Costa del Sol Chaos: Fulham Storm Off, Málaga Score Into Empty Net to Claim Trophy

Friendly? More like a full-blown feud.

Fulham's preseason clash with Málaga descended into utter madness on Wednesday when the Cottagers walked off the pitch before any potential penalty shootout—only to watch their hosts roll a penalty into an unguarded net and claim the Costa del Sol trophy.

The score was locked at 2-2 after Málaga scored a 90th-minute equalizer. Then the real drama began.

Here's where it gets messy: Fulham insists both teams agreed beforehand that there would be no penalty shootout if the match ended level. Málaga, on the other hand, claims a shootout was on the schedule and says Fulham left the pitch arguing that the shootout wasn't in the contract.

So Málaga, with zero opposition in sight, stepped up and calmly slotted a penalty into the empty net. Not a bad way to claim a trophy, honestly.

Arbeloa sees red

Before the walk-off chaos, new Fulham boss Álvaro Arbeloa—who replaced Marco Silva over the summer—was sent off late in the match for complaining to the officials. Not exactly the smoothest preseason debut.

No word on whether the trophy comes with a refund on sportsmanship.