sport news How did he not score?! Bayern Munich forward Joshua Zirkzee rounds the ...

How did he not score?! Bayern Munich forward Joshua Zirkzee brilliantly rounds the Ajax goalkeeper in a pre-season friendly... before trying to walk the ball into an empty net and being tackled After being dispossessed, Joshua Zirkzee won the ball back after a loose pass He then beat Jurrien Timber and Remko Pasveer and had the goal at his mercy But incredibly, instead of slotting home, Zirkzee decided to walk the ball in Per Schuurs got back and challenged to leave the forward with egg on his face Julian Nagelsmann hoped that the forward would be more 'serious' in future Zirkzee's short career has already featured a number of big highs and lows

By Alex Bowmer For Mailonline

Published: 16:48 BST, 25 July 2021 | Updated: 16:48 BST, 25 July 2021

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Bayern Munich youngster Joshua Zirkzee is already firmly in contention for gaffe of the season after an astonishing passage of play in a pre-season friendly against Ajax.

With the score at 1-1 just before half time, the forward seemed like he would do everything right.

After his dribble upfield was stopped by Perr Schuurs, a loose pass by Ryan Gravenberch allowed the 20-year-old to win the ball back, nipping it past Jurrien Timber before rounding goalkeeper Remko Pasveer.

Joshua Zirkzee had the goal at his mercy after rounding Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer

But his attempt to walk the ball in embarrassingly failed as Per Schuurs got back to challenge

"Joshua Zirkzee makes it two...OH NO...oh my word!" ¿¿¿
An absolutely incredible miss for the Bayern man after rounding the goalkeeper ¿¿
What was he thinking? ¿¿ pic.twitter.com/m6MwC2h7Ka
— Premier Sports ¿¿ (@PremierSportsTV) July 24, 2021

All Zirkzee had to do was