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It was the worst scene of the day, probably also of the season so far.

In the game between Hoffenheim and Wolfsburg, stoppage time was already running when Hoffenheim's striker Munas Dabbur ran towards the orphaned goal of Wolfsburg when the score was 2-1.

VfL goalkeeper Koen Casteels had stepped forward at a corner to equalize.

Instead of 2-2 there was a counterattack for Hoffenheim.

Dabbur sprinted against the 3-1, Wolfsburg's Paulo Otávio ran after him.

Shortly before the penalty area, Otávio had reached Hoffenheim.

The 26-year-old started to jump and turned over Dabbur with a flying tackle.

Referee Markus Schmidt showed the left-back without hesitation the red card.

Paulo Otávio ruthlessly converts Hoffenheim's Munas Dabbur.

The Wolfsburg must expect a long suspension

Credit: AFP / DANIEL ROLAND

A few hours after his dropout, Otávio apologized on his Instagram account.

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"Thank goodness I didn't hurt my opponent," wrote the 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. "

"I hope the lock is not too long"

For Otávio it was the first red card of his career.

His trainer Oliver Glasner tried to explain the nasty foul: “He wanted to save again what could not be saved anyway.

I hope that the suspension won't be out for that long. ”The sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) will decide how long Otávio will not be available.

In any case, Glasner did not want to “go too hard” with his defense attorney.

The Austrian was mainly served in the league because of the first defeat in more than two months: “I'm generally a very bad loser, so I've now had a pleasant two months in which we didn't lose at all.

And with the DFB Cup game now for the second time in a row, it gnaws at me and all of us. "

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