🎥 Concacaf Champions Cup produces crazy back-heel flick goal
🎥 Concacaf Champions Cup produces crazy back-heel flick goal
We may have an early contender for goal of the season in Concacaf, as Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter has produced a stunning back-heel flick against Liga MX side Pumas.
Pumas were heavy favorites coming into the night, but their visitors from Canada had other ideas in the opening 30 minutes.
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After a period of possession, Vancouver capped off their pressure by nabbing a potentially vital away goal, and they did in style.
Sebastian Berhalter, take a bow!
Are we calling that a spinning back-heel...? Crazy either way.
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