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11th Dec 2015

Sporting Lisbon man steals referee’s spray for his goal celebration (video)

Simon Lloyd

Fair play to Teo Gutierrez of Sporting Lisbon.

Not only did he get himself on the score sheet with a tidy finish in the Europa League on Thursday, he followed it up with one of the most ballsy celebrations we’ve seen in a while.

Guitierrez quickly makes his way over to the referee after his goal and grabs his vanishing spray.

His plan was to write some form of message for his mother’s birthday on the pitch but things didn’t go entirely to plan.

Caught up in the excitement of finding the back of the net, he forgets to shake the cannister. The spray splutters out on the pitch, causing the goalscorer to abandon his message.

To top it off, he earned a booking for his troubles.

Ah well, although he couldn’t quite write the message for his mum on the pitch, at least he got a card…

https://youtu.be/0RKoEVnxfrY