TWEET!
Seeing Owen's astonishing forward speed, Roc Junior decisively fouled him, shouldering him to the ground.
The head referee, Ramos Riso, ran over and, with a blank expression, awarded a free kick from 30 yards out.
In the stands, many Brazil fans gasped, clutching their heads in their hands.
From this distance, the threat of a Beckham's Arc was significant.
Scolari stood on the sidelines, his face taut and silent. He couldn't really complain about the call.
He already felt lucky that Ramos Riso hadn't shown a card.
After all, this Ramos Riso character was something of a thorn in the Brazil Team's side. During the World Cup qualifiers, he had refereed a match where the Brazil Team inexplicably lost to Ecuador, a result that directly led to their perilous struggle in the group stage.
But the man was inflexibly impartial and utterly incorruptible, which was likely why FIFA had chosen him to referee this match after the scandal on the 18th.
