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Goalkeeper left needing FIVE stitches after horrific kick on face [Photos]

Bahia’s Brazilian Goalkeeper Douglas Friedrich gets a boot on the face from Vasco da Gama defender Leandro Castan [Credit: Rex Features]

Bahia’s Brazilian goalkeeper Douglas Friedrich was left seeking medical attention on Sunday, January 31 following a horrific kick to the face by Vasco Da Gama defender Leandro Castan.

In a Brazilian Serie A match pitting 14th and 15th, 32-year-old Douglas was brutally booted on the face following a teasing Vasco Da Gama freekick, which Castan attempted to connect to.

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