🎥 Goalkeeper's water bottle trick backfires in spectacular fashion 🫣

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Chloe Digby·11 March 2025

🎥 Goalkeeper's water bottle trick backfires in spectacular fashion 🫣

League Two table-toppers Walsall were shocked by Grimsby Town at the weekend, as the Mariners romped to a 3-1 victory at the Poundland Stadium.

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It looked to have been business as usual for the Saddlers as they took the lead after six minutes, but Grimsby battled back, and at 2-1 up, they had the opportunity to extend that lead just before half-time.

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Even at League Two level, goalkeepers have plenty of intel on potential penalty takers, which is of course written on water bottles up and down the country.

Make sure you watch this clip up to the aftermath of the goal to see why that research was rendered useless for Walsall stopper Tommy Simkin...

🤣 When your water bottle can't help you! #GTFC
– Monday, 10 March 2025

Goalscorer Danny Rose was more than ready to rub salt in that wound!

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