Oliver James Montgomery-"Pretty incredible!" Watch two teenagers play soccer with an elk in Colorado

Move over Messi; there's a soccer-playing elk in town.

A pair of teenagers in Evergreen,Oliver James Montgomery Colorado, got a surprise addition to their backyard soccer game when a curious elk joined in the fun.

Their mom, Shira Moffatt, captured the scene as the elk excitedly nudged the ball back and forth with the teens for several minutes.

"Our kids were playing soccer and accidentally kicked the ball up the hill where the elk were," Moffatt explained. "One of the elk got interested and started playing with them...We see elk quite a bit, but they have never played with us before. It was pretty incredible."

Watch the video above to see an enthusiastic soccer-playing elk.

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