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The game was decided, everyone involved knew that it would be the last action of the game.
Hoffenheim's Munas Dabbur was free and ran towards the orphaned goal of VfL Wolfsburg.
Goalkeeper Coen Casteels had moved forward at a corner when the score was 2-1 to equalize.
Instead of 2-2 there was a counterattack for Hoffenheim.
Dabbur made his way with the ball without counting on Wolfsburg's Paulo Otavio.
The Brazilian stormed all over the field after Dabbur to prevent the third goal.
He succeeded.
But in a way that the term emergency brake is trivializing.
Shortly before the penalty area, Otavio had reached Dabbur.
The 26-year-old was only a meter behind Hoffenheim when he started to jump.
Otavio jumped off and hit Dabbur with a flying tackle.
He caught him with both legs below his knees.
Dabbur, who had been in the full sprint, flew far into the Wolfsburg penalty area.
A red card has seldom been more legitimate
Source: Pool via REUTERS
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A bad foul that has not been seen in the Bundesliga for a long time.
In addition, it was completely unnecessary because Wolfsburg had already lost the game.
Referee Markus Schmidt showed the left-back the red card without hesitation.
"The foul was brutal"
“The foul was brutal.
You have to ask yourself what's going on in the player's head.
The damage he's done is now greater than preventing a goal.
He will be banned for four to six games, “said Sky expert Didi Hamann.
Wolfsburg not only lost Otavio, but also the game.
The 1: 2 in Hoffenheim meant the first defeat in the Bundesliga after more than two months.
Christoph Baumgartner gave the hosts an early lead, Wolfsburg striker Wout Weghorst equalized the deficit in the 23rd minute.
Nevertheless, the wolves went into the break with a deficit.
Andrej Kramaric scored the 2-1 for the Kraichgauer (41st).
That this was the final score was also due to Otavio's bad foul.