Bolivian goalkeeper Carlos Arias saves same penalty kick three times

Luckycharms_74

Not sure if posted already. I came across this on the interwebs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sportvideo/9628102/Today-on-YouTube-Bolivian-goalkeeper-Carlos-Arias-saves-same-penalty-kick-three-times.html

You know the drill with penalty kicks: England can't do them, Portuguese keepers that take their gloves off for them are brilliant, and no-one ever really notices infringement.

Not so in Bolivia, apparently, where Universitario had three chances to score from 12 yards after keeper Carlos Arias of Oriente Petrolero was adjudged to have left his line prematurely twice in a row.

Aria kept his head as Edgar Escalante lost his and duly saved his third penalty in a row, finally satisfying officially the most officious set of officials currently officiating in central America.

Some top-tier protesting from Arias' Oriente team-mates too, who held on for a draw.

Mars Bar

:pac:

The referee was correct though!

corcaigh07

was he off his line for the third one as well?

IvySlayer

The commentator got it spot on.

Rekop dog

Surely they should have changed the pen taker for the third one? Keeper was in his head at that stage!

Luckycharms_74

Pen 2 & 3 were bad pen's
Pen 1 was a good save

Daemos

Ref trying to make up for the fact they would've scored if he'd played advantage in the first place. Didn't want to chance it a 3rd time though :pac:

ctrl-alt-delete

Where did the Keeper run to after the second one?

dan1895

If only that lad was reffing last year's FAI cup final

dreamers75

Rekop dog wrote: »

Surely they should have changed the pen taker for the third one? Keeper was in his head at that stage!

Doubt you are allowed if the peno is retaken.

carlop

To add to the craziness, anyone else see the dog tearing across the stand behind the goal at around the 1.45 mark?

8-10

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

finally satisfying officially the most officious set of officials currently officiating in central America.

Bolivia isn't in Central America. Journo should be made to re-write the article again.

fullstop

Rekop dog wrote: »

Surely they should have changed the pen taker for the third one? Keeper was in his head at that stage!

Well either they did change or he decided to kick it with his other foot

Havermeyer

Rekop dog wrote: »

Surely they should have changed the pen taker for the third one? Keeper was in his head at that stage!

I read somewhere yesterday that a different player did take the third penalty.