'Calamity': Goalkeeper cleans out defender in horrible mix-up
Nurnberg defender Patrick Erras and keeper Christian Mathenia were involved in a horrible mix-up that saw the pair collide, handing opponents Darmstadt an easy goal in the Bundesliga second division.
Erras was chasing the ball back towards his own goal after a Darmstadt player had booted it forward.
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But the ball bounced awkwardly between the on rushing Mathenia and the chasing Erras.
As Erras rose to head the ball back to his keeper, Mathenia left the box and cleaned out the defender after jumping and knocking him straight to the floor.
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The Darmstadt player also appeared to prepare for the mix-up.
With the deepest two players both laid out, the Darmstadt forward only had to keep running as the ball fell nicely in front of goal for an easy tap-in.
Fortunately for Nurnberg neither player was seriously hurt after the collision and they were able to salvage a 3-3 draw.