Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez misjudged when he tried to save the ball
Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez misjudged when he tried to block an easy ball from a cross sent by a Liverpool player against Aston Villa, scoring a goal in the second minute of the match between the two teams yesterday, Monday, at the end of the 37th round of the English Premier League.
With this mistake, Martinez scored 3 own goals during his career in the Premier League.
The “Squaka” football statistics network reported through its account on the “X” platform that the Argentine is the first goalkeeper in the history of the competition to score 3 goals by mistake in the Premier League.
Emi Martínez is the first goalkeeper in the competition’s history to score three Premier League own goals. 🙃 pic.twitter.com/Q8e4oLhoDH
— Squawka (@Squawka) May 13, 2024
The 31-year-old goalkeeper’s mistake caused his team to fall behind in the score early in its important match against its guest, Liverpool, as Aston Villa seeks to reserve a qualifying spot for the Champions League next season.
The match was exciting between the two teams, as Aston Villa was able to equalize after Martinez’s own goal, but Liverpool returned to leading the score 3-1 until the 85th minute, when substitute John Doran reduced the score, then also scored an equalizer in the 88th minute, so the confrontation ended in a 3-point draw. -3.
Despite his mistake yesterday, Martinez saved his goal in many situations this season, especially against the big teams, and came out with clean sheets against Manchester City, Arsenal and other matches, and he also clearly contributed to Aston Villa being among the first places qualifying for the Champions League.
Aston Villa is currently in fourth place in the Premier League standings, and if it can win its last match next week against Crystal Palace, it will guarantee its presence in the Champions League, regardless of the results of others.
3 – Emiliano Martínez has scored three own goals in his Premier League career, the most of any goalkeeper in the competition’s history. Misjudged. pic.twitter.com/WTM9EXyq0W
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) May 13, 2024
