S'pore's Cerebral Palsy football team opens 8th Asean Para Games with a last-minute goal à la Manchester United

What a start!

Tan Xing Qi| December 03, 12:23 PM

Talk about last-minute goals and many think of Manchester United. After all, the English team scored these two famous goals in 99.

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The Red Devils fought back from a goal down and scored two goals in three amazing minutes to win the Champions League and, in the process, completed the treble win (Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League).

The thrill of scoring a last-minute goal is always exhilarating and can be a great morale booster. For reference, just look at the guys from Singapore's Cerebral Palsy football team (in red as well).

In the opening match against Indonesia this morning (Dec.3), captain Khairul Anwar Bin Kasmani made the best possible start for the team and the competition as a whole with this peach of a goal in the 59th minute. This variation consists of two 30-minute halves.

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It's not a medal match yet but check out what that goal means to the rest of the team (and the opponents).

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The 29-year-old told Mothership.sg in an earlier interview that the team is gunning for gold this year, having won the silver in the last edition of the Asean Para Games.

“This year, it’s extra special because the games The 8th Asean Para Games will be played in Singapore. We are all very determined to clinch the gold."

Go get them, boys.

Check out the crowd going absolutely nuts here.

href="https://www.facebook.com/ASEANPARAGAMES2015/videos/785204288256252/">SIN vs IND CP Football Match#CPFootball: Captain Khairul Anwar sends a long shot sailing into the net at the 59th minute, bringing host Singapore into the final score of 1-0 for the opening match! Talk about in nick of time, congratulations Team Singapore! #APG2015Video credit: Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth - MCCY

Posted by ASEAN Para Games 2015 on Wednesday, 2 December 2015

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