You Can’t Score Through the Side Netting

Bit of controversy in the Campeonato Carioca (Rio de Janeiro State Championship) on Saturday, when Botofogo defender Alessandro scored a header against Boavista… through a hole in the side netting.

You don’t need me to tell you that you can’t do that, but Alessandro wasn’t going to let that stop him celebrating.

Thanks to the good folks at 101GG we have video of the “goal”. It’s six minutes in:

Something about the smile on Alessandro’s face says he knows what just happened.

The Boavista players were understandably upset, and refused to kick off again until the goal was ruled out. Which it was, eventually, although Botofogo are now upset because they’re convinced the ref used video evidence to make his decision. Which isn’t a great argument is it?

Not sure who the ref was, but let’s not rule out infamous phantom goal ref Stuart Attwell just yet.

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