Finishing too early..

[Super_horns]

Just been watching the athletics and a poor Israeli athlete was heading for a medal in the 5000m...but she stopped a lap or so too early!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/44074062

Anyone got examples of a sports person thinking they'd done the job but stopped too soon?

 

[shoddycollins]

Just been watching the athletics and a poor Israeli athlete was heading for a medal in the 5000m...but she stopped a lap or so too early!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/44074062

Anyone got examples of a sports person thinking they'd done the job but stopped too soon?

Isn't there an example somewhere, where a team thought they'd scored and the other team went down the other end and scored while they were still celebrating. I'm sure there was also one where a team thought they'd won a tie on away goals and were celebrating, only to be told there was no away goals and they had to play extra time, think it was an English team.

EDIT: It was the Arsenal v Reading league cup game where Arsenal came from 4-0 down to win 7-5 after extra time. 4-4 at full time, Giroud and Coquelin threw their shirts into the crowd, presuming there'd be a replay only to be told there was extra time and they'd need to get their shirts back.

 

[Habbinalan]

I occasionally had that criticism in my younger days.

 

[shoddycollins]

I occasionally had that criticism in my younger days.

Not an issue anymore I take it.

 

[Habbinalan]

Not an issue anymore I take it.

So I'm told.

 

[Leo]

This a good one....goal not given by the ref....defender picks the ball up but ref doesn't see it so no penalty given as the ref says to play on....just over a minute in...

 

[appletablepenny]

I remember a few cases of jockeys riding a finish a circuit too early over the past few years.

Edit - apparently jockey Dean Mernagh did this 3 times between 1998 and 2000.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/07/mirco-demuro-premature-finish-ban