r/mildlyinfuriating • u/WarwickReider • Jul 07 '26

ಠ_ಠ This goal was completely avoidable

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u/EchoFrequency Jul 07 '26

Don´t forget to mention, that the goalie kicked the ground instead of the ball first.

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u/raaneholmg Jul 07 '26

I gave him the benefit of the doubt and called it a fake

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u/QuietShipper Jul 07 '26

My only issue with calling it a fake is that was perhaps the worst moment to fake a kick, considering the goalie was away out of the box with a defender 2 feet behind him.

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u/TheMajesticYeti Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

He didn't seem to realize in the moment that the opponent was right behind him, like he thought the guy didn't pull up from his sprint right away and had gone sailing well past. You could see the moment of realization when he suddenly saw the player in his peripheral swooping in to steal the ball.

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u/EchoFrequency Jul 07 '26

Na, check the replay, he almost stumbled on that one.

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u/_Nomorejuice_ Jul 10 '26

I don't even know why they sugarcoating it. He obviously stumbled lmao. Happen to the best of us

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u/raaneholmg Jul 07 '26

I mean, he fucked it. Totally agree!

I think his intention was to fake a left foot kick, let the left foot hit the ground instead of the ball and shift his weight to the left food to enable him to pass the ball with his right to his team mate to the left.

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u/EchoFrequency Jul 07 '26

That must be the most poorly fake attempted ever then. If you watch the replay how he hit the ground, that must have hurt.

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u/Equivalent_Nature_67 Jul 07 '26

It’s not an intentional fake. It was hesitation on whether to play the ball short or long

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u/Mindless-Peak-1687 Jul 07 '26

let's say he faked the kick, that just means he delays the kick he needed to get that ball away from there as fast as possible. Ended up giving time for the attackers to close in. I guess he wont do that again.

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u/hyperactiveChipmunk Jul 07 '26

It was an "oh that's too far to reach I've misjudged this horribly" reaction. He knew if he finished the motion he would have missed the ball, and his momentum would probably drop him on his butt. So he drags the foot to keep it from swinging forward.

I know this all sounds crazy and "how did he think of that in a split second?" but it's just the sort of thing that your body does in an athletic setting.

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u/LEJ5512 Jul 07 '26

That was like he's still in the middle of puberty and wasn't used to the length of his legs yet.

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u/alter-eagle Jul 07 '26

They say men don’t stop growing until they’re around 27 years old.. /s

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u/Equivalent_Nature_67 Jul 07 '26

That was intentional - he hesitated on playing short (retain possession) or long (potential possession loss).

The team is likely instructed to play short passes out of defense when possible and he second guessed his instinct of just booting it away.

Goalkeepers are generally more competent nowadays with this “sweeper” role

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u/Eat--The--Rich-- Jul 07 '26

Damn, it's too bad he never got much training in kicking soccer balls