Vinicius Junior Gets Red Card for Pulling Opponent's Hair

Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior received a red card on Saturday after pulling an opponent's hair. The Brazilian soccer player thought he scored a goal against Villarreal. However, a video review took the goal away and sent him off the field.

sent him off the field= 作為處罰命令球員離開球場（罰下出場）

Vinicius started the game on the bench and entered as a substitute. Real Madrid was already winning 1-0 after a goal from Yan Diomande. Teammate Jude Bellingham passed the ball to Vinicius, and Vinicius kicked it into the net.

on the bench= 作為替補球員等待，而非先發出場

However, the referee watched a video replay of the play. The video showed that Vinicius pulled the hair of Villarreal player Nathan Saliba before the goal. The referee cancelled the goal. He then showed Vinicius a red card, meaning Vinicius had to leave the game.

meaning= 用來引出直接產生的結果

Real Madrid had to finish the match with only 10 players. Even with one less player, the team defended well and won the match 1-0.

Even with= 儘管處於不利條件或困難之中

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文法整理

句型	意思
sent him off the field	作為處罰命令球員離開球場（罰下出場）
on the bench	作為替補球員等待，而非先發出場
meaning	用來引出直接產生的結果
Even with	儘管處於不利條件或困難之中

詞彙整理

單字	意思
substitute	代替另一個人或事物使用的；替代的
referee	在體育比賽中負責執行比賽規則、維持比賽公平並作出判決的裁判。
match	火柴；一端塗有易燃化學物質，摩擦後可以點燃的細木條或紙板條。

延伸學習

•在足球比賽中，領到紅牌（red card）意味著必須立即離場，且球隊不能換上替補球員，必須在人數劣勢下繼續完成比賽。
•在國際足球新聞報導中，通常使用「match」而非「game」來表示比賽，這體現了英式英語的運動用語習慣。