Tigres have called for Lizbeth Ovalle to be shortlisted for this year's Puskas Award after a stunning acrobatic goal against Guadalajara.
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Ovalle scores stunning acrobatic goalSet up by Tigres team-mate HermosoClub calls for Puskas goal nominationFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Spain star Jenni Hermoso whipped a teasing cross into the box and then team-mate Ovalle buried a remarkable goal into the corner, something she later dubbed "the shrimp". After Tigres won 2-0, the Mexican club stressed she should be shortlisted for FIFA's 2025 Puskas Award (given to the best goal of the year at the Ballon d'Or awards).
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After the match, the midfielder said via AP: "I don't even know how I did it. I haven't even seen it."
Although this strike has been referred to as a scorpion goal, Ovalle joked she would call her effort something a bit different.
"I'll call it the shrimp," she quipped.
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The win saw Tigres leapfrog Guadalajara into fourth in Liga MX Femenil. Ovalle will hope to fire her team to victory again when they face Necaxa on March 7.