The worst penalty of League history?

Last update 16 April, 2025 by Alberto Llopis

Was it the worst penalty in the history of the Spanish League? What is clear is that it was one of the worst penalty of history. It happened 6 from December to 1998, in it mendizorroza stadium, a Alavés-Valencia Iván Rocha as protagonist. Magno, vitoriano striker team faced the Valencia goal, when Miroslav Djuckic, at that time the central valencianista, swept the home team player. The referee whistled a penalty and the Brazilian confidently went to the penalty spot.

The worst penalty in the history of the Spanish League??

The arbitrator, decreeing penalty. The person in charge of launching the penalties of Alavés of that time, IVAN ROCHA, He grabbed the ball and headed for the penalty shoot. Opposite he had one of the best goalkeepers in the history Spanish, Santi Canizares.

Rocha planted the ball mime, Valencia goalkeeper looked, He was prepared to whisk, He took his run, I ran determined to hit the ball and sent it off bounds by a side, to some 8 meters from goal, He is throwing the ball near the corner. The player looked down and blamed the lawn. The truth is we do not know if he hit the ankle or shin. The truth is, which he launched possibly be one of the worst penalties in football history.

He 6 from December to 1998 Valencia beat him 1 a 0 Alavés in Mendizorroza with a goal from Piojo López, in a match remembered for the penalty that Iván Rocha missed. According to the chronicle of Mundo Deportivo, the ball went to 10 meters from goal. According to BRAND, a 5. pic.twitter.com/UeSFrXOyHd

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