The Unluckiest Goalkeeper in the Bundesliga

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SUCKS TO BE THIS GUY
Published 5/13/2008 at With Leather - The sports blog that underachieves to the best of its ability
... As if you couldn't tell from the dulcet, pacifying sound of an announcer shouting in German, this video is from a Bundesliga game this past weekend.  And it's not just an own-goal off the goalkeeper's face, it's an own-goal off the goalkeeper's face that could result in relegation. ...

An Own Goal To End All Own Goals
Published 5/13/2008 by Awful Announcing- (noreply@blogger.com) at Awful Announcing
... this clip is of a German goalie from the Bundesliga makes it even more hilarious. Watch closely... The even more crazy part is that goal could result in further humiliation in the form of relegation for Arminia Bielefeld. The team was up 2-1 and with a win they would have been safe. Unfortunately for them Rowen Fernández' face got in the way. Ouch. Sucks To Be This Guy (With Leather) The Unluckiest Goalkeeper in the Bundesliga (The Offside)

VIDEO: Keeper gives up tying goal off face
Published 5/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
(UPDATE: Looks like the Bundesliga has shut this one down. Lame.) Sucks to be this guy. Rookie goalkeeper Rowen Fernandez. What's even worse is this goal relegated his team, Arminia Bielefeld. Without this equalizer, the German team stays in the Bundesliga, and also makes millions of more euros next season. Credit The Offside with this one.

An own goal that was so embarrassing, YouTube ...
Published 5/14/2008 by Rick Chandler at Deadspin
An own goal that was so embarrassing, YouTube has already taken it down. Good description, though. [The Offside] ...

Rowen Fernández Own Goal In Bundesliga
Published 5/14/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... well result in his team getting relegated from the top-flight Bundesliga. Arminia was up 2-1 in against Dortmund when this crushing goal happened with 7 minutes to go. By the way, this was such an embarrassing goal that it did indeed get pulled off of YouTube. Too bad for Fernández it's on pretty much every other video site out there. Hey, at least he's not Colombian. They don't take own goals real well. [HT: Fanartisch and The Offside]

10 Things we learned from Matchday 33
Published 5/14/2008 by Jan at Bundesliga
... once again demonstrated Rostock’s lack of at least one prolific striker. Duisburg will be missed for the great goals they scored. Rostock will be missed by by somebody somewhere as well - to be fair Rostock has a big fan base in eastern Germany. And the two deserve credit for sticking to their coaches for a change and admitting that the squads simply lacked the individual quality needed to stay in the Bundesliga. 2. A comedy own-goal keeps Nuremberg alive. This one has already been covered on our main page . 3. The Bundesliga is the league with the fewest penalties. ...

Friday Video Blowout
Published 5/16/2008 by Simon (noreply@blogger.com) at SimonOnSports
Everyone needs something to keep them occupied on Friday afternoons so the Friday Video Blowout was born. Spend your next few minutes, laughing, crying of laughter, pissing your self, whatever, but mostly wasting your companies time. Videos In Order Courtesy of Tmags, Hot Clicks, Out In Center Field, The Offside, With Leather, Walk Off Walk, 101 Great Goals, Big League Stew, Playing For Peanuts, Grand National Champs Fake Scalabrine raps are ...