unless you're a fan of slovan liberec or dinamo bucharest, which i doubt any of the readers of this blog are, then you would have quite enjoyed the penalty shootout last night for the europa league playoff spot.
after the first leg had to be abandoned in bucharest after dinamo fans started to invade the pitch with 5 mins left, (well not even the pitch just the track around the pitch) slovan took a 3-0 lead back home to the czech republic thinking progression had to be in the bag.
But incredibly, Dinamo bagged three goals to send it into extra time, and then to penalties, where the hilarity ensued. This picks up after the first four rounds, but the Dinamo keeper has guessed correctly every single time up to this point, and still hasn't made a save. His plight is just hilarious to me, I dont know why, maybe its the head to head pep talk he keeps on getting from a teammate only to have the exact same thing happen again.
I was thinking, the only way this is going to end is if someone hits him with a ball, and thats exactly what happened as little jidlicko stepped up to the spot, already with his shirt in his mouth, (classic sign of choking) before he even took the kick!
Its also worth pointing out how both coaches waited to have their african players kick until the 8th or 9th rounds, trying to keep them as far out of the spotlight an potential scapegoat's role as possible.
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