This Article is From May 30, 2017

No, Not Special Effects. Man Flies In On Drone Before Football Match

The match was off to a 'flying' start.

No, Not Special Effects. Man Flies In On Drone Before Football Match

An official flew in on a drone before the Portuguese Cup final to deliver the football.

It may look like a scene straight out of a Marvel movie, but we assure you it happened for real. At the Portuguese Cup final on Sunday, a man actually did fly through air to deliver a football to the referee. The Benfica vs Vitoria de Guimaraes final saw an official flying in on a drone to kick-start the match. The Guardian reports that he flew around for 70 meters in the rain on the skateboard-shaped drone before touching down expertly to deliver the ball.

The video of the official on his levitating hoverboard has gone viral with over 3 lakh views on YouTube in just one day.

Watch the incredible footage below:



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