By FRANCO PANIZO
Own goals are embarrassing enough, but Brazilian player Izaldo’s recent one might be as bad (or hilarious) as it gets.
Izaldo recently scored an own goal for second division Brazilian club Nautico and the manner in which the tally came is mind-boggling enough to make you repeatedly ask yourself just how it happened.
Izaldo first tried to clear a cross from the flank, but smacked the ball against the crossbar before it fell to an opponent. The ensuing headed pass was hit back towards the goal, and Izaldo mis-hit the ball into his own net while trying to flick it away from the goal line.
It was one of the most humiliating own goals in recent memory, and also a baffling one that is worth watching a couple dozen times.
Here is the own goal:
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jX1xprEBx0?feature=player_detailpage]
What do you think of Izaldo’s own goal? How many times have you watched it now? Is there a worse/funnier own goal than this?
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