Goalkeeper Meiner Alvarez led his team, Juventud Escazosina, to qualify for the Costa Rica Football Cup final by scoring a goal against his opponent Desamparados in the semi-finals.
Alvarez scored the equalizer 1-1 for his team in the final minutes of the match, to lead his team to a penalty shootout in which he also starred by tackling two kicks, to qualify for the final.
Last night in Costa Rica, goalkeeper Minor Alvarez scored an 85th-minute free kick equaliser in a play-off game 🧢
(🎥 @tdmas_cr) pic.twitter.com/9TTxtkox8X
- B / R Football (@brfootball) June 4, 2020
Alvarez's goal came from a direct free kick on the edge of the penalty area that he tackled and hit the ball hard to score, amid a hysterical delight for his team and his fans.
¡4 goles en la fase final del portero Minor Álvarez!
UvJuventud Escazuceña jugará ante Sporting FC o ADG la final de Clausura por el ascenso. pic.twitter.com/rAjO5xrGbF
- Jose Alberto (@JAlbMontenegro) June 3, 2020
Alvarez is one of the distinguished goalkeepers from the free kicks and the scorer of his team, where he scored many goals during his career, including four goals in the current season only.
Latin America's most important goalkeeper is a free-kicks, especially the Paraguayan duo José Chilafert and Brazil's Rogero Cini. Chilafert scored 62 goals during his career, as he was the first goalkeeper to score a triple with one match.