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Hat-trick of own goals sees female footballer subbed off as she suffers worst luck ever
New Zealand defender Meikayla Moore can count herself to be the unluckiest defender on the planet after scoring a perfect hat-trick of own goals after three moments of terrible misfortunate.The 25-year-old lined up for her country against the reigning World Champions as part of the SheBelieves Cup group stages in California this weekend - and got off to the worst possible start.Following a cross from Sophia Smith after just four minutes, Moore tried to guide the ball out for a corner but it beat Erin Nayler to hand the hosts the lead, to begin a horror first-half for the centre-back.Less than two minutes later, Sofia Huerta's cross was aimed towards Margaret Purce - but she missed the ball and it hit the ill-fated Moore in the face and again beat the keeper.With the scoreline remaining 2-0 for another 30 minutes, Moore was again the victim of fate as Purce charged down the wing before aiming a low cross into the box.Despite being desperate to make no further mistakes, Moore tried to clear the ball with her left foot and it beat Nayler in the net - to her horror.To spare her blushes, head coach Jitka Klimkova thought it was best to remove Moore from the action after just 40 minutes, with Rebekah Stott taking her place.Following those three bouts of bad luck, Moore has received plenty of support on social media, having earned fans for her previous performances for both her country and club sides.One Twitter user wrote: "Keep your head up, bad days happen! You’ll bounce back and be stronger."With a second adding: "Lots of love, Meikayla. Keep your head up, you're a fantastic footballer."A third continued: "Meikayla Moore had 3 first-half own goals.
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