JUST 66 minutes into the Roar’s Asian Champions League loss to Ceres-Negros, the sight of Ivan Franjic’s number peeling off was embarrassing.

But when Eric Bautheac and Jamie Young’s jerseys were seen to be suffering a similar fate, it was simply humiliating.

Or, as Fox Sports commentator Simon Hill said: “absolutely farcical.”

In farcical scenes in Brisbane, the Roar copped a 3-2 loss to the Filipino side, with Bautheac hauled off the field for several minutes due to the state of his jersey.

Eric Bautheac's taped up jersey. Source: FOX SPORTS

“Bautheac’s number has started to fall off and the wheels are literally starting to fall off for Brisbane,” Hill said.

Former Socceroo Ned Zelic said the situation was simply a “disgrace”.

“Who is responsible for these numbers falling off the shirts? This is a disgrace,” Zelic said.

“When the goalkeeper’s number is falling off the shirt, then you know you’re in trouble.”

With the Roar seemingly lacking a second set of kits, Bautheac wasn’t permitted to take the field in a replacement No. 30 — required to wear his original No. 22.

“(Roar media manager) Shane Stefanutto has been dispatched to get another jersey,” Zelic said.

“Can we get an ironing board out there on the sideline?

“Can we get Shane Stefanutto ironing the numbers on an ironing board out there on the sideline? Unbelievable.”

Bautheac was eventually permitted to return to the field in a taped-on No. 22 — which looked more like Franjic’s No.77 — and scored a goal later in the piece.

Ivan Franjic's jersey number falls off Source: FOX SPORTS

But it wasn’t enough — the damage had already been done.

“If you saw this at the lower amateur levels, people would be fuming,” Fox Sports’ Nick Meredith said.

“I’ve never seen anything like it.”

If the jersey scenario was embarrassing, it simply compounded an awful performance on the pitch from the Roar.

After taking the lead, Brisbane conceded a goal just eight minutes later, before copping two more to all but end the game in the second half.

“I tell you what, their performances in Asia have been just awful. They’ve done nothing to improve the club,” Meredith said.

“There's some really good people at this football club at the moment, doing a really great job but “I think this is possibly the lowest point I’ve seen the club at.

“You don’t want to sink the boot in when they’re down but at the moment, to be a Brisbane Roar fan, I feel a little bit embarrassed.”

It was a dark night for one of Australia’s proudest clubs.

“This is shaping up to be one of the most embarrassing nights in Brisbane Roar’s history … trailing at home to a team from the Philippines … and the numbers falling off the jerseys,” Hill said.

“It couldn’t really possibly get any worse for John Aloisi.”