Summary
During a Europa League quarter-final match, Porto defender Martim Fernandes accidentally scored an own goal from 45 yards, helping Nottingham Forest secure a 1-1 draw. This prompted discussions about other famous own goals in football history. The article also mentioned various memorable own goals by other players.
Key Facts
- Martim Fernandes plays for Porto and scored an own goal against Nottingham Forest.
- The own goal happened from 45 yards with a misplaced pass.
- The match ended in a 1-1 draw during the Europa League quarter-final.
- Fernandes was injured shortly after the own goal and had to be substituted.
- The article discusses other historic own goals by players like Lee Dixon and Jamie Pollock.
- Lee Dixon's own goal was against Coventry in a 1991 match.
- Jamie Pollock scored an own goal in a match against Queens Park Rangers in 1998.
- Chris Brass scored an own goal by accidentally hitting the ball into his own face before it went into the net in 2006.
