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Argentina goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored one of the most outrageous goals you’ll see in his side Cobresal’s 3-1 victory over Colo-Colo in Chile’s top football league.
With his side already leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took what initially looked like a fairly innocuous goal kick.
However, with Colo-Colo keeper Brayan Cortés well outside his penalty area, the ball bounced over his head and towards the goal.
To add to his embarrassment, Cortés stumbled as he unsuccessfully tried to chase the ball away as he crossed the line.
According to TNT Sports Chile, the goal was scored from a distance of 101 meters which, if ratified by Guinness World Records, would break the record for the longest goal in history.
The current record is 96.01 metres, set by Tom King in 2021 in a game between Newport County and Cheltenham Town in the English fourth tier.
“I asked Juan Silva, the club’s manager, if the request for the record request was really going to be made and he said ‘obviously yes’,” Requena told Radio Bio Bio.
“So now we are waiting for what is necessary to verify what the distance really was. [Silva] told me that the ANFP [Chilean Football Federation] called him to check the measurements of the land, which is 150 meters and a little.
“If so, since the area is five meters, it would logically be more than 100. The truth is that I am happy with all of this, more than anything personally, but also for the institution, for Chilean football To go down in history with an event like this makes me happy.
Requena said he believed the altitude – the Cobresal stadium is 2,400 meters above sea level – could have played a role in his remarkable goal.
“I wanted to take the kick quickly like we did so many times at altitude, to try and catch the rival off guard and he came out a bit stronger than normal,” Requena told Radio Bio Bio.
“The first thing I did as soon as the ball left my foot was to hold my head because there were two players in a clear position to counterattack and I realized that went on for a long time.
“When I saw the rebound was making it difficult for Brayan and he was getting past him, I thought the ball could go in.”
Guinness World Records did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
