A soccer star’s goal celebration went horribly wrong as he accidentally jumped down a hole. On Sunday, Jacy Maranhão, a defender for Coritiba in Brazil’s top league, barreled towards the advertising barriers after scoring against Chapecoense, sending the crowd into raptures. Those cheers quickly turned to screams as he leaped over the perimeter and down into a subterranean set of stairs that leads to the visiting team’s locker room. It got worse for the 29-year-old, as the referee ruled out the goal for a foul after he emerged from the hole. He also had to go off injured, compounding a miserable night for the player. “I twisted my foot. It’s a bit sore, but I’m fine,” Maranhão, who was picked up by TV cameras icing his ankle, said. “Center-backs hardly ever score goals. I just got carried away.” The bizarre incident took place at the Coritiba stadium, the Estádio Couto Pereira, where, in 2014, the same thing happened. Diederrick Joel Tagueu, a former striker for the team, was also injured when falling down the very same hole while celebrating a winning goal. At least his strike counted.
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