Watch: Brazil's Paulinho levels from 30 yards vs. Uruguay

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REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Brazilian midfielder Paulinho did his best John Woo impersonation Thursday against Uruguay when the Guangzhou Evergrande star's 30-yard equaliser forced a flock of pigeons to retreat in the spirit of the action movie director's trademark trope.

Paulinho joins Ecuador's Felipe Caicedo as the only players to score against goal-stingy La Celeste in Uruguay during this round of 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

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