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Oops, a back pass right to the opposing striker

When back passes go wrong.

Oh, so you’re going to pass the ball back to your goalkeeper? That sounds like a great idea, except for one thing -- the opposing striker standing between you and your keeper.

And he tried the back pass anyway! He’s so brave.

Or maybe he just didn’t see Yura Movsisyan standing there. You know, that guy in a different colored shirt standing in front of the goal, which defenders are normally supposed to be pretty well aware of.

Yeah, let’s go with brave.

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