Video: Ukrainian defender scores stunning scorpion-kick goal

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Michael Oxford
Video: Ukrainian defender scores stunning scorpion-kick goal image

It's been almost 21 years since Colombian goalkeeper Rene Higuita first used the scorpion kick in a match as a defensive clearance - and young Ukrainian defender Dmytro Ulyanov has continued the legacy by using the famous technique to score a stunning goal.

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Playing for Avanhard Kramatorsk against Ternopil in the Ukraine second division, Ulyanov scored the brilliant goal after the ball was hung up to the back post.

Watch the scorpion kick goal in the video above.