Blooper in Mendoza: the incredible mistake of the Vélez goalkeeper ended in Godoy Cruz’s first goal

Unexpected things happen in football. Cacique Alexander Medina has chosen to rest most of the starters who will play against Talleres for the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday. Goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos was one of the few starters who jumped onto the pitch in Mendoza. And, the paradox of fateHoyos made an incredible mistake for Godoy Cruz to take advantage at minute 2 of the start of the match in the Malvinas Argentinas. Will he be the blooper of the year?

Martín Ojeda sent a free kick into the box from midfield and a central defender from Vélez deflected the ball wide. Hoyos went out to meet the ball, which bounced off his feet and went backwards. It happened that the goalkeeper raised his head and lost sight of the ball.

Quickly, he tried to catch the ball so that it didn’t go into the corner, but he left it alive and Pier Barrios went to get it: he almost took it out of his hand and called the goal empty. Vélez’s defenders were already in starting positions; no one expected the blooper.

There were seconds of confusion as Hoyos remained motionless as if waiting for something to be charged: a foul or for the ball to go out. None of this happened and he protested furiously. Pablo Echavarría had no choice but to show him the yellow card.

The game had a little twist of fate for Hoyos. It is that a couple of minutes later, at 15, the Uruguayan Diego Godín equalizes with his head and dedicates his cry, the first in Argentina, to his goalkeeper.