DANI ALVES turned goalkeeper for Paris Saint-Germain after Kevin Trapp was sent off.
The Brazilian full-back, who stands 5ft 6ins, slipped into the red keeper’s kit and put on the gloves to face a free-kick in injury time.
Alves was called into action with the score already 4-1 in favour of the capital side during the Coup de France round of 16 clash at the Stade Auguste Bonal.
Trapp was shown a straight red – albeit harshly – for fouling striker Thomas Robinet outside the box.
And with the usual No 1 off it was down to Alves to step in.
He wasn’t called into any real action however, with the Sochaux free-kick getting no further than the defensive wall.
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Angel Di Maria scored a hat-trick as holders PSG defeated their second-tier rivals.
The Argentine winger headed PSG, who were playing without the rested Neymar, ahead inside the first minute at the Stade Bonal in eastern France.
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But twice former winners Sochaux levelled through Florian Martin before the quarter hour.
Edinson Cavani restored the lead for Unai Emery’s team on 27 minutes when he turned in a Layvin Kurzawa cross at the far post, and Thiago Silva then rattled the crossbar with a header from a corner.
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Di Maria added a third just prior to the hour with a composed finish after he was released in behind the home defence by a pass from Italian midfielder Marco Verratti.
He completed his hat-trick just three minutes later by forcing home a rebound from close range after Sochaux goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi parried a fierce shot from Cavani.
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