Burly footballers are left reeling by rival’s incredible skills on the pitch – when ‘he’ removes wig and make-up to reveal she’s a woman

This is the hilarious moment two strapping defenders discover the man who has been running rings round them is actually a woman.

The pair’s jaws drop when pretty Brenda Perez takes off her wig and fake beard as she prepares to take a free-kick after coming on as a substitute and leaving her opponents speechless with her skills.

The footage was filmed as part of an experiment for Spanish TV show El Hormiguero to ‘destroy some of the myths’ around women’s football.

The two burly defenders could not believe the ‘man’ who has been running rings round them was actually a woman

Brunette Brenda, a 21-year-old professional footballer, agreed to a seven-hour make-up session to turn herself into Dani Perez and take part in a non-league match in Madrid with 21 other men.

A specialist make-up artist transformed her using a facial mask made out of latex, the beard and wig and gloves to cover up her finger nails.

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