England Lionesses Alessia Russo scores fantastic backheel goals against Sweden in Euro 2022
England Lionesses Alessia Russo scored an outrageous goal in the ongoing Euro 2022 to send social media into a meltdown.
England already leading Sweden 2-0, Russo with his back to goal produced an audacious backheel shot through the legs of goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl to send the fans into dreamland.
Absolutely outrageous
“Absolutely outrageous. It’s one of the best goals you’ll ever see,” said former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock, who was at the match for BBC Radio 5 Live.
Beth Mead, Lucy Bronze and Fran Kirby also scored as the Lionesses reached a first major final since 2009, but it was Russo’s finish that everyone was talking about afterwards.
The hosts sealed their place in the tournament decider in front of a record crowd at Bramall Lane.
They face either Germany or France in the final on Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
“I dreamed of scoring a goal like that my whole life. It never happened. Alessia Russo bows. Keep it up England,” USA World Cup winner Abby Wambach tweeted.
“The cheek! If it had happened to me in training I would have had a go,” said former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis. “There have been amazing moments in this tournament and this was yet another one.”
Great goal
When asked about her incredible finish, Russo said she couldn’t remember the build-up very well. “To be honest, I haven’t seen it back yet,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live. “All I can remember is that I missed a babysitter first and I thought ‘I’ve got to do something about this’. I got it in the net as fast as I could. It was amazing. I can’t really remember what happened or what really came over me to even try to do it. I was just thankful it hit the back of the net or I would have been a little embarrassed.”
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