[Applause]
welcome to watch mojo
and today we're counting down our picks
for the top 10 most embarrassing
own goals in sports history
patrick put it in his own net
being kick saves and scorpion kick goals
but have you ever seen a reverse
scorpion kick
own goal that flies into the top corner
before
overplay shannon brown and
put in by matt barnes for this list
we're looking at own goals from a number
of sports that had
opposing fans laughing and the culprits
cringing
which own goal made your jaw drop or had
you dying of laughter
let us know in the comments number 10.
steve smith
although there have been several
memorable moments during the historic
rivalry between the calgary flames and
edmonton oilers
none is more bizarre than this tied at 2
during game seven of the 1986 smythe
finals the underdog flames took the lead
in a way
no one expected while trying to clear
the puck defenseman steve smith would
inadvertently put it in his own
[Applause]
smith in net to get it out of his own
job put it in the net
unfortunately this goal would cost the
oilers the game
as they went on to lose to the flames
three to two luckily for smith
he would have his opportunity to hoist
the stanley cup the following year
talk about things coming full circle
number 9. omar ashik
during an nba game between the houston
rockets and the toronto raptors
rocket center omar ashik accidentally
and hilariously tipped the basketball
into his own
bucket on the
inside what makes this own goal
particularly embarrassing
is the fact that ashik's misstep easily
could have been avoided
typically when a basketball player puts
the ball in their own net it's because
they're under pressure and are simply
trying to get the ball out of harm's way
ashik clearly had time to make a safe
play but instead
chose to awkwardly give the raptors a
freebie smooth move buddy
number 8. jordan stahl during a 2013 nhl
game between the carolina hurricanes and
the new jersey devils the hurricanes
found themselves on the right side of a
delayed penalty
as is typically the case in these
situations the carolina goaltender
headed to the bench so an extra attacker
could join the play
unfortunately it was at this exact
moment that carolina forward jordan
stahl attempted to play the puck back to
his defenseman
and a penalty coming up against new
jersey
[Music]
yes with nobody guarding the crease the
puck sailed from one end of the rink to
the other and
into the back of the carolina net and
this crowd is stunned at pnc arena
interestingly enough the goal was
awarded to devil's goalkeeper
martabrodeur
who currently holds the record for most
goals by an nhl goaltender
with three number 7. dan boyle
if there's one thing that makes an own
goal worse it's when it happens during a
playoff game
such was the case for defenseman dan
boyle during game three of the opening
round of the 2010 nhl playoffs
with boyle's sharks locked in a 0-0 tie
with the colorado avalanche after three
periods of play
the game headed to overtime it was here
that boyle would attempt to rim the puck
around the boards
only to watch in agony as it found its
way into the back of the net
murray will put in the corner
[Applause]
and the avalanche
[Applause]
series an unassuming play
goaltender evgeni nabakov didn't even
realize what had happened until it was
too late
thankfully for boyle the sharks would
ultimately win the series in six games
and i know this has been a really
interesting and long series for you game
three very tough here in colorado you
said
you wouldn't get over until the series
is over i'm sure you're happy this one's
done with
yeah i uh i put it aside i didn't
necessarily put it behind me but now i
can officially turn the page
number six peter ankleman during a 2002
match between aston villa and birmingham
city
villa defender olaf melberg set a
harmless looking throw in back to his
goaltender peter ankleman
unfortunately ankleman misjudged the
pass as he would slightly make
contact with the ball with his foot
before it rolled into the
it's a net
amazingly if he hadn't touched the ball
the play would have simply resulted in a
corner kick for the other team
look at this just didn't even take his
arc
really just a lack of concentration you
see keepers do that quite a bit but
rarely does it end up in the net
instead the stadium erupted into a
chorus of
jeers with some fans hopping on the
field to mock ankleman to his face
yikes talk about rubbing salt in the
wound number 5.
lee dixon in football or soccer it's not
uncommon for players to regularly play
the ball back to their goalkeeper
however during a 1991 match between
arsenal and coventry
arsenal right-back lee dixon put a
little too much mustard on his pass
and was forced to watch as it sailed
over his keeper's head and
into the back of the net dixon's
reaction after he commits the costly
error is priceless
and the unmistakable feeling of knowing
you just screwed up
must have stuck with him for a while
after this one it's a beautiful
beautiful finish uh an own goal in a
class of its own number four
mark bergervane suit her into the zone
centering pass bluffed out of midair by
berger man
how long did he have that puck in his
glove now the puck's in the net
the puck is in the net nowadays most
people know mark bergeve as the general
manager of the montreal canadiens
however back in 2000 he was just another
nhl defenseman playing for the st
louis blues during a first round playoff
series against the san jose sharks
bergeve intercepted a pass with his hand
and attempted to throw it into the
corner
with the puck nowhere to be found the
players temporarily skated around in
confusion
however the puck was quickly discovered
in the back of the blues net
but the question is how did it get there
there's persia man that's where i
thought he had it
oh he did he did he threw it right in
his own goal he threw it in his own net
in his haste bergeve had inadvertently
scored on his own team
as if that wasn't bad enough the sharks
would go on to win the game
and eventually the series i don't think
i've ever seen that happen before wow
number three james young what makes an
own goal truly ironic is the fact that
it's
always done with good intentions take
james young for example
during a college basketball game between
the kentucky wildcats and the montevallo
falcons
young was just trying to keep the ball
from going out of bounds and he uses
every ounce of his athleticism to make
it happen there was just
one problem when he tossed the ball back
into play it took an unexpected
trajectory
something which here means he threw it
directly into his own basket
[Applause]
he threw it in the basket it would have
been a beautiful play had it occurred at
the other end of the court number 2
gareth bale with only 20 minutes
remaining in their match against
liverpool
and up by a score of 2 to nil the
tottenham hotspurs were feeling
confident as they set up to defend a
corner kick
however when hotspur winger aaron lennon
attempted to clear the ball off of his
own goal line
it struck teammate gareth bale directly
in the face before
rebounding into their net shelby's
corner
heading towards goal and in
off the face i think of gareth bale and
it's game on at the lane
as if that wasn't bad enough the shot
managed to knock bale to the ground
which must have caused liverpool fans to
burst into fits of laughter
however it was bale who would get the
last laugh as the hotspurs managed to
hold on for a 2-1 victory
all about gareth bale here at both ends
tottenham hotspur two
liverpool one before we unveil our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
laura bassett with just one minute left
of injury time came an own goal from
lioness
laura bassett moments later it was all
over
jamie pollock rangers getting forward
with david bardsley
down the right a hopeful ball in by him
should be cut out by pollock and was
quite comfortably but the header
has gone over his own goalkeeper and
into the net
oh dear in a match of such importance
which could see manchester city
relegated
jamie pollock has scored an inexplicable
own goal
chris phillips i think with the lack of
stoppages here
in this second oh it's lost
and into the net my goodness
tony popovich steve stone with a chance
to cross
an own goal that might just see off
crystal palace's hopes for the afternoon
luke walton but he's
[Applause]
be sure to subscribe to our channel and
ring the bell to get notified about our
latest videos
you have the option to be notified for
occasional videos or all of them
if you're on your phone make sure you go
into your settings and switch on
notifications
number one chris bross during a 2006
match between
barry and darlington bury defender chris
brass tried to clear the ball over his
head with an ill-advised front kick
incredibly the ball smacked him in his
face before redirecting itself
into the back of the net we can only
imagine the humiliation that brass must
have felt
after accidentally using his face to
give the other team a free goal
while barry would ultimately win the
game brass was forced to head home with
a bruised nose
and a seriously battered ego we're
hoping to push their playoff plane
a freakish own goal from chris brass got
them going
ronaldinho watch and learn
do you agree with our picks check out
this other recent clip from watchmojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
[Music]
videos