Football
Dog nearly disrupts Chile vs Venezuela women’s match
Photo: © RIA Novosti / Alexander Wilf
A friendly match between the women’s football teams of Chile and Venezuela was interrupted due to the fact that a dog appeared on the field.
The incident occurred at the 36th minute of the meeting, which took place at the stadium “La Granja” in Curico (Chile). The black dog ran into the penalty area of the Chilean team and rolled over on his back, the dog was stroked by goalkeeper Christine Endler. Then a large animal went to the judge and again settled on the lawn. The players tried several times to pick up the dog, in the end it got up and left the field on its own, after which the game resumed.
The video with the dog went viral on social networks and gained more than 42 thousand likes.
The meeting ended with the victory of the Venezuelan team with a score of 1:0.
Source: Sportbox
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