Goal.com · Apr 30, 2017
WATCH: 44-year-old keeper Oscar Perez scores dramatic equalizer for Pachuca
The 44-year-old veteran delivered a thunderous header in stoppage time to get his side a point against Cruz Azul
It’s not every day that a goalkeeper finds the back of the net. It’s also pretty rare to find a player over the age of 40 playing, let alone scoring a goal.
But Pachuca keeper Oscar Perez managed to check all three boxes Saturday evening against his former club Cruz Azul.
With Pachuca trailing 2-1 in stoppage time, Jonathan Urretaviscaya delivered a good corner into the area. Perez, nicknamed El Conejo, or “the Rabbit”, charged forward and hit a thunderous header that rippled the back of the net for the dramatic equalizer.
Then 2-2 scoreline was how the contest finished.