Celik missed a sensational chance in the Rangers vs. Roma match: Tsimikas’ shot was poorly executed, and the Turk’s assist was a perfect pass, but his thigh shot struck the crossbar with the net empty.
Celik missed a sitter in the Rangers vs. Roma match: Tsimikas’ shot went wide, and the Turk’s shot, with the goal gaping, hit the crossbar with his thigh. Roma won 2-0 away against the Scottish side, resuming their winning streak after two defeats in Europe.
The Giallorossi player seemed to hesitate between heading, using his foot, or chest, and finally touched the ball with his thigh, sending it against the crossbar a meter from the goal line. It was such an incredible play that even the commentator exclaimed, “I want to see it again because I don’t understand what happened!”
Celik missed a sensational goal in the Rangers-Roma match.
It all happened in the 69th minute. Roma attacked down the right and crossed for Tsimikas, completely unmarked in the box. The full-back attempted a volley, but missed, leaving the ball for Çelik, who tried a diving save. Deceived by the trajectory, the Turkish defender missed his header and touched it with his thigh, which clumsily rolled into the net without him being able to push it in. A confusing play that fizzled out and left Roma without their third goal.
Just a stone’s throw from the goal line, Celik miscontrolled the ball and, instead of tapping it into the net, incredibly, it struck the crossbar. The play generated a very high xG of 0.73, but the real irony is that it was the Turkish defender who ended up in the net, not the ball.
