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Sky Masterson

(5,240 posts)
21. Chelsea and USWNT
Mon Aug 19, 2013, 06:41 AM
Aug 2013

Chelsea is number 1 and The US Womens National team.


Big fan of Megan Rapinoe.


And this!! She kicked it in the damn net from a corner and not one person touched it.
http://futbolpulse.com/2012/08/09/bend-it-like-megan-rapinoe/
Bend It Like Megan Rapinoe

About 10-15 percent of goals in football are scored following a corner kick. In a very rare occasion, the goal is scored directly from the corner. Megan Rapinoe, a midfielder in the US Women’s National Football Team, did just that in their semifinal game with Canada during the Olympics. With the team down at 1-0, Rapinoe was getting ready to take a corner kick. On the 54th minute, she kicked the ball, which started curving toward the goal and causing confusion among the Canadians. The ball just squeezed past the left post and flew into the net, hitting a few defenders already inside the goal.

This rare occurence in football is called a “Gol Olimpico” (Olympic Goal) in Latin America. This name was first used on the 2nd of October in 1924, after Cesáreo Onzari of Argentina scored a corner kick goal against Uruguay (1924 Olympic Champions). It is very hard to score directly from a corner kick.
Generally, there are three distinct ways to score an Olimpico:
a certain amount of spin is applied to the kick
the ball is kicked from the part of the corner arc farthest from the goal
a strong wind in the goalward direction changes the trajectory of the ball
or any combination of the three factors

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Easy: Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #15
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Mia san mia! Aquavit Oct 2013 #31
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