Copa America: Ex Chelsea Man Scores Bizarre Own Goal During Jamaica's Clash With Ecuador

• Ecuador beat Jamaica on Wednesday to keep their hopes of advancing to the Copa America knockout stages kicking
• The game witnessed a bizarre moment as former Chelsea star, Kasey Palmer, scored one of the weirdest own goals
• Jamaica star, Palmer, had a moment of pure bad luck as a cross-field ball deflected off him and floated into the net

The Copa America produced one of the strangest own goals ever, and it came from a former Chelsea star.

Ecuador faced Jamaica in a group game on Wednesday, June 26, seeking to secure their first three points of the tournament.

The Ecuadorians took the lead in the 13th minute in bizarre circumstances, as former Chelsea star, Kasey Palmer, inadvertently put the ball into his own net.

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A video of the incident shows Palmer attempting to block a cross from Ecuador’s Piero Hincapie, but the deflected ball somehow beat the goalkeeper to float into the net from a fair distance out.

Jamaica was unable to recover from then, as Ecuador doubled their lead through a Kendry Paez penalty kick just before the break.

Michail Antonio, another player who switched nationalities from England to Jamaica, halved the deficit shortly after half-time by pouncing on a rebound from a corner.

As reported by ESPN, Ecuador killed off the game in added time through Alan Minda, who scored from a classic counter-attacking move.

When was Kasey Palmer at Chelsea?

The 27-year-old represented England at youth level but ultimately decided to switch international allegiances to play for the Jamaica national team, where he has made eight appearances since 2021, according to SPORTbible.

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Palmer was among the many Chelsea youngsters who failed to make a single appearance for the club. He was sent out on loan to Huddersfield, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, and Bristol City, who signed him permanently in 2019.

Last season, he made 32 appearances for the Championship club, scoring two goals.

Turkey score comical own goal

In related news, the 2024 European Championship was treated to a comical moment during the group-stage game between Turkey and Portugal.

Amid a dominant spell by Portugal on June 22, they received a gift of a goal in the 28th minute thanks to an unlucky incident with Samat Akaydin.

The Turkey star inexplicably passed the ball into his own net after a mix-up with his goalkeeper when his side was searching for the equaliser.