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Watch: Jamaica GK concedes by heading ball off Paraguay forward

Watch Jamaica's goalkeeper concede by heading the ball off an opponent some 30 yards from goal.
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Jamaica goalkeeper Dwayne Kerr's Manuel Neuer impression did not go very well. 

In Jamaica's Copa America match against Paraguay on Tuesday, Kerr attempted to clear a long ball over the top by racing off his line and heading it to safety. Safety, in this case, was the leg of Paraguay forward Edgar Benitez, and the ricochet bounced some 30 yards into the vacated net to give the South American side the lead in the Group B match in Antofagasta, Chile.

Jamaica, a longshot to succeed in the tournament, entered the match needing a result following a tournament-opening 1-0 loss to Uruguay. Conceding goals like this is hardly the way to go about getting one:

Jamaica closes group play against Lionel Messi and Argentina on Saturday.

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