That is exactly what happened to Dutch team VVV-Venlo, a top tier of Dutch side who lost 13-0 to Ajax on Saturday.
The home side conceded four in the first half of their league game against the 2019/20 champions before having a man sent off early in the second half.
That prompted a capitulation unlike any other in the league’s history, as Ajax notched nine more goals and set a record for the biggest margin of victory ever.
13 - @AFCAjax are the first team ever to score 13 goals in a single Eredivisie game, breaking their own record from May 1972 (12-1 v Vitesse). Record. pic.twitter.com/rFaH9nh7hn
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) October 24, 2020
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You know it’s bad when Gary Lineker starts joking about your misfortune.
Blimey! @AFCAjax are winning 12-0 with 10 minutes to play. Fancy they’ll hang on for the 3 points.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 24, 2020
But perhaps the hardest job of the day went to the home team’s Twitter admin, who had the job of delivering the bad news to the fans on social media.
At 9-0 they turned to the gif keyboard to vent their frustration.
66. ......#VVVAJA | 0-9 pic.twitter.com/oD7GldyJZ6
Advertisement— VVV-Venlo (@VVVVenlo) October 24, 2020
At 10-0 it was Homer Simpson’s turn to communicate the news.
74. Penalty Huntelaar.#VVVAJA | 0-10 pic.twitter.com/carD4uU5SW
— VVV-Venlo (@VVVVenlo) October 24, 2020
At 12-0, who else do you turn to but a grumpy panda?
79. ......#VVVAJA | 0-12 pic.twitter.com/3hfd6PDBoC
— VVV-Venlo (@VVVVenlo) October 24, 2020
And at full time, three furious emoji were all that was left.
??? #VVVAJA pic.twitter.com/A0gx5XIDBS
— VVV-Venlo (@VVVVenlo) October 24, 2020
There’s always next week.
