Runaround move

The move involves letting a dribble or a pass from a teammate approach but allowing it run past the opponent, then sprinting around the opposing player to continue the attack.

Sprinting up the middle, Pelé was immediately confronted with the Uruguayan goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz who came off his line quickly.

[1] This "runaround" move is mentioned in official FIFA World Cup Technical Reports as "audaciously executed, and called for immense skill, timing, judgment and speed.

"[4] Swedish player Jesper Blomqvist managed to perform a variant of the runaround move with more success, adding a fake, that resulted in a goal when his IFK Göteborg played Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan in 1995.

Receiving an excellent through pass, the Swede confused the approaching keeper – letting the ball run – and faking left, while sprinting right, around his opponent.