Coritiba's Jacy Falls Into Tunnel Celebrating a Goal That Wasn't
Defender Jacy tumbled into the players' tunnel while celebrating a goal that was then ruled out for offside in Coritiba's win over Chapecoense.
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During a Brazilian Série A match between Coritiba and Chapecoense, Coritiba defender Jacy Maranhão leapt over advertising boards to celebrate what he thought was a goal, only to fall into the stadium's players' tunnel. The goal was subsequently disallowed for offside, and social media noted this was the second time a Coritiba player fell into the same tunnel while celebrating, after forward Joel did so in 2014. Coritiba went on to win the match 2-1.
- Coritiba defender Jacy fell into the players' tunnel while celebrating a goal against Chapecoense during a Série A match.
- The celebrated goal was disallowed for offside after the fall.
- Coritiba won the match 2-1 despite the incident.
- Social media noted this was the second such tunnel fall by a Coritiba player, after forward Joel in 2014.
- The video drew widespread international coverage, including from BBC Sport and Al Jazeera.
How it unfolded
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Reaction Jacy comments on the fall
BBC Sport reports Jacy saying he got "carried away" during the celebration, in the context of Coritiba's 2-1 win over Chapecoense.
“carried away”
Jacy · Press ↗ -
Report Al Jazeera runs footage
Al Jazeera's video newsfeed shows Jacy Maranhão falling into the tunnel after jumping over the advertising boards.
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Report Wire coverage widens
ABC News and Yahoo Sports Australia run the story via Google News syndication, extending coverage beyond South America and Europe.
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Reaction Video spreads on r/soccer
A Reddit post shares the video, describing it as an 'awkward moment' after the goal was ruled out for offside.
“Awkward moment in the Brazilian top flight: Coritiba player falls into a tunnel celebrating against Chapecoense, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside”
u/Ummagumma- · r/soccer ↗ -
Report International outlets pick up the clip
Multiple outlets including OneFootball, bluewin.ch and Telecom Asia Sport report on the video of Jacy's tunnel fall, framing it as a lighthearted football moment.
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Reaction Reddit notes historical repeat of 2014 incident
A Reddit poster points out that a Coritiba player previously fell into the same tunnel hole in 2014 (forward Joel), drawing a parallel with Jacy's fall.
“For the second time, a Coritiba player fell into the same hole while celebrating a goal. The first time was with forward Joel, in 2014. Now, the same thing happened with defender Jacy. Jacy's goal was disallowed.”
u/Prestigious-Back-981 · r/soccer ↗ -
Event Jacy falls into tunnel celebrating disallowed goal
Coritiba defender Jacy jumped over advertising boards to celebrate a goal against Chapecoense and fell into the players' tunnel; the goal was then ruled out for offside.
What people are saying verbatim
“carried away”
Jacy, Coritiba defender · BBC Sport ↗ · Aug 9
“For the second time, a Coritiba player fell into the same hole while celebrating a goal. The first time was with forward Joel, in 2014. Now, the same thing happened with defender Jacy. Jacy's goal was disallowed.”
u/Prestigious-Back-981, Reddit poster · reddit ↗ · Aug 8
“Awkward moment in the Brazilian top flight: Coritiba player falls into a tunnel celebrating against Chapecoense, only for the goal to be ruled out for offside”
u/Ummagumma-, Reddit poster · reddit ↗ · Aug 8
“Footage shows Brazilian player Jacy Maranhão falling into the players’ tunnel after jumping over advertising boards.”
Al Jazeera, News outlet caption · Al Jazeera ↗ · Aug 9