#1 Mohd Faiz Subri, Penang FA vs. Pahang FA, 16 February 2016
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Though the scope of this article has covered major international leagues and tournaments, this strike stands out amongst all the others for two key reasons. It was scored in a near-unknown Malaysian Super League and it won the FIFA Puskas Award 2016 – the first time the award has gone to a free-kick.
Sabri was close to 40 yards from goal and at a near-impossible angle. What happened next is something words are hard to describe, even in retrospect, as the ball changed direction in physics-defying terms and befuddled the goalkeeper who remained rooted to his spot.
The video of Sabri’s strike went viral, with him engaged in a modest celebration and even downplaying the genius involved in that strike by saying that he got ‘lucky’ with the goal. Even the absolute master of the dead-ball, Juninho, would have a hard-time replicating that strike at his prime.
