Did a football fan shoot the ball to stop the opposition scoring? | The Knowledge

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“Many years ago I read a story somewhere about a ‘crazy’ supporter in South America who shot a ball that was flying into the goal with a pistol to stop the goal being scored,” recalled Illya McLellan last week. “Apparently the ball fell to the ground and didn’t go in. I have tried to find out if this story was true and wondered if anyone else had heard of it?”

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