Spain entered Wednesday’s final day of Group E action in need of three points after a pair of draws to start its Euro 2020 (taking place in 2021) campaign.
Well, Slovakia goalkeeper Martin Dubravka did Spain a solid in the first half with one of the more embarrassing own goals you’ll ever see.
With the match scoreless in 30th minute, Pablo Sarabia’s shot attempt hit the crossbar and went straight up in the air. Dubravka appeared to be in perfect position to simply punch the ball over the bar and concede the corner.
But Dubravka tragically mistimed his jump and, uh, did this instead …
DUBRAVKA PUNCHES IT INTO HIS OWN NET 😳 pic.twitter.com/gL7OTrIi1v
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 23, 2021
He punched the ball right into his own net. Like, what?
My colleague, Andy Nesbitt, loves to mock soccer goalkeepers with some variation of “he should tip the ball over the bar” whenever a goal gets conceded. But Dubravka tried to take that advice, and it didn’t work!
Spain would add another goal to go up 2-0 at halftime.
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