What's the best own-goal YOU have scored?

[Spun Cuppa]

After watching the cracker from Worthington of Oldham on the highlights, it reminds me of the one and only OG I've scored...

A Sunday league game on the sloping pitch right at the top of Hove Park, by the model railway...

I'm defending a corner, the ball comes over and I've twisted round as it's gone between me and the goal and risen salmon-like to nod it to safety over the bar, but instead rocketed it into the back of the onion-bag

Who else has tales of OG woe?

 

[Coca-Cola Kid]

Well, playing for my beloved grassroots team (one-club kid I was). Playing local rivals and they won a corner, the ball was coming straight to me but f***ed up the header, strikers finish....the irony was that we won that game 6-1

 

[Lewes' best seagull]

haha ^

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Scored a fair few over the years, some unfortunate deflections and others monumental cock ups. Whilst in goal I tried to tip a cross over the bar but had lost my bearings and ended up throwing the ball in the back of the net from six yards out.

My best effort though was back in the days of back passes. I was playing right midfield (before I got older, fatter and slower!) and our keeper drop kicked the ball to me out on the right just inside our half. I controlled the ball on my chest and, without any other option available, decided to hit it back to my keeper. Obviously I wanted to put enough on it to ensure their strikers couldn't intercept but instead hit the sweetest half volley which sent the ball flying at great pace into the top corner without our keeper getting anywhere near it.

It was the best goal I've ever scored (albeit at the wrong end) and when we played the opposition the following season they told me I'd won their goal of the season award!

One of the funniest I've seen was one Sunday morning when we turned up in Partridge Green for a match after most of the team had been at an all night party. The ref popped in before the game to tell us we should be alright as they only had 9 men but was interrupted by the noise of a can of lager being opened from the case which had been brought up from said party. We did really well to only lose 3-1 but their final goal was scored when a very gentle back pass from 30 yards out to our keeper found it's way into the net as he slumped in a drunken stupor and managed to get not hands, legs or beer gut on the ball to stop it. Our manager - a very nice old chap who never swore - stormed off at the end calling us pissed and pathetic.

 

[SirDouglasLoft]

I've only ever scored one own goal. A cross came in, I tried to absolutely smash it away on the volley at about the penalty spot. Completely sliced it, into the top corner, with the keeper no where to be seen.

We went on to win the game 3-2, with me scoring the winner (in the right end) with a BULLET header.

 

[Sajerz]

Long ball over the top, i headed it in from 20 yards

 

[The Face]

Only ever scored one in my sixteen year Sunday League career.

We were 3-2 up in a cup game, ball over the top - keeper comes rushing out, striker turns keeper and rolls the ball towards the goal - I rush back and clear with a saving slide-tackle only for my trailing leg to deflect the ball in.

We went on to lose 5-3 a.e.t.

 

[The Large One]

Ball crossed in from the right, I stretch out a leg to intercept it, only to see it creep inside the near post.

D'oh!

 

[Marc]

running backwards the ball was crossed in and I BACK HEELED it in off the POST past our keeper...quality finish!

 

[HP Seagull]

Only one own goal that I can remember scoring. I was playing for my school and their winger had raced to the byline and crossed the ball. I was running back towards the goal as the ball came in (due to my distinct lack of pace) and launched myself towards the ball to try and stop it from reaching the striker, and nod it away.

Unfortunately it didn't work out as planned and I ended up planting a beautiful diving header into the top corner, giving the keeper no chance.

 

[Ninja Elephant]

I thumped a volley past my own goalkeeper a few weeks ago when playing 5 a side. We lost the game 1-0, not so funny, and I missed a hatful of chances to make up for my wonderful, but disastrous, finish at the wrong end.

 

[Olliebha]

Last week a opposing cornet swung accros hit their striker and off the post into my path, I smacked it as hard as I could attempting to put it past the post only for myself to stub my toe and see the ball hopelessly trickle in the net...gutted!

 

[sam86]

Only scored one, 5 aside, was running back towards the goal, they crossed the ball in with plenty of pace, about 2 yards from goal realised I couldn't do much about it, and smacked it in off my shin. I'm still not sure what I was trying to do.

 

[Mr Banana]

First-time volley from a cross when I was about 14. My old dear was stood behind the goal and started celebrating wildly. Someone had to inform her.

 

[scooter1]

I used to get one a season when I was playing regularly, but the one I remember clearest was a corner that came swinging in. I went to volley it clear with my very much weaker left foot, took a real slash at it and it sliced off my boot straight in the top corner at the near post. Sadly I knew almost all of the opposing team who one by one thanked me

 

[CheeseRolls]

Playing a double header on an unplayable pitch at Clayton a few years back. The surface was half an inch of water then frozen solid underneath. The opposition hit a long ball over the top and not trusting my footing I decided to belt it out for a corner from way outside the penalty area. Naturally it flew into the top corner

 

[Trigger]

I broke my nose scoring an own goal, indoor 5-a-side back in the mid 90s, I was a keeper, and the other team had a free kick that thundered off the post onto my nose and in and I was substituted straight away!

 

[FLOG GNAW]

I used to play for Adur Strikers Club. Our keeper left halfway through the season and the kid who was stand in keeper was awful. Eventually i said i'd go in goal so he didn't have to. My first game as a keeper came away to Chaily. We went 2-0 up in the first 5 mins and i started to relax.

Just before halftime there left winger burst into the box. I forgot I was in goal and slid in. I took his leg completly and they got a penalty. The winger got up and went to take the spot kick. He miskicked it and it rolled slowly straight towards me. For some reason that I will never know I thought it would be a good idea to kick it clear. As the ball scraped the bottom of my studs and clipped the back of my boot I realised what an awful mistake I had made.

On the plus side we won 5-1 and whenever I played in goal we won.

5-1 v Chaily
3-2 v Stone Cross (who were top.)
11-1 v Patcham.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Playing for Forest Boys against some team from Crawley.

Our goalie came racing out, the forward lobbed him, I chased back and as the ball dropped I tried to do an overhead kick off the line.

The ball just clipped the bar on its way down, smacked me in the face mid over-head kick and dribbled over the line.

Even our goalie was pissing himself with laughter.