The student scored a goal in the under-12 tournament.
Malappuram:
A Class 6 student in Kerala’s Malappuram has emerged as the latest social media sensation for a goal he scored in a football match. Ansheed, a student of Al Anwar UP School in Arikode Kuni, and his spectacular back-heel goal are both trending on social media. The student scored this goal in the under-12 tournament at Chembrassery in Pandikkad.
Ansheed received a cross from the left wing, jumped and found the back of the net with a jaw-dropping back-heel shot, with his legs in the air.
His coach, Imdad Kottaparamban, shot a video of the ball screaming past the goalkeeper and bouncing off the net.
The video clip eventually made it onto the official web page of the Indian Super League, after the coach put it on social media.
The coach shared the video on Instagram and Facebook with the caption, “The keeper didn’t see it coming.”
The video went viral within seconds of being uploaded on social media. Ministers V Sivankutty and Ahmed Devarkov also posted the video on their official Facebook pages.
This clip has been viewed two and a half million times on Instagram alone. The post was flooded with high praise for the rising football star.
The shy Ansheed, who posted a clip of his impressive legwork on the ISL web page, said he aspires to be an even better player at the professional level in the future.
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