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Liam O'Dell
Jul 27, 2022
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Yes, the Lionesses’ incredible Euro 2020 match against Sweden on Tuesday night had many of us glued to our television screens, but we’d like to bring your attention to another amazing football which has gone viral online.
It happened on Saturday, during a Scottish football match between Elgin City and Queen of the South, but one of the most dramatic moments happened off-pitch when a football struck a spectator, sending his cup of soup flying into the air.
The moment, captured by Queen of the South photographer Fraser Johnstone, sees supporter Kevin Russell hold on to his sausage roll in his left hand, while the soup decorates his plain white t-shirt.
And if that wasn’t astonishing enough, the same picture includes a woman next to him cowering from the flying ball, in a way which many Twitter users have said looks like a ‘dab’.
Hang this in the freaking Louvre, people!
Sharing the snap to social media on Sunday, Elgin City FC described it as “arguably the best picture ever taken at a football match”.
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“We would love to know the name of this supporter so he can get some free refreshments at our next match,” they wrote.
Footie fans were on the ball (sorry) with some top-quality memes and witty responses:
\u201c@ElginCityFC Iconic! Surely the budget should also stretch to a new white tee.\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201cMay need a new \ud83d\udc55 too! \n\n#OccupationalHazardsOfATerraceFan\u201d— FIFA.com (@FIFA.com) 1658758312
\u201cFine\u201d— No Score Draws \u270d\ufe0f (Sian & Alex) (@No Score Draws \u270d\ufe0f (Sian & Alex)) 1658755006
\u201c@ElginCityFC @Georgina87x Poor goalkeeping from the lady. Routine palm away stops that imo.\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201c@ElginCityFC They\u2019ll be filming Gogglebox later\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201c@ElginCityFC @MrGunny1963 Happy to have played a part\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
Some remarked on the unnamed lady’s ‘dabbing’ in the snap:
\u201c@ElginCityFC @l4anders226 Why is the old bird dabbing\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201c@ElginCityFC @martinmullen78 It\u2019s the dab that makes it \ud83d\ude02\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201c@ElginCityFC\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201cFFS there\u2019s a time and a place to dab and this is not it\u201d— Marc Duffy (@Marc Duffy) 1658764940
\u201cQueen of the South fan gets a dab in to celebrate their 2-0 win over Elgin City yesterday.\u201d— A View from the Terrace (@A View from the Terrace) 1658672757
\u201c@ElginCityFC Not sure that's an appropriate time to dab. Perhaps stopping the ball would have helped him \ud83e\udd14\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201c6/10 for the dab - even though its a cracking effort considering the circumstances she has poor extension on the right arm and her head isn't far enough into her elbow crease.\u201d— Greg Martin \ud83c\udfa7 (@Greg Martin \ud83c\udfa7) 1658736597
Others, meanwhile, paid attention to a more subtle part of the iconic photograph: a man to the very left of the image wearing a piece of Stone Island clothing and managing to “get the badge in”:
\u201cSomehow the attention here has been stolen by the #badgein.\n\nIt\u2019s absolutely textbook. Perfect 90 degree angle, edge of the frame and even managed to keep his face out of it.\n\nThe police will have a hard time identifying him after his altercation with the away fans.\n\n9.8/10.\u201d— Get the Badge In (@Get the Badge In) 1658859908
\u201c@ElginCityFC @KieranMaguire \u201cGet the badge in\u201d\u201d— Elgin City F.C. (@Elgin City F.C.) 1658686958
\u201cLol\u2026 got everything this including get the badge in \ud83d\ude01\u201d— northernmurz (@northernmurz) 1658750105
\u201cThe best bit is the sneaky #getthebadgein\u201d— Grip (@Grip) 1658778271
\u201cIn the midst of all that madness, there it is, right on the edge of the shot @badge_is_in\u201d— 24 carat tragic (@24 carat tragic) 1658734658
Akin to a good old fashioned photobomb, “Get the Badge In” is a meme which celebrates individuals who have managed to sneak in the Stone Island logo on their sleeve into the most unusual settings and fashion.
And if missing out on the soup and becoming a meme wasn’t bad enough for Kevin, Elgin City lost the match 2-0 against their opponents.
Somebody buy the man a drink.
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