Ecuador's goalkeeper was sent off for horrific karate-kick tackle on Brazil's Matheus Cunha

Ecuador and Brazil's 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday evening was certainly eventful.

The two South American sides played out a 1-1 draw, Casemiro and Felix Torres netting the goals on the night.

But those strikes were just part of the drama. Two players were sent off in the opening quarter of proceedings, Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez the first to see red.

The shot-stopper, who plays for Uruguayan Primera División club Cerro Largo, was given his marching orders in just the 15th-minute and he could have no complaints whatsoever.

Dominguez was guilty of a horrendous karate-kick tackle on Atletico Madrid's Matheus Cunha when trying to come off his line to intercept the ball.

The 'keeper made sickening contact with the Brazil striker's neck and VAR quickly - and correctly - deemed that the challenge was worthy of a red card.

Take a look at the shocking tackle from Dominguez here...

There are reckless challenges, and then there's THIS from Ecuador's Alexander Domínguez!