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Fenerbahce winger Miroslav Stoch has pipped Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao and Santos star Neymar to the 2012 Fifa Puskas award. The Slovakia international stood in space on the edge of the box in Fenerbahce's league match against Genclerbirligi on March 3, 2012 and superbly hooked his volley into the top corner of the net following a set piece. The 23-year-old attacker's winning effort was one of two strikes Stoch netted in an impressive 6-1 home win. Stoch follows in the footsteps of players such as Neymar, who won the award for 2011, Hamit Altintop and Cristiano Ronaldo, who claimed the inaugural edition. The versatile attacker has been under contract with the Turkish ginats since 2010, and previously turned out for clubs such as Twente, Chelsea and Nitra.