Vinir Jr. gets a RED CARD for pulling hair in the build-up of his disallowed goal 😳 | ESPN FC
ESPN FC reviews the sequence in which Vinicius Junior had a goal disallowed and was sent off for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair
The clip reviews the Real Madrid vs Villarreal sequence in which Vinicius Junior came on, finished a goal, and then had it disallowed after the referee reviewed his hair pull on Nathan Saliba, leading to a straight red card. The commentators praise Bellingham's driving run and assist and Vinicius's impact, but conclude that the hair pull was there and that Vinicius cannot react that way even if Saliba's run across him was wrong.
- Vinicius Junior is the ultimate impact substitute — He came on and relieved the pressure at the Bernabeu while delivering the much-needed second goal.
- Bellingham was the creator and produced a very good piece of play — He drove forward with power, pace and determination before picking out the right pass.
- There was possibly a hair pull by Vinicius on Nathan Saliba, so the goal should be disallowed and a red card shown — The replay showed Vinicius reaching for Saliba's hair, pointing to no goal and a red card.
- Vinicius went from hero to villain and ended up in the headlines for the wrong reason — He had come on as an inspiration and scored, but the straight red card turned the story negative.
- Saliba was wrong to run across him, but Vinicius cannot react like that because a hair pull usually gets you sent off — Vinicius had his arms too high and pulled Saliba's hair, and similar hair-pull incidents over the past year have usually led to red cards.
Watch the sequence from Real Madrid vs. Villarreal where Vinicius Junior had a goal disallowed and ended up receiving a red card for pulling Nathan Saliba's hair in the build-up. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ ESPN ESPNFC
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from Shaney. Now Vidy Jr. Bellingham breezes past the defender P Naro. Full steam ahead from Bellingham. Comes back to Vinnie Junior and that lifts the pressure at the Bernabau. Vidy Junior is the ultimate impact son. Jose could get booked for this celebration, but he doesn't care. You can see what it means to him and what it means to Billy Junior and what it means to a packed burner bale. A much needed second goal. Well, Mourinho's already got a yellow card. That could be the red card for him now. But good play from Bellingham. He's the creator. power, pace, determination, and then picked out the right pass at the end of it. There's the challenge by Chuania that stops. Maybe a chance at the other end. They counterattack Bellium cut back. Easy finish for Vidy Jr. Siba. The player that was trying to get back the substitute. No chance for Gashi. Well, he's now scored in four successive home games against Villa Royale. >> Well, they're looking at something here. Oh dear. Now, this is an interesting one. What is the referee's attention being drawn to? Was there a hair pull by Vinnie Junior on Celiba who was then chasing back? That's what they're going to look at. I think just there. >> Oh, I see. >> They're just there. Was there a hairpool? I think there possibly was no goal and a red card. >> Oh my goodness. He goes from hero to villain in the blink of an eye. And now his teammates need to get him away from that and leave it to Mourinho and the club to argue his case. A straight red card for Vinnie Jr. Well, you can't keep this man out of the headlines. He thought he was in the headlines for the right reason, coming on as an inspiration and scoring the goal, but this has earned him a straight red card. Well, Celiba runs across him, which isn't correct, but Vinnie Jr. can't act like that. His arms are too high. He pulls the hair of Salem. And as we've seen with two or three incidents over the course of the last year, if you pull somebody's hair, you usually get sent