Australian rising star Alou Kuol may have scored a scorpion goal for Australia’s under-23 side at the Asian Cup in Uzbekistan overnight - but don’t ask the 20-year-old how he did it.
The Asia Cup has handed him the chance to play for his country and Kuol has impressed against Iraq. In the game, Australia held on for the draw despite being down to ten players after a red card in the second half.The team will need a win or a draw to book a place in the knockout rounds when they take on Jordan in their final group game at 11pm on Tuesday night.
Speaking post-game, Kuol told Football Australia media he was impressed with the strike but was disappointed Australia didn’t win the game.“We were up and we had to get on with it, but in the end Iraq were lucky to get away with a point.”“Out of 10? I’d give it a five. That’s normal. Just give me the same ball and I’ll do it again,” Kuol joked.brother Garang recently starring for the A-League All-Stars against Barcelona.
Their family left war-torn Sudan when he was three, moving to Egypt and finally settling in Shepparton where his parents work as dry cleaners and raised their seven children. Western United’s Ben Garuccio scored a scorpion goal in the A-League Men against Western Sydney Wanderers in February. Socceroos midfielder Riley McGree was nominated for the Puskas Award for a similar scorpion goal in 2018 after scoring for Newcastle Jets against Melbourne City in the A-League.Cahill was also nominated for the Puskas Award in 2014 for his volley in the FIFA World Cup against the Netherlands.
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