Hanoi FC captain named among five best acrobatic goals by AFC

Nguyen Van Quyet’s stunning strike against Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines in 2017 has been listed among the five best acrobatic goals, announced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Hanoi FC captain named among five best acrobatic goals by AFC ảnh 1Nguyen Van Quyet (Photo: vietnamnet.vn)

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Nguyen Van Quyet’s stunning strike against Ceres NegrosFC of the Philippines in 2017 has been listed among the five best acrobaticgoals, announced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

“The build-up may have been somewhat scrappy butthere was nothing untidy about Nguyen Van Quyet's superb touch and finish asthe Hanoi FC captain levelled the scores in a 1-1 opening-day clash againstCeres Negros in 2017,” theAFC’s website wrote.

With two defenders in front of him, Van Quyettook one touch with his outstretched right foot then took flight to fire aleft-footed scissor kick past goalkeeper Roland Muller before reeling off incelebration, it added.

The AFC also named other four goals in their list,including a strike by Omar Al Soma against Al Hidd in 2014, a goal by SafeeSali against East Bengal in 2015, Abdulatif Salkeni’s effort against Nejmeh in2015, and Khairul Amri against Nagaworld FC in 2019.

The poll conducted by the confederation is scheduled to last until June 25./. 
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