Watch: Have you seen a better free-kick? Armand Lauriente nets 40-yard stunner in Ligue 1
Watch: Have you seen a better free-kick? Armand Lauriente nets 40-yard stunner in Ligue 1
Lorient midfielder ArmandLaurientescored one of the greatest free-kick goals of all-time against Nantes in Ligue 1.Lauriente's40-yard belter is being tipped as one of the Puskas Award contenders as the midfielder defied physics to net one of the finest free-kicks of all-time.
With Lorient 1-0 down in the 87thminute of the match against FC Nantes in Ligue 1,Laurientewas given a go at the free-kick from 40 yards out. While several of his team-mates were waiting in the box in anticipation thatLaurientewould cross the ball into the box, they were left astonished by what followed.
The midfielder ran and shot the ball towards the goal. At first, it seemed like the ball was going to sail over the bar. The Nantes goal-keeper Alban Lafont was also positioned a few yards off his line, anticipating a cross. However, he had to adjust quickly as the ball started to dipand curveviciouslyin the final fewmetresof the shot.
The French youth international was left bamboozled as the ball nestled into the top corner of the net asLaurientecompleted a breathtaking strike.
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The slow-motion replays suggested that the ball was heading towards thecentreof the goal before swerving mid-air. Fans and pundits have been tipping the goal as one of the Puskas Award contenders – one that could go on to win the coveted award.
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Lauriente'sgoal meant that Lorient once again were saved from dipping into the relegation zone.Laurientehas come up with a couple of crucial goals already this season. He had scored twice in what was a thumping 30-min cameo against St. Etienne in February tohand his side a 2-1 win.