#1 Ball boy scores goal for Santacruzense vs Atletico Sorocaba
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For any aspiring footballer, being a ball boy is something of a dream job. Free tickets to the game, and getting to rub shoulders with the stars are just a few perks of the job. Then consider the fact that you get to score your side’s last minute equaliser. That just adds icing on the cake.
That’s exactly what happened in Brazil in 2006, in a game between Atletico Sorocaba and Santacruzense, with the former leading till the very last minute.
In the dying minutes of the game, Sorocaba were leading by a single goal and were relieved to watch Santacruzense striker Samuel’s shot zip wide off the goal. However, the drama was not over as a cheeky ball boy decided to bring the ball onto the pitch and calmly sidefoot it into the net.
The referee Silvia Regina de Oliveira – the first female referee in the Brazilian National Championship – had her back turned and when she saw the ball nestling in the back of the net, simply assumed that the shot – which everyone including her had seen go wide – had...erm...actually gone in. The game finished 1-1 and the Brazilian FA were forced to uphold the result but both the referee and the linesmen were suspended.
