Leandro Requena, an Argentine goalkeeper, scored one of the most unlikely goals that “soccer” fans have seen ina 3-1win for his team Cobresal over Colo-Colo in the Chilean Premier League.
With his team leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took a goal kick that was rather harmless at first, but it quickly turned into what could be the record for the furthest goal in history.
The most comical sequence came from Colo-Colo goalkeeper Brayan Cortés, as the ball bounced over his head to end up in the back of the net.
But before entering the goal, Cortés was running after the ball to catch it and he stumbled, making some fans explode with laughter, of course.
⚽⚪🟠 El primer gol arco a arco del #CampeonatoBetsson
Así fue la anotación de Leandro Requena desde su propia puerta y que dejó a Brayan Cortés quieto, provocando el error del portero albo en el #CSLvsCCxTNTSports. pic.twitter.com/HDL2K22QnS
— TNT Sports Chile (@TNTSportsCL) March 18, 2023
Anyway, despite this unusual sequence, the goal was scored from a distance of 101 meters, and if it was approved by the book of records Guinnessit would break the record for the longest distance goal in the history of soccer (soccer).
The current record is 96.01 meters, which was set by Tom King in 2021 in a game between Newport Country and Cheltenham Town.