Banfield player scores ludicrous long-range free-kick in Copa Libertadores

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Crikey! This stayed hit...

There's so much to like here: the long run-up, the power, the sprawling goalkeeper. Who doesn't enjoy a free-kick from absurd range?

That's Banfield's Jesus Datolo scoring in the Copa Libertadores last night against Ecuadorian side Independiente Del Valle.

The game eventually finished 2-2, with Banfield's second, equalising goal coming in second-half stoppage-time – and taking them through on away goals.

An eventful night for the visitors, then... 

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Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.