If we thought that the famous Nantes game had disappeared, that was without counting the club’s women’s team. The FC Nantes players indeed scored an extraordinary goal during their victory in Strasbourg (0-3), Sunday, on behalf of the 18th day of Arkema Premier League. A collective gem that started from goalkeeper Emily Burns to striker Lucie Calba, with eight passes in total between eight different footballers.
“How beautiful football is”
It only took Nantes eighteen seconds to move up the entire field and score, without the opponents being able to intercept the ball. “How beautiful football is,” commented the club on its social networks while sharing the video of this feat.
The players themselves reflected on the achievement of this unforgettable goal. Julie Swierot, author of the assist, explained on Instagram: “I felt the call that Lucie Calba was going to make, so I told myself that it was the moment. She had no choice but to score, otherwise she was going to ruin everything! “. “I wanted to finish well because the occasion was magnificent,” confirmed the scorer.
A video shared as far as Brazil
The sequence quickly created a buzz and was relayed all over the world. “Great art. Football is really a women’s thing,” posted Brazilian journalist and commentator from ESPN Eugênio Leal, for example. The political class also welcomed this great action. ” It’s beautiful. Magnificent even. Moving too. Well done girls. Let’s spread the word as much as possible, perhaps this will spark vocations,” wrote ecologist Marine Tondelier on X.
Internet users did not fail to praise the dexterity and fluidity of the game, while comparing it with the difficulties of the men’s team this year. Indeed, FC Nantes is currently fighting to stay in Ligue 1 while the women are second in the championship standings behind the untouchable OL Lyonnes.
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