This perfect hat-trick of own goals is right up there in the sporting cock-ups hall of fame
New Zealand and Calgary Wild’s Meikayla Moore went down in footballing history in 2022, in a way that she would much rather not have done.
As the defender took part in her team’s SheBelieves Cup fixture against the USA, she managed to hit the back of the net three times. New Zealand’s net.
One own goal is bad enough, but three in one match? One half, in fact. Here’s how it happened.
Not great 😬
New Zealand’s Meikayla Moore has a hat trick against the US…of own goals. 🥴
(via @USWNT) pic.twitter.com/ssB8G5dhyE
— OddsChecker (@OddsCheckerUS) February 20, 2022
Under other circumstances, it would have been considered the perfect hat trick.
Not only that… a perfect hat trick of own goals…
Left foot right foot header 😭pic.twitter.com/uZiemQFnRr https://t.co/0UdJOdHcCM— Tez (@tezilyas) February 21, 2022
Perhaps an imperfect hat trick might be nearer the mark. She’ll never live it down.
A hat trick of own goals. This is tremendous. pic.twitter.com/01OTXYlecg
— Max Rushden 💙 (@maxrushden) February 20, 2022
Outstanding achievement. https://t.co/idffK7q2E3
— Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) February 21, 2022
My worst day at work was prob not this bad. https://t.co/6uSuVYYnYC
— Steve Chai (@chaidotedu) February 21, 2022
Spare a thought for New Zealand's Meikayla Moore, who scored a perfect hat-trick of own goals against the United States in the SheBelieves Cup.
Absolutely not her day pic.twitter.com/tbDpuqY4nJ
— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) February 20, 2022
The third is a thing of wonder. Nobody deserves this. https://t.co/RewuqBoXRD
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) February 20, 2022
Maybe they should change her position. She seems to have that finishing touch. https://t.co/Ox6EfwOQWd
— Alemanista (@SomTeeOnline) February 20, 2022
We have to wonder whether they gave her the match ball. We’d guess that’s a no.
In case you were wondering, it ended 5-0 to the US. She singlehandedly outscored the other team.
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You surely won’t see a more glorious (or unexpected) own goal this season or any season
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