Image: Fox Sports
Independiente Del Valle of Ecuador booked themselves a place in the final of the Under-20 Copa Libertadores with a 3-2 win over Club Atletico River Plate (of Uruguay) in the semi-finals on Wednesday night.
As well as the flood of goals, the match was also notable for an incident that saw one of Independiente’s players, Angelo Preciado, going rogue with a corner flag in order to protect himself from the entire River team, who appeared to all be baying for his blood for reasons unknown…
¡Surrealista! Tras caer eliminados ante Independiente Del Valle, los jugadores de River Plate fueron a por Preciado, jugador rival, el cual se vio acorralado y usó el banderín de córner para defenderse. Sucedió en la Copa Libertadores sub-20.
— David De las Heras (@David_Heras) February 22, 2018
Of course, it wasn’t long before the obligatory Star Wars-themed remix hit social media, complete with lightsabres, laser tracers and dramatic incidental music…
HICE UNA DE STAR WARS CON EL LOQUILLO QUE SE DEFENDIÓ CON EL BANDERÍN DEL CÓRNER.
LES DOY TODO DE MÍ. pic.twitter.com/m1BxmTJiX0
— El Malaguero (@ElMalaguero) February 22, 2018
Dear South American football, don’t ever change.