Panama stars perform wild train celebration after stunning overhead kick… only for goal to be ruled out by VAR
EIGHT Panama players celebrated a sensational overhead kick strike by hilariously forming a train... only for VAR to disallow the goal.
The brilliant moment came during the CONCACAF Nations League third-place match between Panama and Mexico.
Jesus Gallardo had given Mexico the lead after just four minutes at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada on Sunday.
But Panama thought they had pulled level 10 minutes into the second half with a special goal.
A free-kick routine saw the ball floated into the box for Anibal Godoy, before the central midfielder chested it down and acrobatically executed an overhead kick to perfection.
Godoy, 33, immediately sprinted over towards the corner flag and urged his team-mates to get in a line behind him.
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Seven red shirts proceeded to join him on the floor and Godoy then appeared to pretend he was driving a train.
All of his fellow Panamanian players copied him with the superb celebration, but their ecstasy would be short-lived.
Moments later, the goal would be ruled out for offside following a VAR check.
And football fans on social media bemoaned the cruel nature of how it unfolded.
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One said: "After all that stunt 😭."
Another added: "Godoy did all that and just to have it taken away. Feel sorry for him."
A third replied: "That was a goal but the ref is a joke.";
And a fourth simply responded: "Unfair."
Mexico held on to win the game 1-0 to seal third place in the CONCACAF Nations League.
USA claimed the title by beating Canada 2-0 in the final.