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Valour FC player William Akio denies his side a certain goal by kicking the ball away in celebration BEFORE it crosses the line, leaving his teammates furious following bizarre moment of madness

A Canadian Premier League clash between Valour FC and HFX Wanderers took a bizarre turn when William Akio denied his own team a certain goal.

Just as Alessandro Riggi appeared to have toe-poked his shot past the goalkeeper and into the open net, his teammate Akio cleared the ball off the line as he ran to celebrate.

With the score level heading into the 17th minute, the hosts broke forward on a counter-attack with a ball over the top of the Wanderers defence finding New Zealand's Moses Dyer.

Alessandro Riggi started to get to his feet as he watched his shot head towards the goal
The ball was about to dribble into the net but Valour Fc's William Akio had other ideas

Valour FC player manages to clear the ball in celebration before it rolls into an open goal in the Canadian Premier League pic.