Fourth-tier semi-pro outfit FC Viktoria Koln got themselves well and truly steamrollered in the German Cup on Wednesday night, eventually going down 6-0 at home to Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
However, while Viktoria struggled to match Leverkusen’s fitness, craft and stamina levels, they were also forced to contend with the fickle gods of footballing fate too.
Noticing that the referee had dropped his red card in their area, Viktoria defender Lukas Nottbeck did the decent thing and attempted to return it to the official – only to be immediately caught out of position by Leverkusen striker Stefan Keissling, who promptly slotted home his side’s fifth goal of the evening…
Honestly, why get out of bed?