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Player scores stunning winner thanks to ‘lucky bite’ from pitch-invading dog

Good dog.

A dog wandered onto a pitch during a Brazilian regional cup match last week (good dog), which is normally a great sign. Dogs are always the best and dogs on the pitch are even better, but then things took a turn for the worse.

The dog bit the player who was carrying him off the pitch (bad dog).

But the dog had a secret plan for his bite and it proved to be a blessing. Later in the match, Eduardo Mandao, who the dog bit, scored an incredible goal to win the match, 3-2. And afterward he thanked the dog for his “lucky bite” (good dog).

So now not only are dogs the cutest players, they are the luckiest. Is there anything dogs can’t do? (If you answer anything other than “no” you are wrong)

HT Dirty Tackle

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