ITV viewers miss Dan Gosling’s goal in the Everton-Liverpool match after advert cock-up
Posted By Rob Parker on February 5, 2009
Broadcaster shows 118 minutes of goalless football and cuts away before late winner!
ITV were left red-faced last night after a technical hitch meant viewers missed Dan Gosling’s winning goal for Everton against Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round replay. A technical hitch meant that while super-sub Gosling was finding the net, the channel’s viewers were instead being entertained by a Tic-Tac advertisement!
The footage was restored just in time for viewers to watch Everton’s players celebrating the goal. ITV presenter Steve Rider apologised three times for the blunder. He said: He said: “I’m afraid it came at a pretty bad time. If you missed the goal our apologies.”
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