Open goal misses can be one of the most entertaining or infuriating aspects of football, depending which side of the fence you occupy at the time.

Kevin De Bruyne missed a sitter in Man City’s 1-3 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend, crashing it against the bar from near-point-blank range.

But it wasn’t quite as bad as any of this bunch – enjoy this round-up of twenty-one of the worst open goal misses ever captured on film:

Milan Đuričić for Lokomotiva v Turbina

This recent example from a lower league match in Serbia virtually defines the phrase “it would have been easier to score”. How is this even possible?

Rocky Baptiste for Harrow Borough v Waltham Abbey

He’s lucky his side won 5-3 here, albeit he’ll never live this down all the same:

Yakubu Aiyegbeni for Nigeria v South Korea

Then at Everton, Yakubu displayed an uncharacteristic absence of poise in this final group stage match at the 2010 World Cup:

Although he later converted a penalty, a 2-2 draw proved insufficient for the Super Eagles to qualify for the knock-out stage.

Diego Forlán for Manchester United v Juventus

The Uruguayan was deadly almost everywhere else he went, but this moment perhaps best sums up his Old Trafford woes:

Peter van Vossen for Rangers v Celtic

What a fixture to be doing something like this in:

Ronny Rosenthal for Liverpool v Aston Villa

The Israeli’s spell at Spurs is best remembered for a blistering extra time hat-trick in the FA Cup at Southampton.

His time at Liverpool, however, primarily evokes memory of this unfortunate incident:

He even had it under control!

Steve Stone for Nottingham Forest v Reading

He was quite the England player for a while, but not for stuff like this:

Chris Iwelumo for Scotland v Norway

Recently appointed assistant manager at Chester, Iwelumo has much to do to shake off his association with this eye-catching blunder:

Ali Sami Yachir for MC Alger v CR Belouizdad

A belter from the Algerian league:

Fahad Khalfan Al Bloushi for Qatar v Uzbekistan

And yet they still want this guy’s nation to host the 2022 World Cup:

Edin Džeko for Roma v Palermo

The former Man City striker scored twice in this match, but this is arguably more memorable:

Nwankwo Kanu for West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough

A last-minute opportunity to draw his side level:

Philipp Hofmann for Kaiserslautern v Union Berlin

Not to be confused with Philip Seymour Hoffman, not least since Philipp Hofmann is unlikely to want to ‘see more’ of this:

Jon Dahl Tomasson for Feyernoord v NAC Breda

Once of Newcastle United, this shocker came during the Dane’s Eredivisie days:

Noah Hickey for Central United v North Shore United

One from New Zealand, this was featured in bloopers video Nick Hancock’s Football Hell:

To make matters worse (or better?), he was mistakenly referred to in the video clip as Noel Hickey.

Ilija Sivonjić for Dinamo Zagreb v Cibalia Vinkovci

He somehow manages to trap the ball on the goal line, stopping it from going in:

Adam Barrett for Gillingham v Stevenage

Wonder if it came as any consolation whatsoever that the stand he somehow skied it into was mostly empty?

Jakub Błaszczykowski for Borussia Dortmund v Freiburg

This one had Jürgen Klopp raging:

Jeremy Bokila for Guangzhou R&F vs Yatai

A super miss from the Chinese Super League:

Arnaldo Vera for Libertad v Emelec

At least his Paraguayan team won 5-1 against their Ecuadorian opponents in this Copa Libertadores group match:

Non-league match

No names for this one – can anyone shed any light?