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WATCH: Kerala kids' spectacular freekick wins internet hearts

Kerala seems to have found its latest football superstars, after a video of four school kids executing a perfect freekick went viral on social media. The boys make skillful decoy runs to completely fox the defensive wall, following which the ball goes in.

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Published : Jan 23, 2020, 2:23 PM IST

Malappuram:A video featuring a group of school kids from Kerala orchestrating a perfect freekick during a football game has gone viral on the internet and is winning hearts worldwide.

The video has gone viral on social media

In the video, four class four boys from the Government LP School in Malappuram's Poolapaadam - Pratyush, Lukmanul Hakkim, Aslah and Adil, can be seen carrying out a spectacular freekick.

The kids first sell the goalkeeper a dummy, before going for the goal. Two boys make decoy runs from the right and left, following which a third runs in through the middle and takes a swing without touching the ball, catching the goalkeeper and the defensive wall by surprise.

Finally, the fourth player delivers the perfect kick, as the ball loops high over the wall and goes in.

The video, which went viral on social media, was liked and commented on by some big names from the football world, including World Cup winner Lothar Matthäus, Liverpool winger Xherdan Shaqiri and Colombian women's team player Melissa Ortiz.

The video has already received over five million views on Instagram. The Twitter account of KBFC Manjappada, the official supporters and fans club of ISL team Kerala Blasters, also retweeted the video.

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