See extraordinary own goal that gave Hassocks victory in the FA Cup
A quarter of an hour into the first half and Lingfield number one Harvey Mills stroked a goal kick out to Conor Wilford in the left back position looking to advance up the line. Wilford was under no pressure when he cut back and aimed to return the ball to Mills.
Unfortunately, the Lingfield defender got it totally wrong and ended up leathering a lofted pass nowhere near the advancing Mills. Instead, it flew into the back of the unguarded Lingers net from a good 25 yards out. As far as own goals go, you will be hard pressed to see a better one. Within 24 hours of the full time whistle, the video had reached over a quarter of a million views on Twitter. See the goal in the embedded Tweet lower down this article.
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Hide AdAnd if it is any consolation to Wilford, he did provide one of the only moments of entertainment in what was otherwise a scrappy, ugly affair far removed from the Robins’ seven goal midweek thriller against Midhurst & Easebourne. Not that