Noel Hunt's Goal

[Razors left peg]

No idea who got it,both have good claims it looks like........... but do I care???
At that stage I would have been happy even if it went in off the defender

[tricky_colour]

When asked to describe the goal to someone without a stream I said "Keane prodded it in", however it seem the 'prodder' was Hunt not Keane. After seeing blurry streams several times it really is impossible to tell, you can make a case for either.
It was puzzleing that both of the players were not togeather in the celebrations, the camera stayed on Keane, Noel did not seem to be in the shot. I think you would need super slow-motion to sort it out. But at the end of the day the important thing was the goal not who got the final touch.

[pineapple stu]

It's clearly Keane's goal from the first replay. And it's quite probably Hunt's goal from the second. Don't UEFA review these things and correct errors, however technical?

Doesn't matter anyway.

[tricky_colour]

The defender might have got the final touch - he is not claiming it though.

[disabledrog]

keans goal all day long,hunt was stretching for it and i dont think he could have gotten that power when stretching for it

[Morbo]

Bloddy pikey's always trying to nick everything, seriously though its poor form to handle it public the way he did. I think it was more Keanes' goal anyway although it is debatable.

[dublinred]

Poll ?

[Dun Laoire]

I've noticed something on the youtube clip that might just clear things up. If you notice @ 0.29 to 0.32 hunt leans over to his ankle then walks off gingerly. Could that suggest that keane in fact kicked the back of hunts foot which gave the ball the extra power that forced the little roundy fella into the net?

[SkStu]

the ball was actually whipped into the net - it was more than a prod. Keane's shot is more likely to have sent the ball into the net the way it went in. I think its Keane's goal.

[tricky_colour]

I've noticed something on the youtube clip that might just clear things up. If you notice @ 0.29 to 0.32 hunt leans over to his ankle then walks off gingerly. Could that suggest that keane in fact kicked the back of hunts foot which gave the ball the extra power that forced the little roundy fella into the net?

Interesting I was about to post this:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbJa...eature=related
On this one at 0.48 it looks like all three, including the defender, make contact with the ball at the same time!!
A video is made up of still pictures so mment of contact may not have been recorded.

But...

I think Keane actually makes contact with Noels foot, infact I think you can see on the video how Noels foot sort of flails up in a manner which suggests that it had been kicked, so I would agree with you there. Still it is hard to be certain.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I think it's Keanes' goal. Take a look at this- seems to show that Hunt kicked too high and Keane was the one to make contact.

[Colbert Report]

Noel Hunt needs to go away. Stop trying to steal other people's goals. We don't need whiny bitches like him in the squad.

[Dun Laoire]

Noel Hunt needs to go away. Stop trying to steal other people's goals. We don't need whiny bitches like him in the squad.

You 100% sure it's not Noel Hunts?

[Colbert Report]

My point is that it doesn't matter a lick. Noel Hunt should be happy he gets to play for his country. I don't need some bum crying and whinging that our captain 'stole' his goal. Go away.

[Dun Laoire]

My point is that it doesn't matter a lick. Noel Hunt should be happy he gets to play for his country. I don't need some bum crying and whinging that our captain 'stole' his goal. Go away.

Not to us it doesn't but i think if Hunt feels he was the one who scored and got credited for the goal it would only do his confidence the world of good which of course would be to our benefit. I'm not so sure he's crying and whinging about it either.

[Stuttgart88]

A similar thing happened in the 1979 FA Cup Final. David Price & Brian Talbot both seemed to connect with the ball at the same time.

[Tis-smeee]

Noel Hunt needs to go away. Stop trying to steal other people's goals. We don't need whiny bitches like him in the squad.

Why would he put his neck on the line if he didnt genuinely believe it was his ?

And if its a team game then we give out golden boot awards?

[tricky_colour]

the ball was actually whipped into the net - it was more than a prod. Keane's shot is more likely to have sent the ball into the net the way it went in. I think its Keane's goal.

The ball bounces before it was goes into the net, it hits the ground shortly after it was struck.
I think Noel prods it down and Keane acually hits the bottom of the defenders studs (or rather the defender got a block in on his shot/foot) and Noel prods it below their to boots. However I change my mind every time I see it but that is my latest 'theory'.
Or Noel hits the defenders leg as he blocks Keane and the defender has the last touch?

[danonion]

Still looks like Robbie's to me imo.

[SkStu]

its actually ridiculously hard to tell. I think that maybe Hunt miskicked/overkicked slightly and Keane shot it in under his foot - my latest theory...