen swinging air shots at the ball and falling over due to the treacherous conditions underfoot.
In a Brasileiro Serie B match Oeste beat Boa Esporte 2-1 at home in unprecedented waterlogged conditions
Players were seen swinging air shots at the ball and falling over due to the puddles underfoot
On the evidence of this game Brazil's referees cannot be accused of being overly-pernickety
Premier League referees are often criticised for being overly-pernickety, refusing to the let the game flow, but on the evidence of the images from this particular Brasileiro Serie B match, Brazil's punters can have no such qualms.
With the full 90 minutes somehow completed, Oeste's Junior Lopes and Mazinho cancelled out Wilson Junior's 20th minute opener for the visitors, with the 2-1 victory taking them up to 13th in the league, while leaving Boa Esporte in the relegation zone.
Boa Esporte's 29-year-old journeyman striker Tadeu was sent off on the hour mark for a not-so-early bath.
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