Turkey rating HORROR personal purpose after mix-up in opposition to Portugal

Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir and his Turkey team-mate Samet Akaydin scored a disastrous own goal against Portugal at Euro 2024 on Saturday. 

Roberto Martinez’s side, who took the lead through Bernardo Silva in the 21st minute, were handed an absolute gift to go two goals in front in Dortmund, after Akaydin’s no-look back pass flew past Bayindir and into the Turkey net.

The goal was so unexpected that cameras had panned to Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo, assuming Akaydin would deal with the danger comfortably, and quickly switched back to see Bayindir and Zeki Celik charge back to the goal line in an effort to save the calamitous error.

Fans piled in on social media to react to the disastrous error, with many supporters seeing the amusing side.

One said, finishing his post with a laughing emoji: ‘That won goal was so funny.’ 

Man United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was involved in a calamitous own goal against Portugal

Turkey star Samet Akaydin (bottom left) passed the ball back without looking at his team-mate

Bayindir and Zeki Celik scrambled back in the hope of clearing the ball but it went over the line

Fans piled in on social media to react to Turkey’s calamitous own goal against the Portuguese

A second posted on X, directing blame at Bayindir: ‘Who told him to come off his line brev?’

Another added, perhaps a little more sympathetically: ‘What a crazy mistake.’

More to follow.