Costa Rica's Alexandra Pinell scores screamer free kick.

Alexandra Pinell, who plays her club football for Costa Rican outfit Deportivo Saprissa, stepped up to take a free kick from just outside the penalty area in the dying moments of her side’s group stage clash with Korea DPR.

And she made no mistake, sending a sensational strike arrowing into the top corner to give Costa Rica a 1-0 win.

The 20-year-old’s wonder goal was enough to secure all three points for her side in their Group A opener, with Costa Rica now next set to face Nigeria on Saturday. Pinell will be hoping to replicate her heroics against the African champions and help her team progress to the knockout stages of the competition.

Alexandra Pinell has become an overnight sensation with her stunning free-kick on the opening day of the Women’s Under-20 World Cup.

The 20-year-old Costa Rican, who plays her club football for Deportivo Saprissa, stepped up to take a free kick from just outside the penalty area in the dying moments of her side’s group stage clash with Korea DPR.

And she made no mistake, sending a sensational strike arrowing into the top corner to give Costa Rica a 1-0 win.

Pinell’s wonder goal was enough to secure all three points for her side in their Group A opener, with Costa Rica now next set to face Nigeria on Saturday.

The youngster will be hoping to replicate her heroics against the African champions and help her team progress to the knockout stages of the competition.

The 20-year-old Costa Rican, who plays her club football for Deportivo Saprissa, stepped up to take a free kick from just outside the penalty area in the dying moments of her side’s group stage clash with Korea DPR.

And she made no mistake, sending a sensational strike arrowing into the top corner to give Costa Rica a 1-0 win. Pinell’s wonder goal was enough to secure all three points for her side in their Group A opener, with Costa Rica now next set to face Nigeria on Saturday.