best goal ever in LOI

[joeSoap]

Paul Finucane scored a stunning volley against me when I was with Dublin City in Richmond in 2005. Any Limerick fans remember that one?! Certainly do...a sweet left footer from about 25 yards. Not known for his goalscoring was our Paul, but that was a cracker. It was a Sunday evening game too....strange time for a game I thought. Steven O'Flynn got one for us that day too. I was sitting next to Rocky. His face was a picture when Finny smashed that one in.

[Blue Man]

No your mixing that game up. Was a Saturday evening game. We had Brendan Kennedy and Ray Scully sent off and Colin O Brien scored a last minute penalty. But your definately right about Finucane's effort. I just waved that one goodbye!!

[TonyD]

Glen Crowe v St. Pats, half volley from 30yards into SC End around 2001.
Paul Byrne v Bray in Carlisle Grounds (same season) from the halfway line. No cameras at that one but anyone who was lucky enough to be there will agree it was a bit special.
Ken Oman v Shels.

Even as a Pats fan I have to agree with the Crowe nomination. Stunning goal. To balance the books though I can remember two superb goals by Pats v Bohs - Fahey last season (obviously) and a great team goal, sweeping from one end of the pitch to the other and finished off by Martin Reilly on an ice rink of a Richmond Park pitch when we beat the Bohs, ooh, 5-0 was it ?:D (Martin scored a hat trick that night too, which was nice.) Still one of the most complete Pats performances I've witnessed. And finally, speaking of goals from the half way line, Eddie Gormley v Sligo at Richmond in 97 or 98 I think.

[Redie]

Tony Kelly for Sligo Rovers against Bohs in the Showgrounds, around about 1997/1998.
The preverbial screamer.

Also Matthew Judge's goal for Rovers against Cork in the Showgrounds season before last would make any Top Ten list.

[KildareFan]

Peter Rogers scored an absolute stunner for Kildare from inside his own half against Cobh at Station Road a few year's back. I missed the game in Limerick when Kenny scored so I 'd have to say that is the best goal I saw scored by a Kildare player

[red bellied]

Tony Kelly for Sligo Rovers against Bohs in the Showgrounds, around about 1997/1998.
The preverbial screamer.

Also Matthew Judge's goal for Rovers against Cork in the Showgrounds season before last would make any Top Ten list.

Kelly's one, on towards the end of the video.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=fjKbbg8gvdk&feature=channel_page

[HarpoJoyce]

Those McCourt ones are brilliant. Didnt he get another one against Waterford on the half volley that same season?
Sean Dillon got a belter for Longford in United Park cup semi replay a few years ago.
Best from a LOI player (albeit not in the league) has to be Dave Barrys against Bayern.

Brian Mooney scored a craker from 18 yards for Shels against Karpaty Lvov.


Terry Palmer, LFA Cup final at Richmond Park 1995. He tackled the Dundalk forward player on the edge of the UCD box. Full stretch on the ground got up ran through the midfeild with the ball, one - two with Jason Colwell and from inside the Dundalk box. His celebrations were great too.

and for a bunch of goals in one place. Jason Sherlock's hat-trick in the Brandywell Premier Division 1996-97 season. First opposition hat-trick since Derry's introduction to LoI. What an Athlete!

[pineapple stu]

Joe Hanrahan's goal in the Cup Final for us wasn't bad.

[razor]

A pony tailed Billy Woods away in Dundalk, i think twas 1995, I do remember a superb shot of Billy, hand on the corner flag, to celebrate.

[JC_GUFC]

If not that, Eddie Hickey scoring from a kick out against Galway on a freeeeeeezing Terryland night a few years later. Eddie Van Boxtel reacted too late and as he dived backwards,could only parry the ball into the roof of the net. The best thing was he started abusing his defenders for allowing the ball to bounce at all, but then my dad and fellow Limerick fan who was beside me behind the Galway goal started shouting at van Boxtel and telling him how rubbish he was and how it was all his fault. Van Boxtel looked around with this startled, baffled look on his face. Priceless.

I remember that alright - it was after about 2 minutes. We equalised and outplayed you for the rest of the game only for you to score the winner in the last minute.

Best United goal I've ever seen was by Bobby Ryan at Belfield about 7 or 8 years ago. There was a back pass to Barry Ryan and he kicked the ball from the edge of the area. Bobby was just inside the UCD half on the sideline in front of the stand. The ball came to him about knee-height, he flicked the ball up with his right foot and volleyed it to the top corner of the net with his left as Barry Ryan was trying to get back.

Unbelievable goal.

[pineapple stu]

I've never given an ironic cheer at a rubbish shot since. :(

[Schumi]

I've never given an ironic cheer at a rubbish shot since. :(That was a different goal, wasn't it? Bobby Ryan for Bohs in Dalymount.

[Dodge]

The Tery Palmer goal mentioned above was terrific. That final was played in Richmond.

[pineapple stu]

That was a different goal, wasn't it? Bobby Ryan for Bohs in Dalymount.
Nope. We were on half way and he took the shot from pretty much just in front of us. September '01, I think it was.

[Shelsman]

Vinny Arkins via Athlone Town in Tolka Park about 12-15 years ago ( probably when Athlone were last in the Premier Division ). A ball played over the top into the corner ( only a yard from the corner flag ), Vinny raced through and the keeper came out of his box to close him down, the keeper thought twice about it and raced back to his line, Vinny had his back to goal and in one move turned, chipped and curled the ball over the keepers head and into the goal. No TV Camera's there to see it though :( .

Fabio's goal in the FAI Cup Final where he chipped the keeper from the edge of the box too.

[Black and White]

Take a look at Shaun Williams' goal, the 1st dundalk goal in this clip against Finn Harps...1st game of the 2007 season!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gMnPSFmUP_Q

or this free kick versus Athlone!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NeODZ8B3Sm0

[Town Legend]

Although it was in the FAI Cup Danny O'Connors goal for us against Cork City. A screamer of a volley in the top corner from 25 yards in the last minute to win the game.

Also a rare goal from Jamesie Farrell for us against I think Kilkenny City in Stephen Kenny's first year in charge of us. Keeper got a rush of blood to the head and chased a ball out to the half way over towards the sideline. Jamesie just beat him to it, rounded him and just before it went out of play swung his boot at it and it took about half an hour to get there but it finally rolled over the goal line!!:p

[Row Z]

Eddie Gormleys from the half way line... absolute belter into the Shed.
i remember Fat Swollen on the Late Late a few weeks after telling anyone who'd listen that if this was scored in England it would have been voted one of the best goals of all time...
the Big Man wasnt wrong!!!

[Heliodorus]

Dave Barry against Sligo Rovers (or was it Bohs? my memory is going) in the late 80s/ early 90s at Turners Cross. He got the ball on the half way line and waltzed through the entire opposition defence. A bit like Maradonna versus England! ;)


And for a non city player Brian Mooneys goal against karpaty Lviv a 35 yard stunner wasnt half bad!

[Monkey]

A goal Paul Mooney scored for Derry vrs Shels early nintes around xmas time he hit from near the half and it flew past Jody Byrne lucky there was a net it would have still been moving .

[EastTerracer]

Saw Vinny Arkins score an absolute cracker for Rovers in the '94 league winning season at the RDS. He turned onto the ball about thirty yards out and volleyed it into the top corner. Can't remember who we played that day but I'm sure I have it on video somewhere. Maybe it was just the blonde locks but he did bring a touch of glamour to Rovers that season.

[NO 7]

Don't think Vinny Arkins played for Rovers during the league winning season 93-94 ????

[Martinho II]

Don't think Vinny Arkins played for Rovers during the league winning season 93-94 ????

i would agree on that. arkins was with rover in 1990/91. he was at shels in mid nineties

[EastTerracer]

i would agree on that. arkins was with rover in 1990/91. he was at shels in mid nineties

Fair point - must have been in the early days in the RDS. He moved to St. Johnstone in 1992. Obviously an early onset of Alzheimers! Should have remembered that 94 was the year for Geoghegan and Eviston. Thanks for the correction.

[Martinho II]

Fair point - must have been in the early days in the RDS. He moved to St. Johnstone in 1992. Obviously an early onset of Alzheimers! Should have remembered that 94 was the year for Geoghegan and Eviston. Thanks for the correction.

no problem eastterracer..

[oriel]

Joe Hanrahan's goal in the Cup Final for us wasn't bad.


Yeah I remember that one, look at the state of Tolka back in 84 !

http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/2196392.smil