In football, there are few things cooler than converting a penalty in Panenka style. On the other hand, there’s hardly anything that can look more unfortunate than chipping a penalty straight into the arms of the opposing keeper.
Brahim Díaz had to experience this just a few days ago. The Moroccan failed with a Panenka in stoppage time of the Africa Cup final, missing the big chance to win the tournament. Senegal triumphed after extra time, while Morocco was left empty-handed.
But anyone who thought it couldn’t get any worse was proven wrong by Cristián Zavala. The winger for Chilean top club Colo-Colo took the Panenka embarrassment to a whole new level.
As if that wasn’t enough, Zavala then sat down on the pitch and claimed an injury. This rather feeble attempt seems to have hurt quite a lot…
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