First recorded sighting of extremely rare event a bit of a disappointment

Spectators at the friendly between Boca Juniors and River Plate in Argentina this weekend can count themselves amongst the fortunate few to have ever witnessed a “batgoal”, in which the scorer knocks the ball over the line while hanging from the crossbar.

An event as rare as a sighting of a rothschildianum orchid in the wild, this batgoal, while not much to look at, was clearly too much for the referee to take in. He swiftly parped his