Russian footballer scores incredible BACKFLIP penalty… while wearing James Bond inspired 007
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Russian footballer – with James Bond-inspired 007 shirt number – scores an incredible BACKFLIP penalty…
- Norik Avdalyan scored an incredible backflip penalty for the second time
- In 2018, Avdalyan also scored a similar penalty for Rubin Kazan
- The 26-year-old left midfielder plays for the Russian third tier Nefis Kazan
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A Russian footballer has taken the internet by storm after scoring an outrageous penalty by performing a backflip at the same time.
Norik Avdalyan, who also holds Armenian citizenship, scored the sensational goal when he played for Nefis Kazan – who participates in the third tier of the Russian football pyramid.
Avdalyan showed no indication that he would produce the magic moment as he stepped forward to take the penalty, before casually jogging towards the ball to take the kick.
Norik Avdalyan uses his kicking foot to take the penalty and also starts his backflip
The Russian star completed the flip before his penalty even reached the net
There he then used his kicking foot to hit the ball, while also using the movement to direct his backflip, completing a successful landing before his aborted attempt had even touched the net.
The nature of the attack seems to have some merit, other than simply showing what an incredible skill is, as his move clearly caught the keeper who had already ducked to the right to try and guess which way he would go to hit the penalty.
At that point, the winger was already running off to celebrate where he was mobbed by stunned teammates.
The penalty kick was captured by TV cameras, as well as by a teammate wearing a GoPro camera in what was believed to be an organized friendly.
If there was any idea who would try to take the highly unorthodox penalty, the 26-year-old would have been a prime candidate among the 22 players on the pitch, as he also wore the jersey number 007 – seemingly inspired by the very popular James Bond franchise.
But it’s not the first time he’s executed the backflip penalty either. In 2018, Avdalyan delivered a similar feat while playing for Rubin Kazan’s youth team.
He was also successful then with a finish that caught the keeper by surprise in the same way.
With the World Cup less than two months away, would any player try to repeat the deed in Qatar?
Given England’s record from 12 yards, including missing three penalties in a shootout defeat last summer that cost them the European Championship against Italy, it could be a tactic Gareth Southgate would consider worthy of commitment ahead of the tournament.