Maria Khan wins hearts over amazing free kick in football match against Saudi Arabia

Lahore: Maria Khan on Friday became top trend on Twitter over her amazing free kick during a football match between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

The Twitteratis shared video clips of the scene when Maria Khan while leading Pakistan scored directly from a free kick to equalize the match against Saudi Arabia.

Pakistan women’s football team finished second in the Saudi Arabia 4-nation football tournament after an exciting 1-1 draw against the home side in the final match of the competition.

Maria Khan through her amazing free kick won player of the match award.

At this, she became top trend on the social media and the social media users are paying tribute to the player.

Pakistan football tweeted, “World's greatest sporting family and its legacy lives on!

Hashim Khan would be so proud. 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

World's greatest sporting family and its legacy lives on!

Hashim Khan would be so proud. 🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰pic.twitter.com/xith8VJybN

— FootballPakistan.com (@FootballPak) January 19, 2023

Another user wrote, “A proud moment for Pakistan. An exceptional free kick goal from Maria Khan👏👏 We're super proud of you Maria Khan,”.

A proud moment for Pakistan. An exceptional free kick goal from Maria Khan👏👏 We're super proud of you Maria Khan💚 pic.twitter.com/wrcODNHYKJ

— Suleman Raza MBE (@iamsulemanraza) January 20, 2023

U.S. Consulate General in Dhahran also took to Twitter to congratulate Pakistani American Maria Khan. It said, “Congrats to Pakistani American Maria Khan, fearless captain of the Pakistan Women’s National Team!  “Growing up in America meant that the sporting infrastructure she had access to would only hone her talents and provide her a pathway to excellence.”

Congrats to Pakistani American Maria Khan, fearless captain of the Pakistan Women’s National Team! “Growing up in America meant that the sporting infrastructure she had access to would only hone her talents and provide her a pathway to excellence.”https://t.co/OQJIyP26LQ

— U.S. Consulate General in Dhahran (@USAinDhahran) January 19, 2023

THIS IS FOR YOU PAKISTAN! 🏆#PakistanFootball #DilSayFootball #WomensFootball pic.twitter.com/i35QOt5Cna

— Pakistan Football Federation (@TheRealPFF) January 19, 2023