Great LOI goals

**El-Pietro** · 01/04/2014, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

There was a Cork match televised on RTE (I think) shortly before Behan moved to Hartlepool where he did something (from the sounds of it) similar. I think it was against Derry. A free kick centre-on the goal, hit like a rocket up and down over the wall and past the keeper before he could move. I'd never seen anything like that.

I've seen put the ball right through the wall on occasion too.

He would have won that thunderstrike thing on MNS easily if he hadn't been sold to Hartlepool.

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/04/2014, 4:40 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

There was a Cork match televised on RTE (I think) shortly before Behan moved to Hartlepool where he did something (from the sounds of it) similar. I think it was against Derry. A free kick centre-on the goal, hit like a rocket up and down over the wall and past the keeper before he could move. I'd never seen anything like that.

Something along those lines, except there was only one or two people in a wall for Harps, seeing as the free was from inside the centre circle.

**Charlie Darwin** · 01/04/2014, 4:55 PM

Ah right, this was from about 20 yards out!

**MeathDrog** · 02/04/2014, 12:48 AM

John Lester with a header from just inside the halfway line for the Drogs v Pats, I'd say around 2003.

No cameras were there I think.

**pineapple stu** · 02/04/2014, 9:17 AM

Andy Myler with a lob against Limerick from half way the same weekend as David Beckham.

Apparently the Limerick keeper was doing toe touches on the edge of his area at the time. That's presumably why Beckham's goal is one of the greatest ever and Myler's isn't.

**Dodge** · 02/04/2014, 9:30 AM

Originally Posted by MeathDrog

John Lester with a header from just inside the halfway line for the Drogs v Pats, I'd say around 2003.

No cameras were there I think.

He was about 30 yards out and the keeper was on the edge of this box. Hardly top class...

On the Fahey v Crowe debate I think the fact that Fahey's was scored against probably the best keeper I've seen in this league edges it a small bit. But both are unbelievable strikes

**Louth4sam** · 02/04/2014, 9:59 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmIWXzz-t9Q

Donal Broughan vs Finn Harps in 2002.

A mate of mine was a youths keeper around that time and told me that Broughan tried it again in training about 100 times and didn't even get close.

**Sheridan** · 02/04/2014, 1:02 PM

Always thought Fahey's goal was overrated. Great awareness and technique, but when a 35-yard shot with no shape or dip hits the middle of the goal, it goes down as the keeper's error.

**MeathDrog** · 02/04/2014, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

He was about 30 yards out and the keeper was on the edge of this box. Hardly top class...

On the Fahey v Crowe debate I think the fact that Fahey's was scored against probably the best keeper I've seen in this league edges it a small bit. But both are unbelievable strikes

I remember him being a bit further out than that. Still, impressive to score a header from that far out. Never seen one scored from any further in any game.