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In a jaw-dropping moment during the Copa Peru match between Atletico Awajun and Cantorcillo FC, footballer Sebastian Munoz faced the ultimate humiliation being sent off for 'urinating' on the pitch.
It all unfolded in the 71st minute when Awajun was awarded a corner kick. With Cantorcillo’s goalkeeper, Lucho Ruiz, down injured and receiving treatment, the game came to a brief halt. Munoz, set to take the corner, stood near the flag, waiting for the action to resume.
But as the delay stretched on, Munoz did the unthinkable. Realizing the game wouldn't restart for a few moments longer, he decided to relieve himself on the sidelines. The shocking act didn’t go unnoticed. An opposition player alerted the referee who spotted the unsportsmanlike behavior. He instantly brandished a red card, sending Munoz off in utter disbelief.
Stunned, Munoz pleaded his case, repeatedly asking the referee to explain his offence. But there was no room for mercy. Without hesitation, the official dismissed Munoz from the pitch, leaving him to walk off in embarrassment. Captured on live broadcast, the moment quickly went viral.
Amazingly, this wasn’t the first time a player was dismissed for such behavior. Back in 2017, Salford City goalkeeper Max Crocombe suffered a similar fate when he was red-carded for urinating during a match against Bradford City AFC.
One year earlier, Mansfield forward Adi Yussuf was handed a fine and a five-game ban after peeing at the back of a stand while his side played in a League Two clash against Plymouth.
In 2009, Jens Lehmann memorably too a pee during a match. The goalkeeper was playing for Stuttgart at the time and hopped over the advertising hoardings behind the goal to relieve himself, before he was interrupted when Unirea Urziceni went on a counter-attack and he had to rush back in goal.
For Munoz, this moment in the Copa Peru will be one he’ll never forget – for all the wrong reasons.
