Video: Outrageous wind own goal

Rob Parker | March 3, 2010

Mother Nature (og.)

This crazy goal from Germany is proof if proof were needed that lower league football is a completely different game to top-flight action. This wouldn’t happen to many Bundesliga teams.
The TSV Grunbach player thumps a goal-kick upfield only for the wind to thump it back into the net giving TSV Wimsheim a 1-0 [...]

Video: Plymouth’s Kari Arnasson scores outrageous own goal for Leicester

Rob Parker | February 22, 2010

Icelandic defender’s breakdown in communications

Plymouth defender Kari Arnasson learnt the hard way that a well-hit backpass placed on target and without checking on your keeper’s position is not a wise move. He cost his side two points against Leicester in the process.

Video: Farsley Celtic goalkeeper Gary Sprake scores incredible own goal

Rob Parker | December 4, 2009

Just like that nasty bowling alley mishap

Goalkeeping glove manufacturers are also boasting about the latest technology they have developed to ensure the ball grips to your hands. There is another side to this though, as Farsley Celtic keeper Gary Sprake knows only too well.
When it came to parting with his beloved ball, he couldn’t quite [...]

Video: Belgian break-dancing own goal

Rob Parker | November 27, 2009

Keeper’s moves help opposition

Jurgen Sierens, of Belgian side Roeselare, scored this excellent own goal to hand victory to Anderlecht last weekend. It just goes to show that the urge to break-dance can sometimes be too great for even professional footballers.

Liverpool’s opponents Debrecen benefit from classic comedy own goal

Rob Parker | September 16, 2009

An all time great

OTP can’t pretend to be experts on the ins-and-outs of Hungarian football… but we do know a great own goal when we see one! Liverpool will be hoping not to gift Debrecen too many like this when they meet in the Champions League this evening. FC Fehervar were the very obliging opponents [...]

Video: Exquisite backheel flick own goal

Rob Parker | July 3, 2009

Scandinavian defender imitates Zlat

Lars Ovrebo (not sure if he is related to the death threat ref) of Norwegian outfit Mosse scored this beautiful own goal in a recent match against HamKam.
It is reminiscent of goals scored at the right end of the pitch by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. We are not sure whether this guy bottles it [...]

Video: Comedy own goal from Turkish keeper Souleymanou Hamidou

Rob Parker | May 4, 2009

The crossbar giveth with one hand…

This hilarious own goal comes from the Turkish league match between Kayserispor and Trabzonspor. Kayserispor goalkeeper Souleymanou Hamidou briefly has a new best friend in the form of his crossbar after a shot that had beaten him rebounds off the woodwork. The crossbar has different ideas. The ball is soon [...]