Other than a handball-goal (Henry ya b*stard), the worst way to be eliminated from a competition is a howler from your goalkeeper.
Reading’s Adam Federici would have given anything in the world to have had the Wembley pitch swallow him up after he struggled with a driving Alexis Sanchez effort in the first half of extra time.
The Australian failed to get his body behind the low shot and could only watch in disbelief as the ball dribbled past him in a goal that saw a universe of underdog-optimists unite in empathy.
