The legendary girls’s soccer star, whose full identify is Marta Vieira da Silva, obtained a purple card in stoppage time of the primary half of Brazil’s match towards Spain for a harmful excessive kick, which clipped Spain’s Olga Carmona within the head. The referee issued a straight purple card and Marta was ejected from the sport, leaving her staff to compete with 10, somewhat than 11, gamers on the sphere. Spain finally eked out a 2-0 victory over Brazil, scoring two targets within the second half.
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Marta’s purple card got here within the fiftieth minute of the Brazil vs. Spain match within the first spherical of the Olympic match, as Marta and Carmona competed for a unfastened ball. Carmona beat her opponent to the ball, heading it away, and Marta, who went into the assault with a excessive kick, then made contact with Carmona’s face. Marta obtained the purple card after the foul was known as, and rapidly broke down in tears, realizing that she had simply made the ultimate play of her worldwide profession. Even Marta’s Spanish opponents, recognizing the gravity of the second, reached out to console her as she wept.
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