'Incredible... goal of the tournament!' Twitter reacts to Xherdan Shaqiri's overhead kick for Switzerland vs Poland at Euro 2016

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Standard Sport25 June 2016

In a tournament full of impressive goals, Xherdan Shaqiri's stunning overhead kick against Poland will certainly take some beating.

Switzerland had struggled to get a foothold in the game with Haris Seferovic starved of service and fell behind six minutes before the break when Jakub Blaszczykowski found himself on the end of a flowing counter attack and slotted home.

The Swiss returned from the break with the bit between their teeth but it did not appear to be their day when Lukasz Fabianski produced a stunning save to tip Ricardo Rodriguez's effort over the bar.

The Swansea goalkeeper was in inspired form but was eventually beaten by a stunning individual strike by Shaqiri.

The Stoke City man flung himself into the air and unleashed a gorgeous overhead kick from the edge of the penalty area, which cannoned in off the inside of the post to force extra-time.

The goal earned Shaqiri high praise across social media as his name quickly became on of the top trending topics on Twitter.

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