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Must watch: Fourth division German team baffle opposition with remarkable free kick routine

 

James Orr
Thursday 26 September 2013 15:41 BST
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Maybe it's what Gary Speed, Nolberto Solano and Kieron Dyer tried to do for Newcastle all those years ago, but they confused themselves with the set-piece, not their opposition.

So here's German fourth division side Rot-Weiss Essen perfectly executing the trick against Wattenscheid 09 in a league match earlier this month. Essen were 2-1 down at the time but equalised in the 80-minute with this precise routine to baffle the Wattenscheid wall, and, most importantly, the goalkeeper.

Watch the video for yourself below...

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