His name is Patrick Wood and he lived up to his surname by missing the goal of the year in Australian football

Translation purists will say that

Patrick Wood

is called "Patricio Madera."

Soccer fans, on the other hand, will think that the

Sydney FC

striker , in

Australian soccer

, seemed "made of wood" when he had to push a practically made goal into the net

but missed the goal

.

The image traveled from the night of Oceania to the rest of the world until it went viral.

It was a strange match played at the

Central Coast Stadium

, located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, in Australia.

The home team,

Central Coast Mariners FC

, who were second in the

A-League

, received

Sidney FC

, located near the bottom of the table.

However, 20 minutes into the first half,

the visitor was already winning 3-0 against the local team

and the favorite to take the three points.

The rout could have been catastrophic if poor Wood was better when it came to facing veteran

Danny Vukovic

, the 38-year-old goalkeeper and captain of Central Coast.

At 28, with the scoreboard at 0-3 and the public still in disbelief at what was happening,

Wood redoubled his bet

and sent himself one of those plays that will appear in all the sports and news reports.

And here is a paradox, because it all started with a virtue of the 21-year-old young man, he was called up to the youth team of his country.

Patrick Wood, author in Australia of a play that will go around the world.

Wood proved to be focused and an intense attacker when, despite the win in his favor, he decided to pressure the exit of goalkeeper Vukovic, who seemed not to be having his night.

His colleague from Sydney FC would be in charge of destroying that feeling.

Patrick got the ball and, with the goalkeeper already beaten, he had time and space to do what he wanted to do: define with his left foot, adapt better with his right, hook and score with the ball and everything... For his part, goalkeeper Vukovic seemed to be going towards the back of the goal to catch the ball.

HOW HAVE YOU MISSED THAT?!

😱

Head in hands moment for Sydney FC's Patrick Wood, who misses an astonishing opportunity from point-blank range 🤦‍♂️

One of the WORST misses we've seen in football 😬

📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/2896jexvxR

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) February 10, 2024

But no, Patrick kicked in a hurry, right and with bad footing, paying dearly for his inexperience because the ball went next to the post but on the outside.

And there the embarrassment, with the platinum striker with neat mustaches clutching his head, wishing that the earth would swallow him.

Luckily for Sidney FC, the match ended in victory for the visiting team, although 3-1 because the home team was able to score.

The visitor took home the three points and good old Wood a video that will accompany him for the rest of his career.