He's seen a lot in more than half-a-century in professional soccer, but caretaker Matildas coach Tom Sermanni had to think twice about whether he'd ever witnessed a goal to match the out-of-this-worldie conjured up by Kyra Cooney-Cross in the win over Germany.
Asked where the 40-yarder ranked among the strikes he's watched all over the world from Caledonia to Canberra to Canada, the much-travelled 70-year-old was left smiling in Duisburg: "It's up there ... yeah, one of the great goals."
And as he admired the sheer vision and preposterous chutzpah needed to pull off the fabulous first-half equaliser in his side's 2-1 win, Sermanni was even more delighted to note that it had been executed by a player who he's convinced is going to be a gilt-edged asset for the Matildas for years to come.
