Sentence:  The first match in the magnificent new national stadium was a Euro 2012 qualifier between Romania and France that soon descended into <WSD>farce</WSD> as the pitch cut up and players struggled to maintain their footing. Amorebieta at times seemed to be paying homage to that game, but nobody else seemed to have a problem; it was just that Falcao was far better than him. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.