Sometimes, when the passion is pulsing through your veins, you don't quite think straight. One man who can attest to this is Michy Batshuayi.
The forward had reason to celebrate, as teammate Adnan Januzaj made it 0-1 to Belgium in their Group G game against England, and he decided to show his emotions by booting the ball into the net again, as is seen fairly often in football.
When executed properly, the ball thwacked into the net is a demonstration of furious joy, that gees up the fans. In this case, though, Batshuayi didn't quite get the effect he was hoping for.
He picked the ball up, fine, he threw it into the air to kick, fine, he let loose a powerful boot, fine, but he crucially didn't think his aim through properly. The ball shot straight into the goalpost, before ricocheting right back into Batshuayi's face, smacking him plum on the forehead.
Unsurprisingly, the video of the incident was an instant hit on Twitter. Expect a response from the social media aficionado tonight...
June 28, 2018