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Manchester City Women Score Astonishing 50-YARD Own Goal–WATCH
Manchester City were taking on Birmingham in the Women's super league match when McManus opted to make a back pass from the opposition's half to the goalkeeper at the eighth minute of the game.
The Manchester City women’s team were left bamboozled after an extraordinary incident where one of their own players, Abbie McManus scored an absolute catastrophic own goal on Sunday.
Manchester City were taking on Birmingham in the Women’s super league match when McManus opted to make a back pass from the opposition’s half to the goalkeeper at the eighth minute of the game.
little did the defender know, that was going to be one of the worst passes to ever be made in her career, the ball bounced over the head of the Manchester City goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck before ending up at the back of the net.
Scenes in the WSL this afternoon!
What about this for an own goal?! pic.twitter.com/iF79AKc9ZR
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) September 30, 2018
(video credits: BBC)
Ellie Roebuck was absolutely furious after this calamitous move while Manchester City captain Steph Houghton was clearly agitated due to the lack of concentration displayed by her side.
The incident has gone viral on social media and fans are leaving no stone unturned to have a go at the Manchester City women’s team, and to make matters worse Birmingham extended their lead after the first half.
But Manchester City team showed spirit and fought back hard and goals from Caroline Weir, Nikita Parris, and Tessa Wullaert helped them win the game in what will be a memorable victory, and now that they won, they could perhaps even have a good laugh about it.
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