Having just frozen my cobblers off watching a truly horrendous MLS Eastern Conference play-off second-leg match between Columbus Crew and New England Revolution, can someone inform me the last time a team missed TWO penalties in the same game ? The Crew managed to fluff two penalties, although it was to be expected in such a sorry pair of performances by both teams. As an advertisement for The Beautiful Game, it was embarrassing. So, who can recall TWO missed penalties during regulation time, by the same team in the same game ? Answers on a postcard.... I've just realised I've posted this on the wrong board (well, it is late !). Apologies to all !
Here's one for you: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=52878 Argentina's Martin Palermo missed 3 in one game vs. Colombia in Copa America '99.
Holland also missed two pks in regular time in the semis of Euro 2004 against Italy. Frank De Boer missed the first and Patrick Kluivert missed the second. After 120 minutes of scoreless action Holland then missed 3 or 4 more pks in the penalty shootout.
Thus, a missed penalty was called "un Palermo" for a while. Joke: A man sentenced to death was tied to the pole and blindfolded. The commanding officer of the firing squad read to him the sentence and asked if he had a final wish. Being cheeky to his final breath, the man asked, "can you have Martin Palermo shoot me?"
I knew what you were talking about... The Netherlands were eliminated from a major tournament for the fourth time in eight years on penalties as Italy advanced to a UEFA EURO 2000™ final against France. Frank de Boer and Patrick Kluivert had already missed spot kicks in normal time as the Dutch failed to break down an Italian team that had been reduced to ten men after the dismissal of Gianluca Zambrotta after 34 minutes. Italy scored the first three spot-kicks in the shoot-out through Luigi Di Biagio, Gianluca Pessotto and Francesco Totti, while De Boer and Jaap Stam both missed for Holland. Kluivert scored and Paolo Maldini missed to restore Dutch hopes, but man of the match Francesco Toldo then saved Paul Bosvelt's kick to confirm Italy as 3-1 winners on penalties.
Are you expecting 4,232 answers? Concacaf Gold Cup, Feb-19-2000; USA and Colombia go to PK's, and CLMB wins the PK's 2-1. The USA made one of five PK's in the tie-break. (I think Colombia made 2 of 4 PK's.) http://www.ussoccer.com/teams/stats_results.sps?iType=265&icustompageid=207
I think the question was missed PKs during regulation time... It's happened twice before in MLS, but both those were regular-season games. Just don't know who (I read somewhere that Reis' feat was the third time in MLS history that a keeper stopped two regulation PKs in one game).
invited teams suck. there shouldn't be any invitees to the gold cup. all we need is for some conmebol or asian team to win our regional championship
It was a case of third time lucky for the Gers on this occasion... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/2991281.stm
During normal play I think the Matrin Palermo game holds the record. In terms of penalty shoot outs the 1986 European Cup final must be near the top of the list - Steau Bucharest beat Barcelona 2-0 on penalties, meaning Barca missed 4 out of 4 spot kicks.