The workday of Getafe pro Allan Nyom had barely begun on Sunday evening during the floodlit match in the Madrid suburb before it was already over.
Utterly bewildered, the defender looked at referee José Luis Munuera Montero as he showed him the red card. Nyom had only been on the pitch for a hand-timed 37 seconds before, well away from the ball (20 meters), he brought down Vinícius Júnior with a clothesline tackle.
What was presumably intended as a tactical foul turned out to be much more brutal in practice. The Brazilian also knew how to make the most of this gift. The referee had no other choice. Nyom’s action against the Real star took place right in front of both benches and, most importantly, in full view of the fourth official.
In fact, after being shown the red card, Nyom actually spent more time on the field than he did after being subbed in. That was also due to his disbelief. The 37-year-old was unaware of any wrongdoing. But after the first video replays of the incident, there was no doubt.
Things moved just as quickly after the restart, as Kylian Mbappé immediately took advantage of the fresh numerical superiority and scored the winning goal for the Royals just 20 seconds after play resumed. And Getafe? Within a single minute, they destroyed everything they had worked so hard for over 76 minutes—namely, to earn a point against the Spanish record champions.
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