Mortified goalie accidentally scored against his own team

He scores!!! Oh wait...
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Everyone makes mistakes. Luckily, most of us don't have to watch them replay on a Jumbotron minutes later.

That wasn't the case for Minnesota United FC's goalie, Sammy Ndjock, who on Wednesday accidentally scored a goal against his own team during a pre-season game against AFC Bournemouth.

Ndjock had the seemingly simple task of tossing the ball back onto the field, but after failing to release it from his hand quickly enough, the ball wound up bouncing backwards into his own goal.


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Once the unlucky goalie realized what was about to happen, he began sprinting after the ball, but in the end was unable to defend again his own ball-throwing skills.

Just in case the screaming crowd and laugher from the opposing team's players weren't scarring enough, Ndjock had to relive the horrific moment, in slow motion, minutes later when it was replayed on the field's screen.

Minnesota United ended up losing to AFC Bournemouth with a final score of 0-4.

[H/T SB Nation]

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Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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