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Southampton star Sofiane Boufal wins October Goal of the Month award
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Sofiane Boufal has claimed the October Goal of the Month award for his incredible solo goal in Southampton’s 1-0 win over West Brom.
The Morocco international struck an 85th minute winner at St Mary’s with a moment of individual brilliance to sink Tony Pulis’ side.
Boufal took the ball round six opposing players after starting in his own half before finishing into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Reminiscent of Diego Maradona’s infamous goal against England - not the Hand of God - the Moroccan picked the ball up inside his own half facing his own goal.
Quick feet and a deft turn helped him spin away from two markers before a burst of pace took him past a labouring Jake Livermore and into the opposition half.
With room to race into he skipped round Craig Dawson easily, before a back-tracking Allon Nyom crashed straight into the West Brom centre-back, taking him out of the game.
Suddenly he was approaching the penalty area and Southampton have a four on three situation. But he didn’t need any assistance.
He stood up Craig McAuley, quickly shifted the ball from his left foot to his right, opening up the space in the process before finding the bottom corner with a precise finish beyond the despairing Ben Foster.
It was the 24-year-old’s first, and only, goal of the season so far, and perhaps most impressively came just five minutes after his introduction from the bench.
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