VIDEO: Like Beckham in his prime! Panama’s footballer scores her country’s first goal at the World Cup with this sumptuous through ball

Marta Cox has made history in a luxurious way not only for the Panamanian women’s national football team, but also for the entire Women’s World Cup. In the first minute of the match against France, she took a fantastic direct kick.

Not that Panama was only going to the Women’s World Cup to participate, but they already knew after the groups were drawn that they had little chance of qualifying.

The lottery had assigned Brazil and France to the group, plus Jamaica. The players from Central America first lost to the Brazilians 0:4, and then fell short against the Jamaicans (0:1).

In the last match against France they could play relaxed because they could not advance, but they wanted to say goodbye to the championship in a positive way. And they took credit for it from the start of the match.

In fact, in the first minute they had a direct kick, which was taken by Marta Cox, a player from Pachuca, Mexico. The captain of the team from quite a long distance stretched and twisted the ball into the goal. Just like David Beckham in his prime.

The goal was even more special because it broke two records. Cox scored Panama’s first ever goal at the Women’s World Cup.

She also made World Cup history by scoring the fastest goal in the history of the championship after 69 seconds.

Although France added four more goals in the first half and the match ended 6-3 to the Gallic cockerel, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Panamanian players.

Source: Twitter