Cameroon Football World Cup, Aboubakar's physics-defying goal in Cameroon's thrilling comeback
The World Cup of 2022 is off to a fantastic start. The matches have been enjoyable, the goals are fantastic, and the outcomes are unpredictable. With so much activity occurring each day, ESPN India tries to identify the one extraordinary event that served as the day's focal point. Football fans can buy Cameroon Vs Brazil Tickets from our website.
We choose Vincent Aboubakar's physics-defying
performance against Serbia for day 9.
Ah, he's certainly offside," said the co-commentator on the global feed, after
seizing control of a long pass, Vincent Aboubakar pounced on the goal. It truly was the theatre of the ridiculous for
a split second.
Given
the vast expanse of lush grass and the presence of only Aboubakar and the
Serbian goalie Vanja Milinkovic-Savic from where we were viewing it, it was
clear why he had stated what he had. The man was undoubtedly miles away.
However, in the era of VAR, flags are kept down and motions are completed to
the very end. And this is how it was.
As Aboubakar patiently waited for
the ball to bounce a few times before taking a touch to settle himself, Nemanja
Maksimovic, who was hot on his heels, moved in. Maksimovic rushed past, knees
sliding over the grass.
Face contorted in that
cartoon-villain-having-been-totally-outfoxed expression, as he feinted a shot
without touching the ball. As he went passed Aboubakar, it was almost as though
you could hear the scream "AAAAaaaaaa.." fade in volume, like a train
that had hopelessly overshot its station.
Aboubakar
took a few steps to regain his balance while still looking down, just as
Milinkovic-Savic screamed. The important thing to keep in mind is how big
Milinkovic-Savic is. Not only enormous by your and I standards but enormous by the standards of a large Serbian football squad.
At six feet
nine inches tall, with his bald head, and that magnificent beard, seeing him
charge at you must have been like witnessing a real-life Kratos. Terrifying.
However, just in front of the Serbian Kratos, Aboubakar casually scooped the
ball absurdly high into the air.
Not the
small, delicate chips you see strikers use to tempt the goalie, who is sprawled
out in front of the goal. Oh, no. He launched this directly into orbit. The
reasoning was clear: even at nearly seven feet tall, you won't be able to touch
a ball that is launched 20 or so feet into the air.
The ball
dropped delectably and physics-defyingly just in front of the goal before
rebounding through the goal's roof. The dome protruding and the net swaying in
that final instance highlighted the ball's extraordinary trajectory.
Also, it
wasn't over yet. Aboubakar turned right away and walked away, pursing his lips
and shaking his head, barely appreciating what he had accomplished. The
linesman raised his flag as soon as the ball crossed the goal line,
Milinkovic-Savic casually picked the ball out of the net, Maksimovic (having
finally found his station) gave the linesman a relieved thumbs-up, and
Maksimovic. He was obviously offside, wasn't he?
After VAR
verified it, Aboubakar grinned and danced quickly (remember Ronaldinho's
thumb-and-little-finger-out fist shake? That. ), and he made the iconic A with both
hands. Curtains are drawn on a wonderful absurdist performance that took place
on the biggest platform possible. Football
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If he hadn't
believed he was off, would he have tried it? You cannot be certain. After all,
this is a man who once asserted that he could imitate Mohamed Salah's actions
and that he didn't really care whether others disapproved. He doesn't precisely
have a low sense of confidence.
Is it truly
important? Without a doubt.
You see, the
goal was fantastic on its own, but when it was included in the game's broader story,
it was much better.
Aboubakar had
started on the bench, where he had spent the majority of the brief time that
new coach Rigobert Song had been in charge (despite winning the AFCON golden
boot months previously). He had sat and watched as Cameroon went ahead 1-0
before falling behind 3-1. Cameroon would not have advanced to Qatar 2022 if
the score had remained so.
When he
entered the game in the 55th minute, Song finally gave the duo of Eric Maxim
Choupo-Moting and Aboubakar a meaningful run-out. The action modified the
contest. Cameroon thoroughly controlled Serbia for eight minutes. Then came
this potential World Cup goal. He would do excellently to position
Choupo-Moting for a tap-in three minutes later. Within the blink of an eye, 1-3
became 3-3.
Aboubakar
would go towards the coaching staff after the equalizer and lift the goal
scorer, who had essentially taken his spot in the starting lineup, on his back.
An endearing display of team solidarity that was made all the more significant
by the camp's drama. Cameroon would continue to compete in the tournament while
the score remained 3-3.
With 34 goals
for his country, Aboubakar has overtaken Samuel Eto'o and Roger Milla to become
the third-highest scorer in Cameroonian history. Possibly the best of them all
is the 34th.
As Aboubakar
patiently waited for the ball to bounce a few times before taking a touch to
settle himself, Nemanja Maksimovic, who was hot on his heels, moved in.
Maksimovic rushed past, knees sliding over the grass, face contorted in that
cartoon-villain-having-been-totally-outfoxed expression, as he feinted a shot
without touching the ball. As he went passed Aboubakar, it was almost as though
you could hear the scream "AAAAaaaaaa.." fade in volume, like a train
that had hopelessly overshot its station.
Aboubakar took a few steps to regain his balance while still
looking down, just as Milinkovic-Savic screamed. The important thing to keep in
mind is how big Milinkovic-Savic is. Not only enormous by you and I standards but enormous by the standards of a large Serbian football squad. At six feet nine
inches tall, with his bald head, and that magnificent beard, seeing him charge
at you must have been like witnessing a real-life Kratos.
Terrifying. However, just in front of the Serbian Kratos, Aboubakar
casually scooped the ball absurdly high into the air. Not the small, delicate
chips you see strikers use to tempt the goalie, who is sprawled out in front of
the goal.
Oh, no. He launched this directly into
orbit. The reasoning was clear: even at over seven feet tall, you won't be able
to touch a ball that is sent 20 or so feet into the air. Also, it wasn't over
yet. When the ball crossed the goal line, the linesman raised his flag,
Milinkovic-Savic casually picked it up, Maksimovic (having found his position.
The ball dropped delectably and
physics-defyingly just in front of the goal before rebounding through the
goal's roof. The dome protruding and the net swaying in that final instance
highlighted the ball's extraordinary trajectory.
VAR verified it, Aboubakar grinned
slightly (remember Ronaldinho's thumb-and-little-finger-out fist shake? That),
made the trademark A with both hands, and that was it. Curtains are drawn on a
wonderful absurdist performance that took place on the biggest platform possible.
If he hadn't believed he was off,
would he have tried it? You cannot be certain. After all, this is a man who
once asserted that he could imitate Mohamed Salah's actions and that he didn't
really care whether others disapproved. He doesn't precisely have a low sense
of confidence.
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