The ticket of a lifetime slipped through his fingers in the stoppage time! Bettor could have won more than €200 thousand

The 20th round of Serie A brought goal throws. Atalanta confirmed their great home form and blasted Frosinone with five goals. The Italian club’s fans can celebrate their return to the European Cup standings. But less celebrated is the bettor who lost a fabulous payout because of a goal from a set-up.

The bettor could have won more than €200 thousand

Every bettor knows it! You’re waiting for the last extra match with the lowest odds. You’re already wondering what to do with the money you won. But then the unexpected happens and the ticket is gone. How must it feel to have a truly fabulous payout?

But first things first. Yesterday, the Czech Fortuna bookmaker posted a bettor’s ticket on its social media accounts, which is not something you just see. The user was waiting for the last match to be played late on Monday. Maybe a win? More than €200 thousand!

The bettor had a downright successful Sunday. He even hit two ties. Specifically, Everton’s goalless draw with Aston Villa and Fiorentina’s four-goal game with Udinese. In the latter, the home side drew 2-2 thanks to a penalty converted by M’Bala Nzola with 3 minutes left in regulation time.

The victories of Lazio and PSG gave punters the hope of a payday of a lifetime. In the event that a maximum of four goals were scored in Monday’s Serie A round 20 match between Atalanta and Frosinone, he would have celebrated a win of €200 thousand for his bet of CZK €3,6 thousand.

But his life’s ticket was ruined by a goal from a set-up

There must have been considerable nervousness in the man’s household shortly after the opening whistle. Already in the 8th minute of the match the Italian referee Alessandro Prontera ordered a penalty kick for the home team, which was easily converted by Teun Koopmeiners.

Five minutes later the home side increased their lead when a defender unluckily knocked a centre straight onto the foot of the onrushing Ederson, 2:0. The visitors didn’t even have time to recover from the goal and Atalanta fans celebrated for the third time. After just one minute, Charles De Ketelaere took the ball on the edge of the box and with a beautiful shot under the crossbar, he gave the visiting goalkeeper no chance.

With seven minutes to go in normal time, the bettor must have felt even more nervous. A quick counter-attack was capitalised on in the best possible way by the experienced substitute full-back Davide Zappacosta, who fired a snappy shot past the helpless Turati.

“Whistle over,” must have sounded from the mouth of the bookie. Unfortunately for him, the stoppage time brought another goal. A corner kick and a header that grazed the back of a defender still ended up on the crossbar. But the deflected ball went to Emil Holm, who ripped the net for the fifth time.

The bettor will probably regret for the rest of his life that he didn’t take advantage of the cashout option. Without the match, he would have won nearly €182 thousand. Unfortunately, he didn’t use this option and he was left crying his eyes out.

Source: Livesport, Fortuna, X