This is the kind of scene that regularly happens to Sunday footballers, generally earning them ridicule from their friends. But this weekend, it was a professional player who found himself in this situation.
On Sunday, the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam hosted PEC Swolle in the Dutch championship, the Eredivisie. While leading by two goals, the locals finally conceded a draw on their lawn (2-2).
It was in the 78th minute that the following sequence occurred. While Ajax was still leading (2-1), Steven Berghuis, the captain, had the opportunity to give his team two goals back. But alone, facing the opponent's goal, he failed to push the ball into the back of the net after failing to control it, despite Kenneth Taylor's five-star serve.
In the process, Zwolle equalized in the 89th minute. Ajax nevertheless remains fifth after a catastrophic start to the championship, 23 points behind PSV Eindhoven, first.