Barnsley star Mael de Gevigney scores ‘goal of the day’ but his side still manage to lose 2-0 to dent promotion chances

BARNSLEY star Mael de Gevigney endured a moment to forget during his side’s Good Friday clash with Cambridge.

The promotion-chasing Tykes hosted the relegation-threatened U’s in a match with huge repercussions for both sides at Oakwell.

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Mael de Gevigney attempted to play the ball back to his goalkeeper[/caption]

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Liam Roberts was unable to control the wayward pass[/caption]

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The ball ended up fizzing into the back of the net[/caption]

Despite going into the game as favourites, Barnsley got off to a nightmare start.

After successfully winning the ball back on 13 minutes, centre-back De Gevigney turned back to face his own goal.

He attempted to pass the ball to keeper Liam Roberts, only to get it badly wrong.

To De Gevigney’s horror, his backpass fizzed beyond Roberts, who could not control it, and into the back of the net.

The Frenchman’s fellow defender Jamie McCart was left with his head in his hands after witnessing the unfortunate own goal.

Barnsley dominated possession, but could not find a route back into the game.

And their defeat was confirmed 18 minutes from time, when Gassan Ahadme added a second for Cambridge.

The surprise result saw fifth-placed Barnsley fail to narrow the gap on the teams above them.

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They are now 10 points behind second-placed Derby, albeit with two games in hand.

Cambridge, meanwhile, moved three points away from the dreaded drop zone with their impressive triumph.

Unfortunately for De Gevigney, his nightmare moment didn’t go unnoticed online.

One fan wrote: “By heck, de Gevigney with a smart finish, unfortunate for him it’s at the wrong end.”

A second moaned: “Someone tell de gevigney wrong p***ing net!”

While a third joked: “Great strike by the Barnsley lad / cool finish past the keeper. Goal of the Day…”

Another added: “Mael de Gevigney with an Easter gift for Cambridge United.”

After the game, disappointed Barnsley boss Neill Collins said: “For all that I felt we should have won the game today, I think there’s still definitely signs that we need more.

“We need more from everyone. Individual performances maybe haven’t been at the level that they have been previously today.

“So there’s going to be opportunities for people between now and the end of the season, who want to take the spot.

“Just because you’ve played really well up to this point, we’re at the point where you need to be in form, so the competition for spots is going to be tough.”

De Gevigney joined Barnsley from Nimes last summer.

He has been a regular for Collins this term, appearing 33 times in League One and even laying on five assists from centre-back.

Barnsley return to action on Monday, when they travel to Burton Albion.

Cambridge, meanwhile, will host Wigan Athletic.