Papiss Cissé showcased a dramatic display for his Sunday league squad.
Cissé was seen missing a penalty, with the follow-up also thwarted by the goalkeeper.
He casually approached the ensuing corner kick, chuckling at his own mishaps before sending the ball directly out of bounds.
Nonetheless, the ex-Premier League forward quickly turned his luck around. Cissé netted six goals in the second half as his team, Wythenshawe Vets, dominated South Liverpool, finishing 11-0.
At 40 years old, Cissé is among several former Premier League players participating in the Cheshire Vets Premier Division.
Wythenshawe Vets remarkably features nine players with experience in the Premier League, including Cissé.
Alongside Cissé in this illustrious Sunday league team are: George Boyd, Emile Heskey, Stephen Ireland, Nedum Onuoha, Danny Drinkwater, Maynor Figueroa, Joleon Lescott, and Oumar Niasse.
This group carries a collective total of 1,801 top-flight appearances, 222 Premier League strikes, and 325 international caps.
Cissé, whose smile after missing a penalty, then a follow-up, and then misplaying the corner became the highlight on Sunday, previously represented Newcastle United in the Premier League.
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This isn’t the first instance of him scoring six goals in one Cheshire Vets Premier Division match. Cissé also accomplished a double hat trick on his inaugural game.
Even Lescott, a center-back with stints at Manchester City and the England, scored a hat trick in a match while playing as a forward for Wythenshawe Vets.
It was Ireland, the former City and Republic of Ireland midfielder, who initiated the influx of high-profile players at the Sunday league club. He started participating because his friend, Blake Norton, was a consistent member of the team, subsequently opening the door for his fellow ex-Premier League colleagues to join.
