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The Gabonese captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a stunning overhead bicycle kick goal for Marseille in the UEFA Europa League Group B match, putting fans in disbelief at the Stade Velodrome. The 34-year-old managed to notch up a hat-trick on the night, to help his club down Ajax by 4-3 in a grandstand finish to the contest.
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The UEFA Europa League match started on a great note for Marseille and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when he put them in the lead in the ninth minute by converting a penalty. But Ajax had an instant response, with Brian Brobbey levelling the score at 1-1 with a left-footed shot from close range in the 10th minute.
Chancel Mbemba Mangulu put Marseille ahead by 2-1 with a header in the 26th minute, but Brian Brobbey scored his second of the night a few minutes later to make it 2-2. Then, the second half began with the Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stunner in the 47th minute, who executed a picture-perfect overhead bicycle kick to take Marseille to a 3-2 lead.
Watch the overhead bicycle kick goal from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang here;
After Ajax were down to 10 men with Steven Berghuis sent off in the 63rd minute, they managed to level the score at 3-3, thanks to Chuba Akpom’s header in the 79th minute. Ultimately, it was the penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during injury time, which settled the contest in favour of Marseille.
Can Aubameyang’s bicycle goal earn him Puskas Award?
The FIFA Puskas Award, named after Real Madrid icon Ferenc Puskas, is given to the male or female player, who scores football’s most spectacular goal of the calendar year. After Marcin Oleksy earned the coveted prize last year for his overhead bicycle kick goal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be in line to receive the FIFA Puskas Award but he is getting stiff competition from Alejandro Garnacho, both of whom have scored overhead bicycle kick goals this year.
