As Atlanta United eased aside New York City on Sunday night, all eyes were on Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez after he scored twice in the 3-1 win.
Martinez is clearly a showman at heart and with the game in the teed up at 2-0 to Atlanta, the 25-year-old produced a bizarre penalty which featured a leaping run-up.
As he runs towards the dead ball, Martinez jumps into the air to remove all momentum from his strides before connecting with his right foot on landing, fooling New York City goalkeeper Sean Johnson who dived the wrong way.
Josef Martinez produced a bizarre 'leap' run up before taking a penalty against New York City
The Venezuelan striker connected with the dead ball with his right foot after landing the jump
The opposition goalkeeper was deceived as to the direction of the ball and the striker scored
Martinez began his career at Caracas FC in his native Venezuala before going on to play for most notably Torino in Italy.
But a loan move from Italy at Atlanta proved fruitful and having joined the club full time in 2017, he is making his presence felt with the club now into the MLS Conference Finals.
Atlanta won the two-game series 4-1 on aggregate, clinching the victory with Martinez's second goal on a breakaway in the 83rd minute.
He was mobbed by team-mates on a night where he netted an impressive double for Atlanta
The penalty quickly captured fans' imagination around the world given how unique it was
Thankfully for Atlanta United fans, they now prepare for the next round of MLS Finals' matches
The game drew a crowd of 70,526 - another attendance record for the 2-year-old franchise that has quickly developed one of the world's most rabid soccer followings.
Tata Martino, the former Barcelona and Argentina national coach who's been so instrumental to United's success, has already announced he'll be leaving at the end of the season, reportedly to head Mexico's national team.
But he's staying through the playoffs.
His players would love to give him a championship as a going-away gift.
'Tata is the face of the team,' captain Michael Parkhurst said.
'We're still getting better, I think. I still think we can play a little bit better, and Tata continues to push us. It's just an extra motivating factor. We all want to win. We all want to be champions. That would be icing on the cake, for sure.'
The players are determined to win the MLS Cup as a send-off for departing boss Tata Martino
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Main photo article As Atlanta United eased aside New York City on Sunday night, all eyes were on Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez after he scored twice in the 3-1 win.
Martinez is clearly a showman at heart and with the game in the teed up at 2-0 to Atlanta, the 25-year-old produced a bizarre penalty which...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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