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The 12th player: For fans who decided to go down to the grass and help the team Israel today

2021-10-26T19:37:57.380Z


A Marseille fan's breakout in the Clasico against PSG, which prevented full Messi from scoring perhaps his first goal in the league in the uniform of his new team occupied the whole of France, but this is not the first incident where it happened • Ariel Bolstein reminds us how little Puente was saved by bulls, Who became Jose Mourinho's hero and how in England did Bolton almost manage to score in front of 11 players and a fan


The hot meeting between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain in the last round of the French league did not yield any goals, but spawned some angular situations.

In one of them the fan who burst onto the pitch and ran towards Messi led to a stopping attack that could have endangered Marseille's goal.

Did that prevent the Parisians from scoring?

We will never know, but remember that the method is not new.

The first right to intervene in the game in order to prevent a loss of his team probably belongs to a fan of a small Spanish team, Puente named. Already at the beginning of the game in one of the regional leagues in Spain, Puente fell behind by two goals, when angry bulls stormed onto the lawn. The players and the referee fled in panic, and the game was canceled. It later became clear that the bulls had been released to the grass by a local fan. He thought his group was facing defeat, and to save it he enlisted the help of animals brought to town on the occasion of a bullfight.  

One of the most memorable instances of fan intervention during a game took place in 2016, in a meeting of the English Cup, in which Eastley from the Fifth League hosted Bolton.

The humble Eastley almost caused a huge surprise, and only Bolton's equalizer, three minutes from the final whistle saved it from loss and embarrassment and forced a rematch in which the senior team won.

However, even before the dramatic equality, an equally dramatic case occurred.

One of the local club fans burst onto the pitch (there were no real obstacles in Eastley's neighborhood pitch that could have prevented this) and "joined" his team's attack.

An Eastern fan interferes with Bolton players, Photo: From Twitter

Although his run lasted quite some time, and the referee recognized it, he chose not to stop the game, probably so as not to thwart a dangerous attack that could have led to a split.

The burglar who continued to run unhindered reached the opponent's goal at the right moment, just as Bolton's goalkeeper pushed the ball close to the goal line.

Another moment and the incredible scenario of a goal being scored by a fan could have come true, but fortunately two gifts from heaven prevented the entanglement: the burglar slipped and Bolton's defender pushed the ball away.

Presumably the referee would have disqualified the goal if the burglar had scored.

Brings the balls he "cooked" to Harry Kane

The senior Russian league game between Saturn and Spartak Moscow in September 2009 taught that fans know how to score no less than professional footballers.

In the second half of the same game the referee noticed an offense near Saturn's goal and ruled on a penalty kick from 11 meters in favor of Spartak.

Brazilian striker Alex, who was Spartak's regular kicker, was preparing for the kick, Saturn's Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinski took his place on the line, fully focused on the kicker, and the referee gave the signal to Pendel.

But suddenly someone was ahead of them all.

A Spartak fan who burst onto the field swung his leg and stuck the ball into Kinski's net.

The goalkeeper, who initially did not understand what had happened, calmed down only after making sure that the result of the game on the board had not changed to his detriment.

The fan still had time to complete the "victory round" around the field, before being arrested on a charge of petty hooliganism.

The thought that he had subdued one of the esteemed goalkeepers at the time, who was even returning by Chelsea, must have comforted him at a police station.

Still, even a person who comes from outside the squad can actively assist it in scoring goals without violating football rules.

Do not believe?

Ask Callum Haynes, a boy serving balls at Tottenham Stadium, who contributed to his side's victory in a Champions League match against Olympiacos about two years ago.

Tottenham fans hold a reception for Callum Haynes, Photo: From Twitter

In fact, Haynes started Tottenham's attack which led to a goal and a turnaround: he handed the ball to team defender Serge Oriya with extraordinary agility, allowing the Roosters to surprise the Greeks and develop a quick burst, at the end of which Harry Kane shook the net.

"This guy read the game and delivered a very important delivery," praised Jose Mourinho, then Tottenham coach.

Interestingly, Haynes himself did not notice in real time how his delivery resulted in a goal.

As befits a disciplined ball server, he was already busy running after another ball. 

Source: israelhayom

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