Despite having sideline seats, one young soccer fan clearly wasn’t close enough to the action.
During the FC Cincinnati vs. Orlando City SC match Saturday (August 7), a 2-year-old boy ran onto the field then was chased after by his mother, TODAY reports.
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Sam Greene, a photojournalist at The Cincinnati Enquirer, shared a photo of the mother carrying her toddler off the field on his Twitter, writing “A young pitch invader was quickly scooped up by their own personal security detail without incident.”
A young pitch invader was quickly scooped up by their own personal security detail without incident. #FCCincy #mls pic.twitter.com/gK2bzgNdas
— Sam Greene (@SGdoesit) August 8, 2021
According to TODAY, the toddler was later identified as 2-year-old Zaydek Carpenter and his mother as Morgan Tucker, of Moscow, Ohio.
Greene followed up with the pair later in the game, tweeting Zaydek and his mom had a great time.
Zaydek and his mom had a great time at the game pic.twitter.com/53TgisKvis
— Sam Greene (@SGdoesit) August 8, 2021
A video of the incident was on the Major League Soccer Twitter account.
Watch the video below:
We hope this mother and her young pitch invader are having a great day. 😂
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) August 9, 2021
pic.twitter.com/hKfwa6wyWI