A FOOTBALL reporter was left baffled when a fan’s DENTURES hit him during wild celebrations.
Fernando Becker was covering Caxias’ clash with giants Gremio in Brazil.
Fourth-tier Caxias took the lead after just eight minutes in the first leg of the Campeonato Gaucho.
Gremio equalised just before half-time to ensure it is all to play for in next Saturday’s second leg.
But Becker may well remember the match for another reason entirely.
After Marlon Silva Lacorte’s early opener, the Caxias supporters went crazy with excitement.
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And amid the chaos, Sportv reporter Becker felt something hit his arm.
Initially, he thought it was a rock or a chunk of a brick.
However, it soon became clear it was something very different indeed – a set of dentures.
What was not clear, though, was whether the false teeth were thrown deliberately or fell out during the celebrations.
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Becker said: “Caixas fans were still celebrating the opening of the scoreboard when I felt an object hitting my arm.
“I went to look, thinking it was a piece of stone, and it was a denture.
“It was thrown or dropped from a fan’s mouth.
“I handed it over to the inspector of the Gaucho Football Federation.”
Fans on Twitter could barely believe what had happened.
One said: “Brazilian football is crazy!”
Another simply wrote: “Hahahahaha.”
The Caxias delirium was understandable given their prospect of winning the Rio Grande do Sul regional league for the second time ever and the first time since 2000.
The 1-1 draw against Serie A opponents Gremio, who have Luis Suarez up front, was particularly impressive for the Brazilian minnows considering they were down to ten men following midfielder Moacir’s 53rd-minute red card.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
