Among the highlights of football matches, we usually find masterful goals that bring a lot of joy to the scorer and his team. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Sometimes it happens that the ball ends up behind the back of the wrong goalkeeper.
Of course we are talking about own goals. Although professional footballers cannot be accused of a lack of ability, even the best can fail.
Many times, own goals are even more spectacular than goals scored in the 'real' goal. Their recordings go around the world in no time. People are amused when they see them and ask how it is possible that the player shook his net in such a way.
We have collected for you 10 own goals, at which you will do the same. Who would have thought, but he also found himself on the list Gareth Bale, the star of Real Madrid. While he was still playing for London's Tottenham, he managed to score a truly incredible own goal.
1. Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace : Portsmouth)
Australian defender Tony Popovic managed to score a goal that even Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would not be ashamed of. Unfortunately for him, the ball ended up in the wrong net.
2. Djimi Traore (Liverpool : Burnley)
Djimi Traore can boast the title of winner of the Champions League. But that doesn't change the fact that he is remembered by many for that own goal he scored in the FA Cup.
3. Chris Brass (Bury : Darlington)
Brass was never particularly famous as a football player. However, in 2006, when he played for Bury in the fourth English league, he managed to achieve a unique achievement. He scored an own goal, but at the same time he also broke his nose.
4. Festus Baise (Citizen AA : Sun Hei)
Hong Kong is not exactly known as the land of football. The state of the world's most popular sport in this country is perfectly described by a remarkable own goal scored by Festus Baise.
5. Jamie Pollock (Manchester City : QPR)
Manchester City will soon lift the trophy of the champion of the first English league. Before the arrival of Arab investors, it was doing much worse. In 1998, he was relegated from the second English league, and the season was marked, among other things, by Jamie Pollock's own goal.
6. Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal : Cologne)
Carl Jenkinson can take solace in the fact that he scored that spectacular own goal in a friendly.
7. Gary Sprake (Leeds : Liverpool)
Gary Sprak is probably better remembered by older football fans. He was considered an excellent goalkeeper, but he also knew how to make a mistake.
8. Clamoroso (Delta Porto Tolle : Ischia)
Serie D, the fourth Italian league, usually does not impress with the quality of football. The goalkeeper of the football club Delta Porto Tolle Clamoros was struggling with the wind while clearing the ball.
9. Jon Walters (Stoke : Chelsea)
Jon Walters is considered a top soccer player. He spent most of his career at Stoke City, making 51 appearances and scoring 14 goals for the Irish national team. However, he will never forget the game against Chelsea, in which he scored two own goals and scored a penalty.
10. Gareth Bale (Tottenham: Liverpool)
In 2012, when he was still playing for Tottenham, Gareth Bale was the victim of a ball from his teammate Aaron Lennon. The ball unfortunately bounced off his face and into the goal.
