Scottish Rangers striker Kemari Roof makes Europa League history. In the match of the 1st round of the group stage, the English forward hit the gates of the Belgian "

In the second stoppage minute, a player from Glasgow took the ball not far from his own penalty area, extended it to the center line and threw it behind the collar of the Belgian goalkeeper, who went far out of the goal. Throughout the history of the Europa League (the UEFA Cup was reorganized in 2009 - approx. ) no one has ever scored from such a distance as Rufus did.

After the match, the Scottish club mentor Stephen Gerrard praised the effective action of his ward.

" I've played football professionally since 1998 and this is the best goal I've ever seen live.. I do not think that I have ever seen a goal better than this and I do not think that I will, " com.

Rangers beat Standard 2-0. In a parallel match of this group, Benfica beat Lech (4: 2).

As TSN Prosport reported, the only representative of Ukraine in the Europa League Zorya Luhansk in the opening match on the road lost to Leicester.