Soccer Goalkeeper Celebrates Penalty Miss Too Early In Italian Match Between Termeno and Dro (VIDEO)

Regardless of what country one hails from, the concept of playing "to the final whistle" is one that would seem to be of great value when it comes to sports.

Someone might want to explain said concept to the goalkeeper in the video below.

A lower-league match in Italy between Termeno and Dro recently finished as a draw and required a shootout to determine the winner. The match was meaningful, as the winner was apparently to be promoted to the next level of the Italian soccer hierarchy.

So when the Termeno shooter hit the crossbar, sending the ball skyward, the Dro goalkeeper naturally began to celebrate what he thought to be a miss.

Only, the bouncing ball had other ideas.

WATCH:

Comments

[btdenver]

01:12 AM on 06/12/2011

Dro filed an appeal over this goal and won on the basis that, during a shootout, a ball that hits the bar and lands back onto the pitch is to be ruled dead. So the match will be replayed.

[Buff Daddy 1017]

12:07 AM on 06/10/2011

Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat

[Ramon Moreno]

03:09 AM on 06/10/2011

Fail.

[headly67]

11:51 PM on 06/09/2011

Isn't it only a goal if it goes in on the kick? This should be a dead ball.

[SuperRyan]

12:19 AM on 06/10/2011

No it's allowed to bounce. It only becomes a dead ball when it stops moving. It's the same as if it bounced off the goalie then off the cross bar and in.

[Norm K]

03:00 AM on 06/10/2011

it technically never left the field of play or stopped moving, so it's a completely legal goal.

[AfZal Sheikh]

05:16 PM on 06/09/2011

my reaction

[Senf]

03:56 PM on 06/09/2011

That ball should be the only player promoted to Eccellenza.

[chiodo08]

03:22 PM on 06/09/2011

va benne....

[Big0725]

02:22 PM on 06/09/2011

Someone's not going to be a goalie next season.

[MotorcycleBoy]

01:16 PM on 06/09/2011

chop!

[badwalrus]

01:00 PM on 06/09/2011

Bellissima!

[Paul The Octopus]

12:44 PM on 06/09/2011

lol

[Thunder Chicken]

12:30 PM on 06/09/2011

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

[chesscub]

11:54 AM on 06/09/2011

I don't think that goalie will be playing much longer for a boneheaded thing like that.

[free variation]

12:24 AM on 06/14/2011

False. By Italian rules it's not a goal. The GK knew this and was right to celebrate.

[GeeCan]

11:43 AM on 06/09/2011

This goalkeeper should get together with Robert Green (English keeper from USA vs. England in South Africa World Cup fame) and have a pity party.