They think it’s all Rover: Adorable Labrador steals the ball as players prepare to take a free kick during professional match – before staging two more pitch invasions
- Dog seen running on to the pitch in Istanbul, Turkey, during First Division game
- Players have to try and distract the dog off the pitch but he ends up running back
- Midfielder Zeki Yildirim finally carries him off the pitch and through a gate
This is the hilarious moment an adorable Labrador steals the ball and the show when he ran on to the pitch during a professional football match.
The joyful dog was seen running on to the pitch in Istanbul, Turkey, during a match between Karagumrik Spor and Giresunspor.
He goes right over to the football and grabs it from one of the players before gnawing on it.
The joyful dog was seen running on to the pitch in Istanbul, Turkey, during a match between Karagumrik Spor and Giresunspor
The players start trying to distract the dog and start patting it while trying to get the ball from its mouth.
One player manages to grab the pall and then chucks it to the edge of the pitch, sending the dog running after it.
Once he’s off the pitch one of the people on the sidelines tries to grab him but evidently doesn’t do a very good job as the dog was able to run back on to the pitch a second time.
He goes right over to the football and grabs it from one of the players before gnawing on it
Eventually the home team’s midfielder, Zeki Yildirim, catches up with the mischievous dog and carries him off the pitch
Finally Zeki Yildirim, midfielder for home side Fatih Karagumruk Spor, catches up with the mischievous dog and picks him up before carrying him off the pitch and through a gate.
The dog caused such amusement that the live TV commentator even praised his ball skills.
Fatih Karagumruk Spor won the game 2-1 over visiting Giresunspor, from northeastern Turkey, in the league below the Turkey’s Premier League.