Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Stunner

They’re calling it the yarmulkeh goal - because when Hapoel Tel Aviv striker Itay Schechter scored his team’s third in a 3-2 victory over Salzburg in this week’s Champion’s League qualifier, he celebrated not by crossing himself or tearing off his shirt, but by donning a Hapoel TA skullcap. Schechter received a yellow card as a result. Hapoel manager Eli Guttman said: “I don’t have a problem with Christian players who cross themselves after they score so why shouldn’t Shechter pray the way he wants to.”

Here’s the goal itself: note the precision in avoiding the offside position and the truly exquisite finish.

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