Eight red cards shown to Brazil in fiery friendly against US women

Four Brazilian players and four members of their coaching staff were sent off during a dramatic encounter in Fortaleza.Brazil were shown eight red cards during a chaotic 1-0 defeat to the United States women’s national team in a friendly in Fortaleza.Brazilian coach Arthur Elias and three of his assistant coaches were sent off, while Bia Zaneratto and Tarciane were also dismissed. Two other players were shown red cards after the full-time whistle on Tuesday evening.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Barcelona thump Real Madrid 6-0 to reach women’s Champions League semifinallist 2 of 3Afghan women’s refugee team allowed to play in FIFA tournamentslist 3 of 3North Korean women’s team win Asian Champions League title in South Koreaend of listSophia Wilson’s shot deflected off Isabela and snuck past Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena in the 63rd minute for the lone goal of the game before a crowd of more than 55,000 fans in northern Brazil. The hosts had no shots on goal, while the US had six.Brazil manager Elias and several assistants were dismissed from the technical area during the second half.Brazil then went down to nine in stoppage time after attacker Zaneratto was dismissed after picking up a second yellow card for pushing Emily Sonnett.Moments later, her teammate, Tarciane, was shown a straight red for elbowing Wilson.The chaos continued after the full-time whistle, with Brazil’s Kerolin and Ludmila both shown red cards for dissent.Sophia Smith celebrates with teammates after the opening goal during the international friendly match between Brazil and the US [Brad Smith/Getty Images]It was the second of two matches in Brazil for the Americans, with the US losing 2-1 in the opener on Saturday in Sao Paulo.Marta, a six-time FIFA World Player of the Year, was subbed into the match in the 80th minute, making her 212th appearance for Brazil.Dudinha appeared to hurt her right knee in a collision with Sonnett in the 30th minute and was stretchered off the field in obvious pain. The 20-year-old forward, who plays for the San Diego Wave in the National Women’s Soccer League, returned to the bench in the second half on crutches.