Lots of sports have a hidden ball trick, but the Canadian Championship has the “hidden person trick,” sort of. Let’s pour one out for this poor goalkeeper.
This goalkeeper gave up the easiest soccer goal by forgetting his opponent existed
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
The game between the Ottawa Fury and FC Edmonton was going excellently for Ottawa, until their keeper completely lost sight of striker Jacob Keegan. Here’s the precise moment the keeper realized he made a horrible mistake.
From here it was academic. A small move by the striker and the ball was in the net. To make matters worse, this came right after the keeper made an incredible save — all that effort for nothing.
Thankfully everything ended up OK, because Ottawa still won 3-2 on the night. Otherwise this would have been so much worse.
