Yacine Benzia's goal was nominated by many to compete for the Puskas Award (social networking sites)
Algerian striker Yassine Benzia caught the attention by scoring a global goal against South Africa yesterday, Tuesday. A large number of followers nominated him for the possibility of winning the Puskas Award for the most beautiful goal of the year.
Benzia scored his global goal in the 70th minute of the match, after receiving a cross ball in the penalty area and preparing it for himself with a magical touch in which he deceived the South African defenders, then shot it with an acrobatic scissor into the net.
The beautiful goal saved the Algerian national team from defeat.
The Azerbaijani Karabakh club striker received widespread praise on platforms after scoring the goal, which many described as “fantastic.”
The British newspaper "Daily Mail" said that Goal Benzia has positioned himself as a major contender for the Puskas Award this year, and similarly, "The Sun" newspaper asserted that Goal will not only be nominated for the award, but will compete to win it.
In turn, English journalist Chris Sutton said about Benzia's goal that he had seen the greatest overhead scissor kick, and there was no way he could have seen a better kick in terms of accuracy and execution.
As for the French newspaper (L'Equipe), it explained, "What an inspiring goal!! A goal with a lot of skills," while French Radio Monte Carlo said about the goal, "Benzia scores a historic goal and impresses coach Petkovic."
The official account of the World Cup - affiliated with FIFA - on the X platform, reacted to the goal of the 29-year-old Benzia, and published a picture of the moment the player scored the historic goal.
Yassine. Benzia. 🚴♂️🤯 pic.twitter.com/LNRypq67aY
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) March 26, 2024
In turn, Algerian sports commentator Hafid Draghi said through his account on the .
One of the most amazing goals scored in the history of the Algerian national team by the returning Yassine Benzia after five years of absence from the national team against South Africa
Magnifique, incroyable, spectaculaire pic.twitter.com/8xmrCwUAHm
- hafid derradji Hafeez Draghi (@derradjihafid) March 27, 2024
One commented that the goal was so good that Benzia suffered a hamstring injury, while another asked: "Have you seen a better goal this year?" Because I didn't.
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