Football followers have celebrated a uncommon size of the sector goalkeeper aim after Argentinian goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored what some are calling the longest strike in soccer historical past.
Requena performs for Chilean top-tier facet Cobresal and his aim rubbed salt within the wound as his facet already lead 2-0 within the 77th minute towards Colo-Colo.
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Kicking from the sting of the six-yard field, the goalkeeper cleared the everybody however his opposing quantity, with the ball bouncing simply in entrance of him after which bouncing over his head.
Colo-Colo’s Brayan Cortes was properly out of the field and tried to move it as he couldn’t deal with the ball, chasing in useless, because it slowly bounced into the again of the web to make it 3-0. The recreation completed 3-1.
The commentators gave the normal drawn out “GOAL!” scream because the Cobresal gamers swamped the goalkeeper.
It could also be even higher for Requena whose kick reportedly went 101m (110 yards).
The Guinness World Record is presently 96.01m from Newport County goalkeeper Tom King in 2021.
Requena revealed after the match the membership can be making use of for the file.
“I asked Juan Silva, the club’s manager, if the request for the record application was really going to be made and he told me ‘obviously yes’,” Requena instructed Radio Bio Bio.
“So now we are waiting for what is needed to verify what the distance really was. (Silva) did tell me that the ANFP (Chilean Football Federation) called him to check the measurements of the field, which is 150 meters and a bit.
“If so, since the area is five meters, it would be logically over 100. The truth is that I am happy with all this, more than anything personally, but also for the institution, for Chilean football. Going down in history with an event like this makes me happy.”
He added he believed the situation performed a component within the kick with Cobresal’s stadium Estadio El Cobre at over 2200m above sea degree.
To put it in perspective, the height of Australia’s tallest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko is 2228m above sea degree.
“I wanted to take the kick quickly as we have done so many times at altitude, to try to catch the rival off guard and it came out a little stronger than normal,” Requena instructed Radio Bio Bio.
“The first thing I did as soon as the ball left my foot was hold my head because there were two players in a clear position to counter-attack and I realised that it had gone long.
“When I saw the bounce made it difficult for Brayan and it went past him, I thought the ball could go in.”
Football followers on social media have been left in awe by the unbelievable strike, with one writing on Twitter: “This is absolutely wild.”
Another exclaimed: “Incredible goal kick.”
And a 3rd added: “Wow congrats to goalie Leandro Requena — the longest goal in soccer history.”
With The Sun
Source: www.news.com.au
