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Sam Kerr's goal one of the greats

Roar Guru
28th January, 2013
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In the 2013 W-League grand final, Sydney FC’s Sam Kerr scored a goal that every striker in the world dreams of. Her celebration wasn’t half bad either.

Let’s talk about the goal, running on to a ball and driving full length onto it. It’s like a volley only with the head.

The reverse somersault scissor-kick Pele showed in the 1966 World Cup still ranks as arguably the one that brings the crowd to its feet the most. The bend-it-like-Beckham is up there as well.

But Kerr’s goal had a bit of everything: running at a ball, timing the run and the dive, the control of the body in mid-air, the placement of the ball, the vision to see the chance, the decision to make it a header rather go for foot, leg or chest, control of the ball and hope for a soft touch.

Then go for goal!

The technical ability and timing of the diving header to an incoming ball, when for a large part of the dive the player would be unsighted, is up there with the best of technical skills. We must remember there is only a nanosecond to make the decision and then the skill to make it work.

Love the thoughts of other Roarers on how good this goal was and where you would rate the flying header volley into goal in the goals you would die for on your CV.

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