Philippe Mexes is one of those rare footballers who have no shortage of talent and to top it off are as humble as lamb
Mexes admits that the overhead kick in yesterday's match against Anderlecht was a fluke and that he never expected the ball to actually find the net. But it did and gave Milan the second goal cushion they were looking for.
The opportunity arose from a free kick after Pato was fouled by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bram-Nuytinck-c7973 and was sent off. In the free kick that followed Mexes controlled the floating ball with his chest and with his back to the goal pulled a bicycle kick.
The Anderlecht ball stopper Proto could only watch in horror as the ball sailed past his goal line and in to the netting. People who have seen this spectacle are comparing it to Ibrahimovic’s effort against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 in a recent
friendly.
“Nothing went through my mind. I gave it a go, it went well, but I will admit it was a bit lucky. Ibra is a phenomenon; I just gave it a go!” Mexes told the media.
“For a defender to score a goal like that is unusual and I’d never got one like that before. My teammates asked if I was trying to provide a cross and got it wrong!”
The defender's foot unluckily got caught on the turf and he damaged his knee later on in the game which led him to be substituted. This might actually be the reason for Anderlecht scoring because Mexes was badly injured and was
limping around waiting to be substituted when the opposition took advantage.
In the aftermath of the game, the Rossoneri were successful in clenching three crucial points and qualifying for the top sixteen of the UEFA championship, the management and the fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief after last
night’s win.
“We must keep our feet on the ground, as it was tough and we must continue like this. Qualification was crucial.” said the AC Milan defender.
One thing is for certain though this goal will be one for the highlight reels and will impress football fans all over the world.
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