'Shock' goal celebration leads to fall underground 'major disaster'... "Is there a black hole in the stadium?" Player injured, goal also canceled

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A terrifying accident occurred during a Brazilian professional soccer match when a player fell into an underground passage beneath the field while celebrating a goal.

Britain's 'The Sun' reported on the 9th (local time) that "Zisi, 29, a defender for Coritiba, suffered terrible injuries after falling under a tunnel while trying to celebrate his goal."

The incident occurred on the 8th during a first-division match between Coritiba and Chapecoense at Coritiba's home stadium, Estádio Couto Pereira. After scoring to extend their lead to 2-0, Zisi could not contain his joy and jumped over the advertising boards.

However, beyond the advertising boards lay an underground passage leading to the visiting team's locker room. This was because stadium staff had left the tunnel cover open in advance as the first half neared its end. Zisi, suspended in mid-air, plunged into the hole without time to react.

Teammates rushed urgently to check his condition. Zisi briefly returned to the field but soon stumbled and collapsed. He only regained stability after receiving medical treatment behind the goalpost.

To make matters worse, the referees declared an offside foul after video review (VAR), canceling even the goal Zisi had celebrated.

Zisi played out the remainder of the first half after emergency treatment but could not withstand the impact of the fall and was substituted early in the second half. Coritiba won 2-1 thanks to consecutive goals by Thiago Cozer and Pedro Hósha Neves.

Meanwhile, this is not the first time a tunnel at this stadium has caused a player fall accident. In a 2014 match against São Paulo, forward Joel suffered the same incident at the same location. Coincidentally, the safety personnel who rescued Joel at that time were reportedly present at Zisi's accident scene to provide assistance.

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