(CNN) Argentina Goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored one of the most daring goals you’re likely to see in his Cobresal side’s 3-1 win over Colo-Colo in Chile’s premier soccer league.
With his team leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took what appeared to be a relatively innocuous goal kick.
However, outside Colo-Colo goalkeeper Brayan Cortés in his penalty area, the ball bounced off his head and into the goal.
Adding to his embarrassment, Cortés tripped while trying to chase the ball as it crossed the line.
According to TNT Sports Chile, the goal was scored from a distance of 101 meters which, if confirmed by Guinness World Records, will break the record for the longest range goal in history.
The current record is 96.01 metres, set by Tom King in 2021 in a match between Newport County and Cheltenham Town in England’s fourth tier.
“I asked Juan Silva, the manager of the club, if the request for the record application would really be made and he told me ‘of course,'” Requena said Radio Bio.
“So now we are waiting for what is needed to verify what the distance really is. [Silva] told me that the ANFP [Chilean Football Federation] he was called to check the dimensions of the field, which was 150 meters and little.
“Then, since the area is five meters, it is logically more than 100. The truth is that I am happy with all this, more than anything personally, but also for the institution, for Chilean football. Come down to history that something like this makes me happy.
Requena said he thought the altitude — Cobresal’s stadium is 2,400 meters above sea level — may have played a part in his remarkable goal.
“I wanted to take the kick quickly as we did many times at altitude, to try to catch the rival off guard and it came out a little stronger than usual,” said Requena Radio Bio.
“The first thing I did as soon as the ball left my foot was to hold my head because there were two players in a clear position to counterattack and I realized it took too long.
“When I saw the bounce hurt Brayan and it went past him, I thought the ball might have gone in.”
Guinness World Records did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
