🎥 Did it work out? Defender goes in goal for 50 minutes in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | OneFootball

Have you ever imagined if an outfield player on your team had to go in goal for almost 50 minutes?

Well, that’s exactly what happened last Saturday (22) with Tranmere Rovers, a team that plays in League Two, the English fourth division.

Harrison Male got injured in the 53rd minute of the clash against Port Vale, with Rovers trailing 1-0 away from home.

There was no goalkeeper on the bench, which meant defender Bobby Faulkner had to step up.

And would you believe he didn’t concede, and Rovers still managed to make it 1-1?

Tom Ince, son of former striker Paul Ince, scored in the 72nd minute.

And Faulkner prevented the worst.

Check out some moments below from the “goalkeeper for a day” in the match, which ended after 110 minutes.

Bobby was deservedly chosen as man of the match.

The “detail” is that Rovers also did not have a goalkeeper on the bench in the opening round of the Fourth Division, against Shrewsbury.

Luke McGee, the club’s No. 1, is recovering from a hip injury.

And the man of the match in the 2-0 win was... Bobby Faulkner playing in his natural position!

The point earned meant Tranmere Rovers finished the second round of League Two in fourth place with four points.

Port Vale, meanwhile, picked up their first point. They are 20th out of 24 teams.

Would any player on your team do as well as the legendary Bobby? Let us know!

Who remembers 'Enzo Pérez the goalkeeper'?

River Plate had 20 players unavailable during the Covid-19 pandemic in May 2021.

After being eliminated by rivals Boca in the Copa Argentina while already dealing with many absences, River found themselves without their four goalkeepers registered for the Libertadores ahead of facing Independiente Santa Fe.

Midfielder Enzo Pérez was still recovering from injury, but made himself available to play in goal against the Colombian side.

Drama in sight?

That’s not what happened on the pitch.

He only had to make three saves, was not at fault for Santa Fe’s goal, and River still won 2-1 in Buenos Aires.

"The team’s goalkeepers sent me messages, and I asked a few things. The goalkeeping coach also gave me advice; yesterday we trained a little. He told me to always focus on the penalty spot and that, when the ball went wide, I should always move diagonally," he said after making history.

📸 Pool - 2021 Pool

That result made all the difference, as River advanced to the round of 16 after collecting nine points.

Fluminense topped Group D with 11. Santa Fe, meanwhile, had seven and dropped into the Sudamericana.

Photo: Reprodução/Tranmere Rovers

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