Calhanoglu ignited AC Milan comeback hopes with a screamer

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Calhanoglu scored the first goal of the game against AC Milan. Twitter/Vintage_Utd

Hakan Calhanoglu struck from 25 yards to put AC Milan 1-0 up in the second leg of their Europa League tie with Arsenal. The goal took the aggregate score to 2-1, igniting hopes of a Milan comeback.

The goal came in the 34th minute of the game, as Calhanoglu picked the ball up about 30 yards out.

With very little pressure on him, the Turk picked his head up, strode forward and put his foot through the ball

It was a fantastic effort, and beat David Ospina at his far post, dipping into the bottom right corner of the net.

The goal made it 2-1 on aggregate, and left AC Milan fans with hope of a comeback. 

You can check out the goal here:

 

 

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