Fan kicks the keeper after the match, a breakdown
What Happened
In a heated North London derby match between Arsenal and Tottenham, the Gunners are protecting a 2-0 lead in the final moments. Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale falls to the ground, holding the ball tightly to run out the clock. As Ramsdale lies on the ball, Tottenham players approach him, trying to pry it loose, but the 24-year-old keeper holds firm. Ramsdale's gamesmanship appears to agitate a Tottenham supporter in the stands. "Get off, get off!" the fan yells. As the final seconds tick away, Ramsdale remains on the ground, frustrating the Spurs players and their supporters. When Ramsdale finally gets up, he celebrates with a passionate gesture, kissing the Arsenal crest on his jersey. This celebration ignites the Tottenham fan, who quickly makes his way down to the pitch. "No, no, no, don't do that!" the fan shouts as he approaches Ramsdale. In a shocking moment, the fan kicks Ramsdale, making contact with the goalkeeper's leg. Security rushes in, with one guard shoving the fan back against the advertising boards. The fan quickly retreats, pulling his scarf over his face as he hurries away. Ramsdale remains calm, simply retrieving his water bottle as his teammates usher him off the field. "Where are you going?" one Arsenal player asks. "I'm just getting my water bottle," Ramsdale replies. The incident has clearly riled up the Tottenham supporters, who can be heard on the audio chanting angrily at Ramsdale. "F*** you, Ramsdale!" they shout. The video footage captures the full sequence of events, from the fan's approach to the kick and the security response. In the aftermath, the fan is identified and banned from attending future matches. Ramsdale has the last laugh, as Arsenal hold on to win the North London derby 2-0. The young goalkeeper's gamesmanship and composed reaction in the face of the fan's aggression demonstrate his mental fortitude and leadership on the pitch.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentArsenal is up two nothing about to beat
Tottenham the goalie ramsdale falls on
the ball just killing time this one is
brought to you by DraftKings thank you
to those guys for sponsoring Todd's got
a couple more chances and extra time
here pushing it up but the keeper grabs
it falls on it makes sure that it's
secure looks around anyone got it the
coach is disappointed like oh boy who's
got the ball who's got the ball who's
got a ball guys guys guys guys guys guys
ramsdale's like get down get down now
they're starting to celebrate this guy's
like leading an orchestra of the fans
not even watching the game pretty cool
one more final push to get a goal no he
grabs it again goes down on the ground
again his teammates come up like great
job of Ramsey is that what they call him
he's young he's like heck get off me uh
kind of tickle me there's my my leg
hurts oh I can barely walk oh no my leg
hurts so bad go back go back go back my
leg hurts go back go back and then he
looks his eye hahaha my leg doesn't hurt
at all dude watch this I faked you out
anything like that so then apparently
after that ramsdale kissed his jersey
which they do and the Brazilian guy and
Todd I think he's Brazilian he didn't
like it at all he said no no no no no no
don't do that pushes him meanwhile this
fan makes his way down and kicks him
that's how much he didn't like him puts
the scarf over his face and he's out and
we got this camera from the crowd had
audio and I synced the crowd audio with
oh look at that security guard she's
like what do we do about this watch this
kick again
so he's making his way down ramsdale is
just going to get his water bottle
his teammate's like where are you going
he's like I'm just going to get my water
bottle he's like okay cool let's get out
of here and then he gets kicked
the guy stands on the flimsy sign it's a
really weak kick that security guard
does nothing that was right there then
the next security guard that's on the
field gives him a good shove I'll show
you that later and then he runs away
scarf up we got good footage of that
listen to the audio of the fans yelling
thank you
can read their lips and then you can
hear it from the iPhone so this is the
game footage and then the iPhone or the
phone video
[ __ ] you ramsdale
they're so mad they're so much bigger
there's the kick again and it's not a
good kick and then this security guard
on the field gives him a nice shove kind
of falls into that wall I wonder if
maybe like it doesn't look like it would
hurt but you never know sometimes you
scrape your back on a wall like that
you're like oh
I hurt more than it should have and then
they show him the whole way the the they
were all over it
follow him he goes back to his friends
they cover him up and he's going to look
to the side and be like oh boy
that was a rush they caught him
obviously he's 35 years old the
goalkeeper is 24 so that makes it a
little like sad and pathetic even more
than it already was he kicked a guy
takes his jacket off takes his scarf off
and leaves but they found out who he was
he's banned from ever attending a game
again so ramsdale has the last laugh wow
and this video was brought to you by my
good friends at DraftKings thank you for
sponsoring the breakdowns as always
don't go kicking players or throw stuff
at them or anything
dumb