GERMANY defender Carlotta Wamser was reduced to tears after her ‘Luis Suarez moment’ in the Women’s Euros.
Desperate Wamser threw her hand in the way of Stina Blackstenius’ goalbound effort on the German goalline, to deny Sweden a third strike of the first half in their final Group C game.
Things had started brightly for Wamser as she assisted Jule Brand for an early Germany opener.
They were soon pegged back as goals from Smilla Hilma Holmberg and Blackstenius gave the Swedes the lead.
And things quickly got even worse for Christian Wuck’s side after Wamser’s moment of madness.
The 21-year-old was Germany’s last line of defence as she sneakily palmed Blackstenius’ effort away from inside the six-yard box.
The infringement was spotted immediately by referee Silvia Gasperotti, who did not hesitate to show the red card and point to the spot.
Wamser was clearly distraught by the moment as she could be seen breaking down in tears.
She was comforted by her team-mates as she made her way off the pitch.
Fans on social media took pity on the Bayer Leverkusen star on social media with many believing she was trying to protect her face.
One posted: “She was going to get hit in the face.”
A second wrote: “That would have been a painful one to be fair.”
A third commented: “Wamser really went full Luis Suarez against Ghana.”
Wamser was offered a glimmer of hope after VAR was called in to look at a potential offside in the build-up to the incident.
However, it was quickly taken away after it was judged that there was no offside.
The spotkick was then dispatched by Fridolina Rolfo as she marked her 100th international appearance with a goal.
And Lina Hurtig added another in the second half to complete a 4-1 demolition.
Both sides were already through to the knockout stages after winning their first two games of the tournament.
But defeat mean Germany will face the winners’ of England’s group in the quarter-finals, with France currently top.
Uruguay striker Suarez infamously made a flying save with his hands in the last minute of extra time in the World Cup 2010 quarter-final against Ghana.
But the act worked out much better for Suarez than Wamser, as the soon-to-be Liverpool star was instead celebrating on the sidelines as Asamoah Gyan missed Ghana’s resulting spot-kick – and Uruguay went through on penalties.
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