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Hannover Player's Shot Cleared Off The Line After Snow Slows Down The Ball

Hannover Player's Shot Cleared Off The Line After Snow Slows Down The Ball

Genki Haraguchi was denied the opportunity to score against Bayer Leverkusen, mainly for how the snow took all of the pace off the ball.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Genki Haraguchi must have been absolutely furious after the snow slowed down his shot and the ball was cleared off the line.

Yes, that actually happened. With Hannover trailing 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen in the first half, the 27-year-old Japanese midfielder had an amazing opportunity to pull his side back into the match when he dribbled around Lukáš Hrádecký and fired off his shot.

However, Jonathan Tah was able to make it back to the line and clear the ball away after the snow took all of the pace off the ball.

Check it out below.

Unbelievable luck, right?

"[The] type of stuff controllers get broken over," one Twitter user wrote.

Another said: "Game needs abandoning."

A third wrote: "Announce Jack Frost as CB of the week, Bundesliga."

A fourth added: "Should have been given, as that would have gone in [if it was in] normal conditions."

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In fact, Haraguchi must have been more annoyed at the fact that Hannover lost 3-2 at the HDI Arena.

Kevin Volland's first-half brace had Bayer Leverkusen in the lead at half-time, but Jonathas de Jesus pulled Hannover back into the match and Mitchell Weiser's own goal gave Thomas Doll's men hope of securing a draw.

However, Kai Havertz scored late on and handed all three points to Bayer Leverkusen.

Talk about tough luck for Haraguchi.

What did you make of Haraguchi's effort?

Let us know in the comments.

Featured Image Credit: BT Sport

Topics: Football News, Football, Bayer Leverkusen, Kai Havertz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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