Czech Republic striker Patrik Schick’s gorgeous long-range effort in opposition to Scotland within the Euro 2020 group stage has been voted the purpose of the match, European soccer’s governing physique UEFA stated on Wednesday.
Having noticed goalkeeper David Marshall stranded far off his line, Schick fired a curling, looping effort from simply contained in the Scotland half to seek out the again of the web.
At 49.7 yards (45.45 m), the Bayer Leverkusen striker’s effort was formally the furthest recorded distance from which a purpose was scored on the Euros.
🇨🇿🙌 After virtually 800k votes, Patrik Schick’s long-range stunner vs Scotland is UEFA EURO 2020 Goal of the Tournament! ⚽️💥#EUROGOTT @GazpromFootball #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/qBENMPj25b
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) July 14, 2021
UEFA stated Schick’s purpose obtained almost 800,000 votes, with Frenchman Paul Pogba’s strike into the highest nook in opposition to Switzerland coming in second, whereas Croatia’s Luka Modric was third together with his outside-of-the-boot effort in opposition to Scotland.
Schick completed the match as joint prime scorer with 5 targets alongside Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
