Fulham leave pitch as Malaga take penalty into empty net
Summary
A friendly soccer match between Fulham and Malaga ended in confusion when Fulham’s players left the field after a last-minute penalty equalizer. Malaga then took a penalty kick into an empty net, expecting a shootout, but Fulham said both teams had agreed there would be no shootout if the game was tied.Key Facts
- The match was a pre-season friendly between Fulham (an English team) and Malaga (a Spanish team).
- Malaga scored a penalty in the final minute to tie the game 2-2 after Fulham’s defender was penalized for handball.
- Malaga’s coach, Alvaro Arbeloa, was sent off after the final whistle but led his team off the field, thinking the game was over.
- Malaga expected a penalty shootout to decide the winner of the Costa del Sol Trophy and stayed on the pitch.
- Malaga’s striker took a penalty kick into an empty net after Fulham had left the field.
- Fulham said before the match that no penalty shootout would happen if the game ended in a draw.
- Malaga said there had been a plan for a shootout but Fulham left the pitch, disputing that point.
- Fulham will play their final pre-season match against Stuttgart before starting the 2026-27 Premier League season against Chelsea.
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