Istanbul: Shoya Nakajima, Japan’s international footballer, joined Turkey’s Antalyaspor club this season. In the home game against Adana Demirspor in the Turkish league, he took the field in the 59th minute, happy to have the opportunity to make his debut for his new club. Excited family members including the mother in the gallery to watch the debut.
But all that happiness was over in just nine seconds. It turned out to be a foul when Shoya miscalculated as he stretched his leg to block the opponent’s movement of the ball. The referee immediately took the yellow card and said goodbye.