Goalie attends concert; team loses 50-1

[CTC Command]

Belgian women's soccer team SK Berlaar had to stomach a 50-1 defeat against rival KV Mechelen on Saturday because their goalkeeper had opted to attend a music concert instead, a local newspaper said.

"Our keeper went to Pukkel Pop. That's why," substitute goalkeeper Charlotte Jacobs told Het Laatste Nieuws daily on Monday.

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[Lord_of_the_Dense]

They deserved to lose.

You mean to tell me that NO ONE on the team was capable of blocking a damn soccer ball? That there was not a single substitute goalie available? Serves the coach right. If they fire the goalie for going, they suck (soccer) balls.

[Ken]

I find this strange.

As a matter of fact, the whole article is oddly worded and rather surreal.

It would be really funny if this is some kind of elaborate hoax.

I find the whole situation hard to believe.