Unbelievable reverse scorpion kick goal sees ‘Puskas Award wrapped up already’

FANS reckon the 2025 Puskas Award is already decided after a stunning reverse scorpion kick in the Mexican women’s top flight.

Lizbeth Ovalle left supporters in awe with her inventive flick as her side Tigres Femenil saw off Liga MX competitors Guadalajara 2-0.

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Lizbeth Ovalle scored a contender for goal of the year this week[/caption]

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Teammate Jenni Hermoso whipped in a cross[/caption]

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The ball seemed slightly out of Ovalle’s reach[/caption]

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The Mexican winger flung her heel in an ambitious flick to reach the cross[/caption]

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She made perfect contact with the ball and saw it fly into the top corner[/caption]

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Even Ovalle seemed to be in disbelief with the finish[/caption]

Ovalle opened the scoring deep into the second half after Spain hero Jenni Hermoso – the star kissed by ex-Spain football chief Luis Rubiales – whipped in a dangerous cross to the front post.

The curved delivery looked to be bending out of Ovalle’s reach, but the 25-year-old pulled off a spectacularly imaginative flick to find a way of directing the ball goalward.

The winger stuck both legs out and twisted in the air to produce a reverse scorpion kick, seeing the ball make perfect contact with her heel and loop over Guadalajara goalkeeper Blanca Felix.

Fans and pundits alike couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed, with many taking to social media to react.

One wrote: “Close the Puskas Award, it’s over”.

While another added: “Genuinely might be the best show of technique I’ve seen in a goal”.

A third commented: “This is the greatest goal football has ever seen”.

And a fourth posted: “Look no further, this goal should win the Puskas award”.

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Ovalle’s incredible acrobatic effort has been tipped to win the Marta Award[/caption]

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Even the Tigres Femenil official X account took the opportunity to direct a cheeky message to Fifa, posting: “Hey Fifa, we have a nominee for you for the Puskas Award. Correction, Marta Award”.

The Puskas Award has long recognised the best goal in men’s football, named after Real Madrid legend Ferenc Puskas, it has been won by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Olivier Giroud.

While the newly formed Marta Award focuses on Women’s football instead and was won by its namesake Brazilian icon Marta for the first time last year.

You would imagine that Ovalle will be one of the favourites to take home the 2025 Marta Award thanks to her goal.

But for now she will have to revel in the three points her side earned instead.

The 58-time Mexico international set up her side’s second goal just four minutes later, securing the win and lifting Tigres above Guadalajara.

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Ovalle has starred for the Mexican national team[/caption]

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Brazilian legend Marta is the namesake for Fifa’s new Marta Award, recognising the best goal in women’s football[/caption]

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Olivier Giroud scored an acrobatic scorpion kick himself to win the Puskas Award in 2017[/caption]