It will go down as one of the top moments of Euro 2021 and for one innocent reporter just doing her job on the sideline, it'll be a story she'll be telling for years.
Hungary shocked defending World Cup champions France by scoring the first goal of their Group F match in Budapest when left winger Attila Fiola made an unexpected run into the box to slot home the opener. The 60,000 sold-out crowd in Budapest went nuts and Fiola, clearly caught up in the emotions of the moment, celebrated in a wild and totally unnecessary fashion.
Fiola jumped over the fieldboards to get as close as possible to the rabid fans, but he came across a journalist station and proceeded to wreck the reporter's stuff.
She was clearly taken aback by the whole episode, but as the other Hungary players mobbed Fiola and the fans around her went crazy, a big smile eventually came over her. Watch the moment here:
Won’t someone think about that poor woman. Just sitting pitchside. Minding her own business. Then innocently being caught up in one of greatest modern moments in Hungarian sporting history 💀 pic.twitter.com/XZVT4KpicC
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) June 19, 2021
She hasn't a clue what's going on 😂🤦🏼♀️ #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/4MkqTsZlB1
— Megan Cann (@MeganCann_) June 19, 2021
This woman didn’t deserve this 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/oKdtYO2wOD
— Gump Cathcart (@bubbagumpino) June 19, 2021
That poor woman at the table. She can’t decide whether to be happy for them or horrified that they’re smacking her stuff around https://t.co/mlr8dgCtGJ
— Jeremiah (@redcoachjay) June 19, 2021
The table stood no chance 😂😂😂 #HUNFRA #EURO2020
— Back Again W/Troopz Podcast (@backagain) June 19, 2021
pic.twitter.com/y75gNl4BHZ
Attila Fiola destroying this woman’s work station the way English bachelor parties destroy Budapest every weekend #HUN #FRA https://t.co/kM0kCnvUxe
— Brendan Dunlop (@Brendan_Dunlop) June 19, 2021
Hang it in the Louvre 🖼 #HUNFRA pic.twitter.com/qEcIxzKiSR
— Oliver Young-Myles (@OMyles90) June 19, 2021
Love how she’s shocked then like “YES!!” 😆pic.twitter.com/U27imc3cqr
— Felipe Cárdenas (@FelipeCar) June 19, 2021
And the reporter caught up in the celebration is likely to become a local celebrity, especially if Hungary can get out of the grou. Her reaction won over Twitter:
mood pic.twitter.com/F4n7ZlhdGy
— Tiago Estêvão (@TiagoEstv) June 19, 2021
— euros out of context (@footballscomin) June 19, 2021
— Daniël (@voetbalgeneuzel) June 19, 2021
She’s all grown up. 🤣🤣 #HUNFRA #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/gF92Ra5pJ0
— The Cooligans (@SoccerCooligans) June 19, 2021
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) June 19, 2021
What a legend pic.twitter.com/gr39pRYAYl
— Si Lloyd (@SmnLlyd5) June 19, 2021
I'm crying, 😂😂 #hun pic.twitter.com/0YtzQrEvn3
— Siavoush Fallahi (@SiavoushF) June 19, 2021