CHAMPIONS LEAGUE star Ivan Martin had a moment to forget during Girona’s 1-0 defeat the Sturm Graz last night.
Martin, 25, missed an absolute sitter to put Girona ahead in the Champions League league phase clash in Austria.
https://twitter.com/AmorimEra_/status/1861844132966134071 Ivan Martin missed a golden chance for his first ever Champions League goal last night[/caption] Martin drifted into the back post to find space with the goalkeeper out of place[/caption] He was found by a tidy pass from teammate Bryan Gil[/caption] Martin unbelievably missed the target, hitting the ball over the bar[/caption] The midfielder was left face down with his head in his hands[/caption]The attacking midfielder found himself in a golden position to score his first ever Champions League goal during the first half of the match.
But what looked to be a certain goal was soon a moment that will have kept Martin up all night as he fluffed his lines and hit his shot over the bar from around two yards out.
The former Villarreal man was devastated with his miss and put his head in his hands following the shocking moment.
While fans couldn’t believe what they were seeing with the keeper completely out of the equation when Martin missed the target.
On social media, one wrote: “That has to be one of the worst misses in football history”.
While another asked: “Miss of the century?!”
A third joked: “That’s impressive tbh it’s so much harder to miss this chance than to actually score”.
And a fourth teased: “He should be arrested after the match”.
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Things got worse for Martin when his miss came back to haunt him as Sturm Graz scored a 58th minute winner through former Arsenal striker Mika Biereth.
Girona have now lost four of their five Champions League games this season, falling to defeats at the hands of PSV, Feyenoord and PSG.