For the second time in his career, the Albanian Klaus Gjasula scored the unusual double of own goal and goal.
The midfielder had already scored once in the right and once in the wrong goal for Darmstadt in Bundesliga 2. "I think I need to score own goals more often," grinned the 34-year-old after the 2:2 draw against Croatia, to which he contributed the last two goals.
"It's unbelievable. It was a rollercoaster of emotions for me," said Gjasula, who gave interviews after the game with a pizza box in his hand. The younger brother of Jürgen Gjasula, who played in the Super League for St. Gallen and Basel from 2005 to 2009, emphasized that coming on as a substitute fifteen minutes before the end meant a lot to him.
Klaus Gjasula made a premiere in the quarter of an hour he had available against Croatia: Never before had a substituted player scored an own goal and a "real" goal at a European Championship or World Cup.
