BACK PASS: When goalkeepers become goal scorers

CRIME SCENE 3rd Amateur League, Group A: Soup slurping with a fork Well, we have to relativize the thesis formulated at the beginning a little. In the history of football, the goalkeepers have always been able to celebrate themselves. One remembers penalty king Hansjörg Butt, free-kick specialist Rogério Ceni or Revierderby terror Jens Lehmann. Goalkeeper goal – a touch of normality?

Not quite. Because what happened on Saturday in Andrian is somewhere between eating soup with a fork and picking your nose with a Swiss Army knife. The home team, currently leading the table in the A-circle of the 3rd amateur league, had more trouble than expected against the laggards Laas, shortly before the end of the game everything seemed to be dividing the points 2-2. But someone had something against it.

The 90th minute had already begun when Bubi keeper Manuel Luterotti (he was just 20 years old) crowbar-bared the ball forward one last time. Then the unthinkable: The leather, whipped by the strong wind, flew further and further, finally plopped down near the penalty area and then fluttered over the completely perplexed opposing keeper. He rushed back, tried to save what could be saved, but unfortunately the thing somehow hit itself in the attempt to clear it.

We summarize: Andrian won 3-2 thanks to the strangest goal in the championship, Manuel Luterotti may now (Friday) have finally found a way out of the crowd and the “goalie goals” category has another spectacular chapter. Then a forkful of soup.

CRIME SCENE 2st Amateur League, Group B: He won't... Armin Antholzer, keeper of the 2nd amateur league team Montan, is almost 39 years old, a lot older than his guildmate Manuel Luterotti, but is still in surprisingly good shape. And with that we have already given ourselves a sugar pass as an ideal template. “Shot” is exactly the right word: In the duel against Girlan, after half an hour, he hit the game device from his own 16 in the direction of the opponent's goal and was the celebrated hero just a few seconds later when the pill landed over the surprised Girlan. Goalie flew into the net.

A first for people from Antholz. “Once, I remember, one of my committees hit the crossbar. Otherwise, I’ve never scored from a distance,” said the Montana keeper. But that doesn't mean that he has never had the pleasure of celebrating a goal. Every now and then the long-time keeper stepped up to the penalty spot - and from there he put the leather into the net as reliably as the postman puts the newspaper in the mailbox.

By the way: The game against Girlan ended up being lost 2-4. Nevertheless, it remains the same: two goalkeepers, two spectacular goalkeeper goals – and two unforgettable moments.

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BACK PASS: When goalkeepers become goal scorers

A goalie in the role of scorer? It's a bit like a breakdown at an over-50 party: it rarely happens, but it quickly triggers a flood of feelings of happiness. It struck twice: the SportNews back pass.

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