Fans watch in horror as star scores ‘worst own goal ever’
FANS watched in horror as a Japanese player scored a shocking own goal.
Takuya Wada made a fatal error for Yokohama against Shonan Bellmare as he misplaced a cross-field pass into his own goal.
The midfielder was trying to find his team-mate on the other side of the penalty box as his side played out from defence.
However, with goalkeeper Kengo Nagai out of his goal, Wada got his pass all wrong.
His lofted pass headed straight for the goal and nestled in the side netting before a defender could fix the mistake.
The shocking own goal has gone viral on social media, with fans voicing their horror at the error.
One commented: “May I present the worst own goal ever. Courtesy of Yokohama in the J League.”
Another wrote: “The fact that it bounced just before going in was the ultimate insult to injury. Oh, man.”
A third said: “Stop what you’re doing and watch one the best technical finishes you’ll ever see…for an own goal.”
Fortunately for Wada, Yokohoma managed to come back and equalise through Koki Ogawa in the 83rd minute.