Al Dhafra defender scores sensational 20-yard own goal

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Feel no shame, Yaser Al Juneibi: this is spectacular

There's a special category of own goal which is so calamitous that they can never be forgotten: think Jamie Pollock or Geoffrey Kondogbia (plus all the other beauties here).

Now Al Dhafra defender Yaser Al Juneibi has taken his place in that illustrious little group, after lacing past his own goalkeeper from fully 20 yards over the weekend.

It was the opening goal in a 3-1 defeat for Al Dhafra, who sit bottom of the 12-team Arabian Gulf League. And is it any wonder? 

Absolutely splendid.

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Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.