Cheekiest penalty or lucky mistake for French football player?

Brisbane Roar player Eric Bautheac has ignited the internet with his penalty against Adelaide in Austalia’s A-League.

The Frenchman scored a penalty, but football fans around the world aren’t sure whether he meant it or not.

Bautheac ran up to the ball, but instead of a powerful strike, he rolled the ball along the ground, fooling keeper Paul Izzo who could do nothing as the ball rolled past him.

However fans are asking whether instead of it being a clever piece of deception, Bautheac was actually attempting a Panenka penalty.

A traditional Panenka is usually chipped into the back of the net, rather than dribbled straight along the ground.

Either way it’s being hailed as the “cheekiest penalty ever”, but whether any player will be brave enough to try it again is another question.