Watch: Gremio's Jael bends home stunning free-kick in derby rout

By Seb Stafford-Bloor
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The pick of the goals from Brazil last night: Jael's swirling 30-yarder – and against his team's arch-rivals too

Gremio

As much as FFT loves the knuckleball technique, there's something timeless about a more traditional free-kick - the swirling, bending type that curves away from the goalkeeper at the last minute and nestles in the top corner.

On Sunday night, Gremio's Jael provided the perfect example in his team's 3-0 win over hated rivals Internacional in the first leg of their state championship quarter-final. 

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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.