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A Canadian Premier League match on Sunday produced one of the more bizarre moments in recent soccer history when an almost certain goal for Valour FC was shockingly denied by one of the club’s own players.
With the score still knotted at 0–0 in the 18th minute of a game against HFX Wanderers, Valour’s Alessandro Riggi managed to poke a centering ball past the Wanderers keeper. As the ball trickled toward the goal line, Valour forward William Akio came crashing in from the opposite side and accidentally cleared the ball out of danger, just inches before it crossed the threshold needed to give his team a 1–nil advantage.
