{"id":290560,"date":"2023-09-09T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T12:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=290560"},"modified":"2023-09-09T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T12:34:45","slug":"sandro-wolfinger-produces-early-goal-of-the-season-contender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/sandro-wolfinger-produces-early-goal-of-the-season-contender\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandro Wolfinger produces early goal of the season contender"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Liechtenstein&#8217;s Sandro Wolfinger produces an early goal of the season contender as the midfielder scores a stunning volley in Euro 2024 qualifier<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Liechtenstein lost 2-1 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in Euro qualifying on Friday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liechtenstein conceded two early goals before scoring through a wondergoal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sandro Wolfinger found the top corner with a volley from outside the area\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were plenty of international matches for fans to enjoy on Friday night but there is no doubt which game produced the best goal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That game was Bosnia and Herzegovina vs\u00a0Liechtenstein, where\u00a0Sandro Wolfinger scored one of the most sumptuous volleys you will ever see.<\/p>\n<p>Edin Dzeko had broken the deadlock in just the third minute before an own goal from Simon Luchinger put Bosnia 2-0 up.<\/p>\n<p>However, the visitors got themselves back into the game with a moment of real magic.<\/p>\n<p>A corner was headed clear but only into the path of Wolfinger, who caught it out of the air with an outrageous dipping volley into the top left corner.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for video\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/12\/75243167-12498883-image-a-10_1694258504622.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sandro Wolfinger (left) found the top corner with a stunning volley from outside the area<\/p>\n<p>It left his team-mates looking stunned while the defenders were left looking as if they accepted there&#8217;s not much they could have done about it.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for\u00a0Liechtenstein it would prove to be the last goal of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves them sat bottom of Group J, having lost all five of their matches.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal top the group with a perfect record from their first five.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/09\/12\/75243105-12498883-image-a-9_1694258157634.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wolfinger celebrates after scoring a wonderful goal in Friday&#8217;s Euro qualifier in Zenica\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12498883\/Sandro-Wolfinger-produces-early-goal-season-contender-Liechtenstein-midfielder-scores-stunning-volley-Euro-2024-qualifier.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liechtenstein&#8217;s Sandro Wolfinger produces an early goal of the season contender as the midfielder scores a stunning volley in Euro [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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