Radu Dragusin lasted just seven minutes before he was sent off for Tottenham in the Europa League.
The Romanian defender found himself in hot water after he was caught in possession by Qarabag forward Juninho.
Dragusin has set two unwanted European records following his sending offGetty
Dispossessed just inside his own half, the 22-year-old attempted to win the ball back from the pacey Juninho, but was unable to handle his speed.
As a result, Dragusin hauled him down to the ground with no other Spurs players around him.
That meant that the referee had no choice but to issue the centre-back with a straight-red card for conducting a professional foul.
Dragusin is the first player to be sent off on his debut in a major European competition for Tottenham.
Meanwhile his seventh minute red card is Spurs’ earliest from the start of a major European match.
Reacting to the red card on talkSPORT 2’s live coverage, Scott Minto said: “It’s the right decision. Dragusin is trying to be too casual but when you’re the last man you have to be careful.
“We talked about Juninho is like – really sharp, really quick and in the best form of his career – just don’t mess with it there.
“He’s let it come across his body and Juninho has nicked in and he would have gone through – there was no one around and was through on goal against Vicario.
“It’s the worst possible start for Spurs.”
This came after the clash was delayed by 35 minutes due to severe travel disruption around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dragusin lasted just seven minutes of the Europa League clash with Qarabag
Thankfully Brennan Johnson spared his blushes by putting Spurs 1-0 up shortly after
Dragusin was drafted into Ange Postecoglou’s starting XI as a result of Cristian Romero being suspended.
Romero was serving a ban as a result of the last time that Tottenham were in Europe 18 months ago.
The Argentine star was red-carded for two bookable offences in the Champions League last-16 clash with AC Milan, but only now has he had the chance to serve the suspension.
As a result of Dragusin’s sending off, Postecoglou was forced to take off Lucas Bergvall, replacing him with Destiny Udogie for more defensive cover.
Thankfully for Spurs, the red card didn’t impact them too much with Brennan Johnson putting them 1-0 up just five minutes later.
