Thirsty Duisburg goalkeeper suffers real-life Fifa glitch by ignoring a goal

Mark Flekken reacts to conceding a bizarre goal
BT Sport
Tom Doyle24 February 2018

We all know the feeling on Fifa 18 - you're on the verge of a key win, and then your goalkeeper forgets who he is, why he's there, and what a goalkeeper actually does.

While Fifa glitches may delight and infuriate video game fans in equal measure, it's much rarer to see a goalkeeper suffer one in real life - so congratulations to Duisberg goalkeeper Mark Flekken.

Saturday's match against Ingolstadt started so well for Flekken, who saved a penalty from Stefan Kustchke 11 minutes into the 2. Bundesliga clash.

Duisberg then took the lead after 11 minutes, but Ingolstadt were level in the 17th minute in the most bizarre of circumstances.

Kutschke got his own back in a bizarre manner as Ingolstadt defender Gerrit Nauber tried to head a long ball back to his goalkeeper Flekken, but the shot-stopper was inside his own net and facing the wrong way after searching for his water bottle.

​Kutschke gleefully tapped the ball home from close range with Flekken turning around to realise his mistake when it was too late; the 24-year-old Dutchman left rooted to the spot as he contemplated what had just happened.

The mistake was, naturally, pored over on social media, with even Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech chipping in with a short and sweet "wow".

Thankfully for Flekken, Borys Tashchy scored a second-half penalty to secure a 2-1 win for Ingolstadt.

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