Students at East Fukuoka High School in Japan have perfected an innovative free-kick routine, involving a 'dancing wall' in front of the regular wall outside the box, reports The Daily Mail.
The boys from East Fukokoa put three of their players, linked arm in arm, in front of the opposition’s defence and another trio of their attackers, and had them all move backwards before ducking in unison to allow the set-piece taker to hit his shot.
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The move bamboozled the opposition and the free-kick was curled into the far-left corner of the goal.
Another question that arises from the clip: how do high school football matches fill a stadium like that?
East Fukuoka’s antics come not long after Championship side Brentford tried their own creative free-kick during the 2-1 defeat by Birmingham City at St Andrews.
The Bees, who have employed former AC Milan coach Gianni Vio specifically to work on set-pieces, also used a second wall of three players at around the 30-yard mark, having them disperse as the kicker, Alan Judge, made his run up.
Their scattered movement drew attention from the Birmingham defence, putting them off, but Judge could not hit the target.
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