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Coritiba striker celebrates goal by falling into a tunnel

Coritiba beat Sao Paulo 3-1 with on-loan Cameroonian striker Joel scoring the two goals that sealed the victory. He scored his second goal after rounding the keeper with a lovely stepover and celebrated by jumping over the advertising hoarding, but what he couldn't see was that a tunnel to the dressing rooms was hidden on the other side. So he ended up jumping right into it.

Security staff rushed to help him out of the tunnel and though he was a bit shaken, he was able to complete his celebration and finish the match.

The incident was reminiscent of Ponte Preta's Guilherme sliding down the stairs of a pitchside tunnel a few years ago.

The lesson here is that Brazil needs to stop putting tunnels (hidden or otherwise) next to the pitch and subjecting players to Wile E. Coyote type scenarios.

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Brooks Peck

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