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Wolfsburg (AP) - Professional footballer Paulo Otavio from VfL Wolfsburg has apologized with a long Instagram message for his tough foul and his red card in the game at 1899 Hoffenheim (1: 2).
"Thank God I didn't hurt my opponent," wrote the 26-year-old Brazilian late on Saturday evening.
“When I started this sport, I never imagined that I would get that far.
I've dreamed of moments when I would leave the games as a hero.
But I would say that it was one of the nightmares today. "
In stoppage time in the Bundesliga game on Saturday, Paulo Otavio brought down the Hoffenheim striker Munas Dabbur with a jumped-in tackle.
Referee Markus Schmidt then showed the defender the first red card of his professional career.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210307-99-723067 / 2
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