On-loan Arsenal defender Konstantinos Mavropanos had a moment he’d want back in an instant when a 48 metre own goal put his VfB Stuttgart in a tough spot in their German Cup clash against second division Paderborn.
Mavropanos beat his own goalkeeper Florian Mueller with a no look pass after a throw in just four minutes into the game.
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With his side down a goal moments after the opening whistle, VfB fought back to gain a late 2-1 comeback victory, which took the Bundesliga club Stuttgart into the quarter-finals of the German Cup.
The German Football Federation tweeted the goal was the furthest distance for an own goal in competition history.
“It was a memorable start with the own goal. A real setback. Konstantinos will be telling his grandchildren about it,” Stuttgart sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth told Sky TV.
Newly signed Gil Diaz curled an equaliser in the 86th and Serhou Guirassy headed Stuttgart’s winner five minutes into stoppage time.
It was the first win for new Stuttgart coach Bruno Labbadia in his fourth game in charge.
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