r/nextfuckinglevel 15h ago

Goalie gets to be goal scorer

2.8k Upvotes

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u/spankmydingo 15h ago

This has happened in top division soccer a few times. https://youtube.com/shorts/R-ChXWqSUZ4?is=h4gUXwf73i8SMNL-

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u/RepresentativeEgg511 10h ago

Dam it i knew it was going to be my team

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u/RagnaXI 9h ago

Begović!!

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u/wingzer00 6h ago

Yep! This is another instance by Tim Howard at Everton - video

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u/DesmadreGuy 2h ago

IIRC Howard didn't celebrate and called the keeper after the game to console him. Good as it is for the team, every keeper knows the feeling and it sucks.

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u/Extreme-Elevator7128 15h ago

He could score a hattrick

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u/howreudoin 10h ago

nextfuckinglevel goalkeeper mistake

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u/slgray16 7h ago

Goalkeepers never celebrate goals because they realize it was just a mistake made by the other keeper

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u/nikdahl 3h ago

Where did you get this idea? Goalkeepers celebrate all the time.

u/applehead1776 7m ago

Yeah, you can see the guy drop his head in shame when he realizes.

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u/Fullback-15_ 14h ago

Crazy wind. The shot wasn't that powerful at all. Ball kept gaining speed, even after the bounce.

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u/jacksontwos 13h ago

The trees behind the goal aren't experiencing this crazy wind.

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u/Dragon1709 12h ago

You can't see the tree branches shaking quite a lot?

That's enough wind for a ball to be accelerated in an unpredictable way.

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u/FiskFisk33 6h ago

They are though

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u/NFLBengals22 6h ago

Do you have eyes? Cuz the trees behind the opponents goal is moving like crazy.

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u/lawdjesustheresafire 11h ago

That’s insane he’s barely tapped it 😱

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u/friedreindeer 14h ago

How would you know?

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u/MargauxParkXoXo 14h ago

He was the wind, obviously.

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u/Fullback-15_ 11h ago

Don't you see the trees moving in the wind like crazy behind the goal? The ball only bounced on the pitch twice which is super unusual. Pros don't manage that without wind.

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u/friedreindeer 9h ago

You’re absolutely right, didn’t notice that, sorry. No big stands either to block the wind.

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u/FluffyAd8533 13h ago

Found the keepers Reddit account

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u/thisisaskew 6h ago

Should've spent the rest of the game trying to duplicate it.

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u/NightStar79 9h ago

Actually you don't need to kick a ball that powerful, you just need to kick it right.

This is coming from a right fullback who caught a ball from a bit before midfield on my teams side and sent the ball rocketing back towards the opponent goal. Unfortunately I hit the corner post and it bounced off an became a corner kick, but still.

I was a 16 y/o female soccer player. All I did was catch the damn ball at the perfect angle with my laces and was in awe because I'd never done THAT before. Would've been cool if I had scored tho 🥲

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u/ElFanta83 7h ago

More like betting

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u/No_Personality_672 13h ago

Nice one, although Gateshead lost that match at Harrogate.

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u/TheInternetter 6h ago

What league is this?

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u/Sweaty_Ease6618 5h ago

National league (5th tier of english football)

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u/The_B_Squad_23 8h ago

I’m shocked to learn these are real teams

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u/LazyEmu5073 2h ago

They are real towns, that's why!!

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u/Brownpantsjnr 8h ago

Non-league is great and a whole lot of fun.

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u/A7xWicked 14h ago

"All the way out! All the way out!"

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u/SweetHeartBabe02 12h ago

Nobody saw that coming, what a finish!

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u/staticdresssweet 10h ago

The National League is truly wild.

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u/TheInternetter 6h ago

What league is this?

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u/nikdahl 3h ago

Smart move by that one player signaling to stay on the other half, preventing a restart.

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u/Nearby-Stuff-3742 12h ago

I don't like football, or soccer depending where you live. But I understand how epic this moment is

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u/Brilliant-Ad-8422 11h ago

The other goalie was like, 'hey, you got that.... oh, right....'

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u/ValleAka 11h ago

Must've been the wind

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u/Montana_Web2530 8h ago

What did I just see!!!!!!

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u/krudru 7h ago

Fine. I'll do it myself. 

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u/HistorianOrdinary833 1h ago

Definitely caught a stiff breeze.

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u/HungryLikeDaW0lf 1h ago

This reminds me of a story I heard on 60 Minutes ages ago that I thought was great. Speaking about a MLB player they were talking about their favorite stat from his (junior? minor league?) career.

He was a pitcher and threw a no-hitter against the other team. When he went up to bat he hit a home-run.

His team won the game 1-0.

u/shaka893P 4m ago

Is that a full court? It looks small

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u/reckaband 12h ago edited 4h ago

Wow literally how much are the odds for that ?? Has it ever occurred before in professional football??

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u/I_just_made 2h ago

It is rare but happens. Goals from over the halfway line are usually pretty rare but players occasionally try it if the keeper is out a bit too far.

This guy, though not a goal keeper, had two long goals in one season.

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u/Aragorn008 11h ago

Google Andy Lonergan’s goal.

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u/reckaband 4h ago

Will do thanks !

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u/justk4y 8h ago

Yes it has, all the records for furthest goal are by goalkeepers now lol

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u/GG_Red_Five 14h ago

The ol two pointer.

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u/1ijax 13h ago

The ref should've called offsides just to troll lol

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u/justk4y 8h ago

Do you know what offside means lol

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u/1ijax 7h ago

Yes it would've been impossible for the last man man to be offside, hence the joke and "troll"...

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u/maghtin 13h ago

It's offside, singular

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u/Ancient-Civilization 13h ago

I never understood that rule in soccer. It’s so annoying cause when I played fifa they call that shit all the time.

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u/R2D-Beuh 11h ago

It exists to avoid attacking players camping in front of the goal waiting for a pass for an easy score

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u/Asleep_Spray274 9h ago

He was offside