Dirty TackleLokeren goalkeeper can’t decide whether to be furious or injured
The second half of Gent's Belgian Pro League meeting with Lokeren on Sunday began with a curious incident of goalkeeping indecision.
Gent midfielder Brecht Dejaegere challenged Lokeren shot stopper Boubacar Barry (also known as "Copa") for a 50-50 ball in the goal mouth when the two players collided.
As the ball rolled loose and was put into the net by Gent's Christophe Lepoint, Copa appeared to complain of a head injury. However, his pain very quickly transformed into unbridled fury as he shoved Dejaegere on the ground.
Then, realizing the referee was watching, he remembered that he was supposed to have a head trauma and proceeded to roll around in apparent agony on the ground again.
The goal wasn't given but Copa was given a yellow card for his antics and was replaced because of his "injury."
This isn't the first time Lokeren's keeper has featured on the pages of DT for a strange head injury: he earned a Dirty Tackle of the Day last May when he knocked himself out on his goalpost while attempting a save:
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