Duisburg have announced that they plan to auction off the very water bottle that played a central role in one of the most bizarre goals ever scored.
After assuming that Duisburg had scored in their 2. Bundesliga game against Ingoldstadt at the weekend, goalkeeper Mark Flekken turned to take a swig from his bottle, only for the ball to promptly end up in the back of his net.
Die #Sinalco schmeckt ... #MSV und Mark #Flekken versteigern seine berühmt-berüchtigt gewordene Trinkflasche vom 2:1 gegen @Schanzer zu Gunsten der #zebrakids! Flekki: „#Zebras, macht mit und gebt euer Gebot ab!" Wie's genau funktioniert, lest ihr hier: https://t.co/geGT6CRFZq pic.twitter.com/oKq5x232IP
— MSV Duisburg (@MSVDuisburg) February 27, 2018
After just about overcoming the embarrassment, Flekken has now decided to offer up the bottle for sale in order to raise a bit of money for charity.
"The bottle and I have put our names down in the league's history books," the 24-year-old Dutch shot-stopper said. "Our lads were able to turn things around after the equaliser, and we now make this story even better."
All proceeds will be donated to the Zebrakids foundation, which helps disadvantaged children in the local Duisburg area.