Defender Thomas Vermaelen has not had much playing time for Belgium in recent years, never mind scored, so the disappointment of not being credited with a goal against Finland at Euro 2020 on Monday was still rankling 24 hours later.
Vermaelen, making his first start of the tournament, powered a header from Kevin De Bruyne's corner against the join of the post and the bar with 16 minutes left of the Group B match in St Petersburg.The ball bounced back, hit the hand of Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky and fell back over the goal line to break the deadlock - despite Hradecky’s desperate attempt to scoop it out back out.
"After the final whistle, looking up at the big screen, I saw it was given as an own goal. But I see it as my goal, although officially it might not be.
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