Vissel Kobe's defender Mateus Tourell, who is playing against Yokohama FC in an effort to make it to the final four in a comeback, has been sent off in a first round.

In the 26th minute of the first half, a tackle stretched his foot to the opposing player in an attempt to make up for the mistake was deemed dangerous, and the referee offered him a red card.

Meanwhile, the Hanshin Tigers are playing against the Hiroshima Carp at Koshien for the championship, pitcher Saiki Hiroto was sent off due to a dangerous pitch. Two matches being held in Hyogo Prefecture have been released at the same time.

Fans responded to this accident. X (formerly Twitter) has been shocked, saying things like, “The same timing was when Tourell was released from the dangerous pitch lol,” “If you laughed when Saiki was released, Tourell was also sent off lol. It's over, it's over,” and “Turel has left at about the same time as Saiki and I can't understand the situation.”

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