Sunday, June 30, 2024

Poor Bastard Of The Moment(-ish): Joachim Andersen

Haven't done one of these in a long while.

What happened to the Slovakian men's soccer team today aside, I don't think anyone in the Euros has had a shittier five Minutes than Andersen, the Center Back for Denmark and Crystal Palace.  In the 48th Minutes of their Eighthfinal Match versus Germany, it looked like he drew first blood for his country with a rebound Goal.  Then, two Minutes later, the tally was overturned by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) because the Danes were offside.  Then, about a Minute after that, a German Cross in the box hit Andersen in the fingers.  After VAR caught it, a Penalty Kick was awarded, which Germany's Kai Havertz converted to give Germany a 1-0 lead in the 53rd Minute.

The Germans would win 2-0, but the Match turned on the momentum swing by Andersen, who went from thinking he gave his team and country the lead to being the reason the other team took the lead.

Poor bastard.

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