Those of you that even have a vague interest in English football will have heard of ‘The Hand of God’ and the infamus event in the 1986 World Cup that saw the legendary Argentinian player, Maradona, fist the ball over the head of the onrushing England goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, to score a goal for his country. Subsequently, he scored one of the best goals ever seen, but that’s all by the by.
It seems as if this seriously unsporting act is still rubbing off on the players in Argetina, to this day.
Recently, in a lower league Argentinian football game, a substitute took the game into his own hands to prevent a certain goal from going in against his team. I’m guessing he’s the sub goalie, but who can be sure?
Here’s the incredible footage:
(As you can tell, we’re not at all bitter about what that little squirt did in ’86 in Mexico)
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