Posted on 11th July 2013
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
It was only a matter of time before someone got hurt, wasn’t it? 19-year-old Brazilian debutant Maurides celebrates his 88th minute goal with a backflip, lands awkwardly and buckles his knee. From glory to ignominy, all in the time it takes to say, “Youtube hit!”
You can see the goal that prompted his celebration below (from the Copa do Brasil 2013, Internacional 3 -1 América-MG):
Lille’s Nicolas Pepe is our latest entrant into the dodgey penalty section of the And finally… archive seen her dragging his shot meekly wide against Amiens. The penalty looked a bit iffy, with hints of a dive, so maybe it was for the best.
To Denmark for this week’s And finally… where Odense Boldklub hosted Helsingborg in a friendly. Anders Randrup brought the occasion to life with this truly remarkable own goal, beating his own keeper from 30-plus yards…
To Serie B for this week’s And finally… where Salernitana goalie Alessandro Micai scored a bizarre own goal while attempting an eye-catching diving-punch. Michai’s tom foolery cost the Salerno side dearly as Benevento took all three points.
Seeing a penalty ballooned into the stands is a simple pleasure and the subject of this week’s And finally… Bristol Rovers forward Jonson Clarke-Harris provides the laughs with what he described as “one really bad penalty”. He scored the other, mind.
