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Turkish defender Samet Akaydin scored a disastrous own goal against Portugal after passing the ball past goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and into his own goal at Euro 2024 on Saturday.
Roberto Martínez’s team, who took the lead through Bernardo Silva in the 21st minute, received an absolute gift by going two goals ahead in Dortmund, after Akaydin’s no-look-back pass beat the Man United stopper, Bayindir.
The goal was so unexpected that the cameras focused on Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo, assuming Akaydin would deal with the danger comfortably, and quickly returned to see Bayindir and Zeki Celik return to the goal line in an effort to save the calamitous mistake. .
Unfortunately for United’s Bayindir, he was unable to prevent the ball from crossing the line and was left bewildered afterwards as he argued with his team-mates.
Fans took to social media to react to the disastrous mistake, and many followers saw the funny side.
Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was involved in a calamitous own goal against Portugal.
Turkish star Samet Akaydin (below left) returned the ball without looking at his teammate
Bayindir and Zeki Celik stepped back in hopes of clearing the ball, but it went over the line.
One said, ending their post with a laughing emoji: “That own goal was so funny.”
A second posted on
Another added, perhaps a little more sympathetically: “What a crazy mistake.”
One account chose to post a series of ‘laughing emojis’ while responding to a clip of the defensive mishap at X.
Turkey’s fortunes went from bad to worse in the second half after another lax defense allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to race towards goal, before Bruno Fernandes made it 3-0.
Earlier in the match, Portuguese star Ronaldo went back in time after beating a defender with his iconic steps.
Fans flocked to social media to react to Turkey’s calamitous own goal against the Portuguese.
The 39-year-old first made a name for himself with his silky skills, but has unsurprisingly slowed down in recent years.
However, he was at it again against Turkey when he took down defender Abduelkerim Bardakci with steps before sending a cross to Rafael Leao.
Portugal maintained their lead to win the match 3-0 and in turn secured their place in the round of 16 of Euro 2024.
