To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders

Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications

FC Zurich's Benjamin Kololli Found Out About The Gap At AEK Larnaca's Stadium

FC Zurich's Benjamin Kololli Found Out About The Gap At AEK Larnaca's Stadium

There's a big drop between the pitch and the fans at the AEK Arena and Kololli discovered that in hilarious fashion.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

When Benjamin Kololli put FC Zurich ahead in front in his side's opening Europa League clash with AEK Larnaca two years ago he wanted to celebrate with the fans, but it didn't end too well.

Mere seconds after dispatching a 61st minute penalty in what turned out be the winning goal, it looked like Kololli had dropped to the depths of hell.

He cleared the first barrier with ease but clearly did not realise how deep the drop was on the second one - jumping down and disappearing in some quite remarkable scenes. His teammates looked on to see where he'd ended up - one quickly aborting his trip when he saw what happened.


Though it must have hurt a lot, fortunately the Kosovo international recovered from his 'Humpty Dumpty' moment and played the rest of the game as Zurich kicked off Group A with a 1-0 win.

Pa Modou Jagne made the task tougher when he was sent off six minutes from time but the Swiss outfit held on.

At the time AEK's AEK Arena was only a couple of years old and it seems that Kololli hadn't done his homework on the massive drop between the pitch and the fans.

The 28-year-old had only recently joined Zurich, from Lausanne, at the time and he still plays for the Swiss capital side.

We assume that since then he hasn't tried to jump into the crowd after scoring, or has at least only done it at stadiums he knows well.

His goal against AEK could have been his last!

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Football News, Europa League, Switzerland

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has interviewed some of the biggest names in the field - including the first UK interview with The Hardy Boyz after their return to WWE. He has never sported a pair of Lonsdale Slip-ons, contrary to reports.

X

@https://twitter.com/JoshLawless_