Brest goalkeeper Gautier Larsonneur has become a viral sensation after nearly scoring the most outrageous own goal this evening.
The 23-year-old kept a clean sheet as his side ran out 2-0 winners at home to Nice but he could not have been any closer to accidentally getting on the scoresheet in the first half.
After receiving a back-pass that he slightly miscontrolled, Larsonneur tried to play the ball out to is full-back and got it horribly wrong.
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The goalkeeper almost smashed the ball in his own net, seeing the ball cannon off the post and straight into the path of the opposition striker.
Luckily for him, a defender got back in to defend the rebound and the ball ended up in his grateful clutches to signal the end of the mad moment.
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BT Sport tweeted footage of the absolute absurdity that ensued live on their channel, with Larsonneur's facial expression just priceless.
It would have been a shoo-in for the best/worst own goal of the year even this early into 2021.
There have, however, been a few belters in recent times. Dejan Lovren, now playing for Zenit St Petersburg in Russia, chested one past his own goalkeeper a few weeks back in hilarious fashion.
And who can forget West Brom midfielder Romaine Sawyers putting through his own net against Leeds United at the Hawthorns.
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