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17th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Defender somehow fails to score from the goal line in contender for worst miss of all time

We all know someone who'd miss from here

Simon Lloyd

If, like us, you find there’s something strangely watchable about a footballer missing a ridiculously easy chance to score a goal, this is definitely your cup of tea.

Holding on to a slender 2-1 lead against Feyenoord, PEC Zwolle look to have the perfect opportunity to seal a Valentine’s Day victory.

After a teammate’s chip ricochets kindly off the crossbar, it seems that defender Kingsley Ehizibue is destined to add a third. As the ball bounces down on the goal line, all it requires it a touch… maybe not even that. Merely exhaling breath would be enough to carry the ball over the line.

Somehow, poor Kingsley makes a fine old mess of things and manages to mistime his attempted header.

We don’t doubt that someone out there (probably a fellow defender) will try and argue that the ball comes at him too quickly, but we’re having none of it.

Thankfully for Kingsley, the miss wasn’t a costly one. A few minutes later, he did manage to converr another (presumably much more difficult) chance to make it 3-1.

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