Fabio Silva (21, Wolverhampton) made a costly mistake. He committed a penalty kick (PK) foul in second-half stoppage time that cost his team the game.
He burst into tears.
Wolverhampton fell 1-2 to Sheffield United in the 11th round of the 2023-24 Premier League (PL) at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, England, at 0:00 a.m. ET on Friday.
The result leaves Wolverhampton in 13th place with three wins, three draws, and five losses (12 points).
It was the perfect opponent to extend their unbeaten streak.
Their opponents, Sheffield Wednesday, were ‘bottom of the table’ and hadn’t recorded a win before the match.
Wolverhampton were in good form with two wins and a draw against Luton Town in Round 6, so they were eager to win.
However, they conceded an early goal. In the 27th minute, James McCarty’s pass found Cameron Archer sprinting forward and taking an audacious shot from the front of the penalty arc.
The ball hit the crossbar, crossed the goal line, and rattled the net.
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In the 44th minute, a cross came in from the right side of the box and Hwang Hee-chan exquisitely controlled it.
It was caught by Jean-Luc Belgaard and he finished with a turning shot.
It looked like the game would end in a draw.
In the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, there was a major incident on a Sheffield corner kick. Silva touched an opponent’s ankle while defending.
The referee awarded a PK, and Oliver Norwood stepped up to take the kick.
The game ended with a 2-1 theater win for Sheffield.
After the game, the UK’s Sports Bible noted that “Silva broke down in tears as the final whistle blew after Norwood converted the PK.”
Silva remained in tears for some time after the game, tormented by his own mistake.
The tears didn’t stop when he went to greet the away fans.
His teammates, including Hwang Hee-chan, approached him to console him.
Silva joined Wolverhampton in the summer of 2020 for 40 million euros (about $560 million), but he struggled and was sent out on loan to Anderlecht and Eindhoven.
In 10 games this season, he scored one goal in the English Football League Cup.
In the PL, he hasn’t scored a single goal and has even conceded a PK.
