A funny incident occurred in the Mexican second division of football: a dog ran onto the field in the last minutes of the match. The result of the match was obvious, so the dog was caught without much enthusiasm, and it played with the ball for more than a minute, amusing the stands.
How did a dog become the star of a football match?
The match took place on Wednesday at the Oaxaca Technology Stadium as part of the 11th round Mexican second division. The home team Alebrijes de Oaxaca confidently defeated Dorados de Sinaloa with a score of 4:0.
But the most memorable moment of the game was not the goals, but the entry of an unexpected player onto the field — a cheerful dog, who took the ball from the players and began to run around the field with it.
The incident was captured on video and quickly went viral on social media. In the 91st minute, a playful dog ran onto the field and took the ball from the goalkeeper. Veselchak skillfully eluded security officers and players who tried to catch him.
Fans cheered every time the dog evaded capture. A comical chase ensued: the guards and players tried to drive the dog into a trap, but he, holding the ball in his mouth, avoided all threats.
This went on for more than a minute when one of the players finally caught the dog. And the security officer lured him with another ball, taking the dog to the locker room.
Dogs have already run onto the football field — even in Russia
The appearance of dogs on the field is not uncommon in Latin American championships, but in European football this happens less often. But in the Russian league, a dog ran onto the field during the Moscow derby.
In 2007, CSKA played against Spartak in Luzhniki. At the end of the match, a dog ran onto the field, frolicked on the lawn and made the fans laugh.
The referee even gave her a yellow card as a joke. The football players were petting the dog, and in front of CSKA forward Vagner Love it lay down on its back. The dog was carefully led out of the field to the cheers of the crowd.
But in 2011, a terrible incident occurred in Colombia: an owl accidentally flew onto the field, and a football player kicked it out with all his might. The owl died, and the fans hated the player. Find out more about these and other incidents in football in our material.