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Bowling goal celebration in Estonia

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dan78

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Talk surrounding goal celebrations is something to fill dressing rooms up and down the country every weekend.

But not many teams have pulled one off quite as impressive as Estonian side Nomme Kalju on Monday.

Premeditated celebrations are one of football's finest art forms - particularly when it all comes together as Hidetoshi Wakui orchestrated.

The Japanese midfielder scored the opening goal in the Tallinn derby against rivals Flora, only for that lead to melt away with a stoppage time equaliser.

Wakui had obviously planned the joyous scenes if he were to score.

After scoring the 31-year-old dove straight for the netting to retrieve the ball; not to get it back to the halfway line but to perfect the celebration.

His team-mates, well aware of what was happening, formed an orderly triangle near the corner flag and waited for their impending doom.

Wakui wound up with ball in hand before bowling it straight into the nine outfield players to join in - with the schlep being a little far for the goalkeeper.

Down they went and the game resumed. Unfortunately for Nomme Kaliju, they couldn't cling on to the points.

 

Talk surrounding goal celebrations is something to fill dressing rooms up and down the country every weekend.

But not many teams have pulled one off quite as impressive as Estonian side Nomme Kalju on Monday.

Premeditated celebrations are one of football's finest art forms - particularly when it all comes together as Hidetoshi Wakui orchestrated.


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