The match between the Iraqi Olympic team and its Australian counterpart in the AFC U-23 Championship witnessed a goal nominated by the International Football Association (FIFA) for the "Puskas" award, which it gives for the best goal of the season.
The match, which took place on Saturday, ended in a 1-1 draw in the second round of the group stage of the continental championship held in Uzbekistan.
While the first half of the match was breathing, a cross was received by the Australian of Sudanese origin, Alu Cole, who shot it using the "scorpion" method, and thus the professional player in the German club Sandhausen scored one of the most beautiful goals of the season.
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Could this be a #Puskas contender?@AlouKuol |
@FootballAUSpic.twitter.com/ndxDH88HG6
— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) June 4, 2022
Eleven minutes after the start of the second half, Hassan Abdel Karim scored the equalizing goal for the Lions of Rafidain, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The pioneers of the communication sites likened Cole's goal to the goal of Frenchman Olivier Giroud when he was an Arsenal player, as he scored against Crystal Palace in the English Premier League season 2016-2017.
Olivier Giroud with a sublime, stinging scorpion kick 🔴🦂⚪#GoalOfTheDay // @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/ndPdHZuD3J
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 1, 2022