Was it a world record? Luis Advíncula was sent off after 9 seconds in Boca-Cruzeiro

The infringement of Luis Advincula It occurred at 9″ and the referee Wilmar Roldan He showed him the red card when the stopwatch had barely marked 30 seconds. Unusual. Immediately the question was: is this a record time?

Let’s review: throughout the history of football, players have been sent off for a variety of reasons. A violent tackle, serious rough play, offensive conduct towards the referee or opponents, serious unsportsmanlike behaviour or physical aggression. But which has been the quickest in history?

Football referees are not used to giving red cards in a short period of time, as they are given as the match progresses and referees are often more lenient when the match has just started. However, one player achieved a milestone in football, as he managed to obtain the penalty two seconds into the game.

It is about Lee Toddwho in 2000 was sent off after two seconds for insulting the referee at the start of the match between Cross Farm Park Celtic and Taunton East Reach Wanderers of Scotland.

The fastest expulsions in the history of football

On December 28, 2008, the British David Pratt He was sent off three seconds into the Southern Premier League match between Chippenham Town and Bashley FC. The British footballer committed a direct red card foul on Chris Knowles.

With that expulsion Pratt surpassed the Italian’s record Joseph Lorenzo (Bologna), who on 9 December 1990 was given a straight red card after 9 seconds for attacking an opponent. A similar length of time to Advíncula’s expulsion.

Last year there was almost a new record at the AFC U-20 Asian Cup in 2023, when the player Baker Kamal Kalbouneh He was sent off after just five seconds after receiving a red card.

Kalbouneh was sent off for kicking his opponent in the face, Dear KamolovThis action led the referee to take the decision to expel the Jordanian striker.

Despite protests from the player and his teammates, Kalbouneh was forced to leave the match, it should be noted that at the time VAR did not exist.