Own goal dubbed ‘worst ever’ as defender passes ball into completely empty net

The Ukrainian Premier League has provided one of the most bonkers own goals in recent memory after a confused defender fired home from range.

Vorskla defender Yevhen Pavliuk gifted Rukh Vynnykya a 4-1 lead in the Ukrainian top-flight after losing sight of goalkeeper Pavlo Isenko before driving a pass towards his own goal.

Despite the efforts of his Ukrainian colleague and a fellow defender, Pavliuk could only watch on helpless as the ball crossed the line and gave the hosts a commanding lead with only 10 minutes remaining.

One comment said on social media: "Might be one of the worst EVER own goals…" A second joked: "If we keep the ball, they can't score against us."

READ MORE: 'Worst own goal ever' from 45 yards has fans experiencing 'Deja Vu' at Women's World Cup

The Ukrainian Premier League is only in matchweek two of the 2023/24 season, with the previous campaign completed after 2021/22 was abandoned due to the Russian invasion.

Reigning champions Shakhtar Donetsk as well as Zorya Luhansk are playing their football away from their homes due to the location of the conflict zone of the war in Donbas.

Fans are delighted to have football back but won't be delighted by the own goal, which hasn't been the first notable blunder this week.

Who scored the worst own goal in the history of your club? Tell us in the comments section below.

Spain's Laia Codina scored one of the worst own goals in Women's World Cup history against Switzerland after Italy's Benedetta Orsi did something similar.

Codina fired home from 45-yards on her World Cup debut – but it was unfortunately into her own net.

That goal came after Orsi shot past Italy team-mate Francesca Durant as they crashed out of the group stages against South Africa.

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Premier League fans were in stitches earlier this year after Joachim Andersen made absolutely sure of his own goal for Crystal Palace at Wolves.

The Denmark international defender threw out a leg at a Ruben Neves corner to watch it hit the crossbar and bounce over the line in just the third minute of the contest at Molineux.

However, with Craig Dawson flying in to make sure, the ball hit Andersen again to cross the line for a second time and withdraw the need for goal-line technology.

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