Watch: AEK Athens' Sergio Araujo misses open goal when it was probably already going in

By
published

Araujo impressively failed to score from a matter of yards out and somehow turned the ball away from goal in the Greek Superleague.

In the 12th minute of AEK's clash with Asteras Tripoli on Sunday, Araujo thought he'd do what David Nugent did to Jermain Defoe on England duty by tapping the goal-bound strike into the net.

However, the 26-year-old bizarrely managed to smack the bouncing ball off the underside of the crossbar before it flew out.

Unbelievable. A fabulous clearance, though.

The hosts won 1-0 in the end to stay one point ahead at the top of the table, but with little help from their Argentine forward who also picked up a yellow card in the 88th minute.

Now read...

In Other News...

James Kilpatrick
More about stories
MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 23: Federico Valverde of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v Viktoria Plzen at the Santiago Bernabeu on October 23, 2018 in Madrid Spain (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates /Getty Images)

'When I came to Madrid, I thought that I was Messi and Cristiano in one body – I was a punk, a nobody': Real Madrid star reflects brutally on his younger self
Newcastle United have surged up the table in the last two months

Newcastle United drop huge summer transfer plan as Alexander Isak future becomes clear: report
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim cannot seem to get a winning formula out of his side

'I have found myself again. At Manchester United, I continued working mentally and physically - I was preparing for this moment' United star provides insight to difficulties at Old Trafford
See more latest