Roberto Carlos scores straight from corner
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Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos showed he still has a bit of dead-ball sorcery left in him after scoring direct from a corner in Corinthians's 2-0 win over Portuguesa on Sunday.
The 37-year-old spotted Portuguesa goalkeeper Weverton standing out of position while organising his defence and the quick-thinking ex-Real Madrid full-back promptly curled the ball in off the far post from the corner flag.
"That was the first Olympic goal of my career. It took a long time coming, right," Carlos told reporters after the match.
South Americans call this kind of goal as the Olympic goal after Cesáreo Onzari scored direct from a corner kick against Olympic champions Uruguay in 1924.
The 37-year-old spotted Portuguesa goalkeeper Weverton standing out of position while organising his defence and the quick-thinking ex-Real Madrid full-back promptly curled the ball in off the far post from the corner flag.
"That was the first Olympic goal of my career. It took a long time coming, right," Carlos told reporters after the match.
South Americans call this kind of goal as the Olympic goal after Cesáreo Onzari scored direct from a corner kick against Olympic champions Uruguay in 1924.
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