World Cup: Croatia’s Mislav Orsic impresses fans after scoring ‘goal of the tournament contender’
‘He is absolutely insane!’: Mislav Orsic sends fans into a frenzy after scoring a ‘tournament contender’s goal’ in Croatia’s World Cup match against Morocco for third place
Fans have hailed Mislav Orsic’s deft lob as one of the goals of the tournament in Croatia’s third-place playoff finish against Morocco.
The Dinamo Zagreb winger struck just before half-time in Saturday’s penultimate game of the tournament to give Croatia a 2-1 lead in Qatar.
Orsic received the ball on the left side of the box, took one touch and managed to send a delicate lob over Yassine Bounou and into the far corner of the net.
Mislav Orsic’s clever lobbed finish has been called the goal of the tournament by fans online
The goal was enough to secure third place for Croatia and secure a 2-1 victory over Morocco
The sensational effort quickly provoked a reaction online, with many immediately labeling the goal as one of the best of the tournament.
“MISLAV ORSIC PURPOSE OF TOURNAMENT CONTENDER,” one fan pointedly posted — while many others on social media felt the same way.
One said: ‘One of the goals of the tournament from Orsic, nice shot’, and another tweeted: ‘Mislav got into the goal of the tournament chat’.
Fans were quick to call Orsic’s effort the goal of the tournament and posted their thoughts
Some were in disbelief at the Croat’s dull shot, posting, “How did Orsic do that?” Goal of the tournament contender if you ask me.’
Two other users kept the theme going by posting: “Orsic with one of the best goals of the tournament” and “that could be the goal of the tournament, damn Orsic!!!” Along with some fire emjois to hammer the point.
Other fans were more descriptive in their praise of Orsic’s goal, crediting his technique and comparing the effort to a goal in a computer game.
Other accounts credited Orsic’s technique, comparing the finish to a goal in a computer game
“Orsic delivers accurate PlayStation 2 football placement. What a goal!!’ said an account. While another tweeted: ‘What a goal from Orsic, wow. He makes that finesse look simple, but that was so technical.
Perhaps the best description of the goal came from the fan calling the goal ‘Sublime, Orsic’. Incredible quality that.’
The goal proved to be the difference between the two teams as Croatia secured third place in Qatar with a 2-1 victory over the African side.
Yassine Bounou can only watch as Orsic’s lob goes over his head and into the back of the net
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