VIDEO: Rare ‘own point’ scored in Cavan club football game

It happened this weekend, and unfortunately for the hapless scorer, it was all caught on camera.

VIDEO: Rare ‘own point’ scored in Cavan club football game
Mon, 14 Sep, 2015 - 11:07
Grainne McGuinness

Own goals are a common enough occurrence in soccer, but scoring against one’s own team is pretty much unheard of in GAA.

It happened this weekend in Cavan though, and unfortunately for the hapless scorer, it was all caught on camera.

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