Thursday, September 26, 2013

VIDEO: From a messed-up routine... to one of the best free-kicks ever!

Even though the goal was scored in the German fourth tier, the free-kick routine by Rot-Weiss Essen was straight out of the top drawer.
Trailing 2-0 against Wattenscheid 09 last weekend, Essen's Benedikt Koep produced a special goal as the side clawed their way back into the game as it finished 2-2.
With six players surrounding the ball, two players feinted to go for the ball at the same time, a ploy to confuse the goalkeeper. Koep then stepped forward and bent a brilliant left-footed free-kick into the top corner.



Genius: The six Rot-Weiss Essen players surround the ball
Genius: The six Rot-Weiss Essen players surround the ball

Two of their players pretend to take the free-kick at the same time
Two of their players pretend to take the free-kick at the same time

They then remonstrate with each other...
They then remonstrate with each other...

Koep then steps forward and bends the ball brilliantly with his left foot
Koep then steps forward and bends the ball brilliantly with his left foot

The ball leaves the Wattenscheid 09 goalkeeper rooted to the spot
The strike leaves the Wattenscheid 09 goalkeeper rooted to the spot

Flying into the top corner as Essen came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2
Flying into the top corner as Essen came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2

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