If you’ve ever played school or Sunday-league football you’ll probably recognise this situation.
It’s your team’s turn to kick off after conceding and you want a quick reply. What do you do? Shoot immediately, of course.
Recall that image that you had in your head of the ball flying perfectly into the net? Well, a Brazilian lower league club side just made that a reality.
What. A. Strike! @JessCreighton1 just brought us this wondergoal from Comercial FC forward Mirrai in the Brazilian lower leagues! pic.twitter.com/ryBydik9if
— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) March 7, 2017
Perfection. Not only could the keeper do nothing but stand there but the back of the net rippled without the ball touching the ground – the players were right to celebrate.
The wonder goal was scored by 23-year-old number 10 Mirrai – also spelt Mirray – for Comercial FC in the Brazilian league’s third tier. It brought them 2-1 ahead in what ended up being a thumping performance by them, as they beat their opponents Catanduvense 4-1.
According to AS, many in Brazil are already calling for the goal to be nominated for this year’s Puskas Award – an accolade presented by FIFA for the goal of the year.
