“If this comes from Louis van Gaal, he’s ge-ni-aal!”
“And if it comes from the players, then they are geniuses. Unlikely. No one expected this. No one is doing this!”
Like everyone else, commentator Filip Joos was astonished during his commentary, just after the Orange had unpacked with a free kick that seemed to be copied from an American Football handbook. Perfectly rehearsed and executed as well.
Who introduced this?
At the NOS, the maker of the goal, Wout Weghorst, gave the answer. Himself!
“It is a variant from my time at Wolfsburg. It worked well there, and now again.”
The fact that the adventure ends in the quarter-finals hit the striker who now plays for Besiktas hard.
Weghorst did make history. He is the first substitute to score twice for the Orange at a World Cup and he scored the last goal ever in regular playing time of a World Cup since data company Opta has been keeping data since 1966.
Weghorst’s 2-2 came after 100 minutes and 30 seconds of play.
