It was all going so effectively for Antony, till he went flying in from behind on an unsuspecting defender.
The Manchester United winger, on mortgage at Actual Betis, was persevering with his unimaginable begin in Spain earlier than he picked up a regrettable crimson card.
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Antony had three objectives and an help in his first 5 video games in LaLiga and even added to that whole throughout Betis’ 2-1 win over Getafe.
Selecting up the ball from an assault on his personal purpose, he battled one Getafe participant to regain possession, beat one other with a terrific contact, then ran the size of the pitch to pick Isco for the opener.
The Brazilian was in dreamland, notably when Isco made it two within the 77th minute, however then in stoppage time he bought overexcited.
Failing to latch onto a ball ahead, left-back Omar Alderete claimed it and performed it again to his goalkeeper, however as quickly because the cross left his toes Antony flew in from behind two-footed.
Alderete hit the turf in agony, and it appeared for a second like Antony did too, nevertheless, rapidly realising his destiny he sat as much as see the referee approaching him with a crimson card.
Antony’s rush of blood to the top had followers reeling with one fan saying: “What was he pondering?”
One other mentioned: “What an fool.”
Whereas this fan mentioned: “Very, very pointless.”
The expulsion was the primary straight crimson of his profession, having twice been despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards for Sao Paulo and Ajax.
The timing of the crimson could not have been a lot worse, with Betis internet hosting Actual Madrid on Saturday hoping to trigger an upset and assist their cost in direction of European soccer.
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It additionally comes simply days after Antony spoke about how completely satisfied he’s in Sevilla, saying: “I’m very completely satisfied right here. Each day I get up with a smile and that is essential.”
Antony might be lacking for the conflict towards Madrid on Saturday, though Betis’ star participant Isco appears to suppose he has an opportunity.
“It was three factors on a troublesome pitch towards a group that is excellent at what it does,” the Spain midfielder mentioned.
“Now it is time for Madrid to suppose and see if Antony’s expulsion will be reviewed. I do not know if there was contact or not. We’ll see…”
There nearly was actually contact with Alderete’s again to Antony when he hit the deck, and Betis’ gamers had been rightly fuming.
Amongst them was goalkeeper David Soria, who took on rival supervisor Manuel Pellegrini post-match.
The shot-stopper took intention on the former Manchester Metropolis coach for time-wasting, saying: “They’ve finished the other of what their coach is preaching.
“He says that he’s a soccer lover, that his group doesn’t waste time and each time he performs towards us he kills us. I think about that he won’t be completely satisfied together with his group’s match.
“Three minutes of the six or eight added have been performed, if he says it a lot, he ought to lead by instance, due to these folks, now we have the repute [of time waster] and the others get away with it.”
Responding in his press convention, the 2014 Premier League winner mentioned: “I feel it was a sport the place we had been superior to them, they hadn’t finished something earlier than the purpose.
“I feel it was a sport effectively performed by each groups, even Getafe, though they minimize off the play rather a lot.
“I feel that within the final minutes of the match everybody wasted time, I do not suppose that the statements replicate what the match was like.”
The win saved Betis in seventh, with solely purpose distinction separating them from European soccer.
It additionally noticed former Liverpool bench hotter Adrian begin in purpose for the away aspect, recording his third win in six begins.