Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang almost scored “the goal of the year” Wednesday evening during added time for OM-Nice (2-2). But his little dive crashed into the crossbar.
It’s an action that will fall into the very special category of “almost” legendary goals. Wednesday evening, in added time at OM-Nice, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang embarked on a somewhat crazy solo raid. Alone in the middle of the Nice defense, the Gabonese striker slipped through the middle of three opponents, before slipping a nice ball over Marcin Bulka. But the ball landed on the crossbar.
“He was on the verge of achieving the goal of the year, admires Geoffrey Kondogbia, interviewed by Canal+ Foot. His control was superb, and then his position was ideal for the goal. This is his specialty, he loves taking the ball on the left side, he is very comfortable in this type of situation. But we see that the ball bounces just before his lofted shot, he was a little unlucky. »
“Aubame” chose the dive
If we look closely, Aubameyang’s last two touches of the ball before his shot are excellent, a long ball with the right foot to pass between two defenders, and a little control with the left to get back into position. At the end of the race, the Marseillais chooses the dive, which is rather well seen since it surprises Bulka, and which is almost perfectly executed. It’s all about the almost, once again.
What would this goal have changed for OM? He would have already blown up the Vélodrome. And the two more potential points would have allowed Jean-Louis Gasset’s men to regain 7th place at Stade Rennais. As a reminder, this 7th place could qualify for the Europa Conference League if Paris Saint-Germain beats Olympique Lyonnais in the final of the Coupe de France. 6th place seems out of reach for the moment.
