Moldova`s goalkeeper, Andriy Kozhukhar, was responsible for a truly remarkable mistake during their recent international match.
In a World Cup qualifying game held at Zimbru Stadium on Tuesday, the Moldovan national team played against Estonia.
The home side was already down 1-0 after Rasmus Peetson scored in the 19th minute.
This occurred after Moldova`s Maxim Cojocaru was shown a straight red card early in the game, just five minutes after kickoff.
Things worsened for Serghei Clescenco`s team around the half-hour mark.
Estonia was awarded a corner kick on the right side, and Kevor Palumets delivered an accurate cross into the penalty area.
Palumets`s cross reached Rauno Sappinen, whose header took a slight deflection off Oleg Reabciuk.
The ball went straight to Kozhukhar, but here`s where the bizarre incident happened.
Seemingly losing track of his position, the goalkeeper was standing completely behind his own goal line.
The linesman immediately noticed Kozhukhar`s incredible mistake and signaled for a goal.
Despite their efforts, Moldova couldn`t recover from Kozhukhar`s embarrassing error.
Estonia ultimately won the match 3-2, even though Palumets was sent off with a second yellow card in the 48th minute.
