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A devastated football fan agonisingly misses out on a huge £6,000 win as Mateo Kovacic's 90th minute booking ruins his 300-1, £20 free bet on the Carabao Cup final to finish 0-0 in normal time, with NO yellow cards

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic cost a football fan £6,000 in the last minute of normal time during the Blues' Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool.

The 27-year-old was booked in the 90th minute of the clash at Wembley for a cynical foul on Mohamed Salah.

Kovacic was the first name in the book on Sunday evening after he hauled the Egyptian forward back as he threatened to break away.

Mateo Kovacic's (right) 90th minute booking cost a football fan u00a36,000 on a bet
The 27-year-old was booked in the 90th minute for a cynical foul on Mohamed Salah (left)

Kovacic was not the only one to be punished for the challenge as one football fan missed on £6,000.