Pitch invader taunts goalkeeper but runs off like a coward when he retaliates

A pitch invading fan made an absolute arse of himself by running away from a goalkeeper he'd been trying to taunt.

The incident occurred in the dying minutes of Vitesse Arnhem's clash against Sparta Rotterdam in Holland's Eredivisie on Friday.

A Vitesse supporter stormed the pitch in injury time and ran towards Sparta keeper Maduka Okoye, goading him into a reaction.

But when he actually got one, he tucked his tail and ran.

Okoye hurtled towards the fan and screamed in his face, demanding he leave the field, and when club captain Adil Auassar came over to intervene, the fan had legged it.

The match was suspended due to crowd trouble less than a minute later, and Sparta – who are currently in the relegation zone – will be desperate to be awarded the three points, especially as they were leading 1-0.

Missiles were thrown onto the pitch from the stands and the officials decided to take the players off for their own safety.

Both clubs will now wait to find out what the outcome will be, though because the disruption was caused by the home supporters, it's likely Sparta will be handed the win.

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Adrian Dalmau had opened the scoring after just five minutes, and a flurry of stops from Okoye in goal kept the visitors ahead.

At the other end, Dalmau thought he'd grabbed a second, but his goal was ruled out for offside.

In the second-half, Vitesse were awarded a penalty when Tom Beugelsdijk fouled Thomas Buitink, but Okoye was on hand once again to keep the home side out, and parried Lois Openda’s spot kick.

Defeat could all but rule Vitesse out of qualifying for European football next season, with the team now 11 points adrift of third place.

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