Watch the moment the Portugal Women Under-17 goalkeeper scores an own goal with her face during a 6-1 defeat to their Spanish counterparts.
The unfortunate Bárbara Marques took one of her defenders’ goal-line clearance smack in the chops, deflecting it back over the line in the process.
Although it came as early as the 39th minute it put Portugal 5-0 down, with Spain adding a sixth just minutes later on their way to a handsome half-time lead.
Portugal can at least claim to have won the second half thanks to a 59th minute consolation, but it wasn’t quite enough of a face-saving exercise.
And face-saving is a skill that Bárbara Marques might need to learn if her defenders keep hammering the ball at her from point-blank range.
Ultimately, though, her own goal wasn’t quite as spectacular as Chris Brass’s legendary effort while playing for Bury against Darlington:
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