Favorite Goal Ever

A little spin off of the best header ever thread below.

What's your favorite goal ever?
It can be the best goal for technical brilliance, a specific memory or a goal that changed an important game for your team.

Here is my favorite goal;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV-jPXfM0X0

Sone Aluko's goal against Bayern Munich in the Uefa Cup. We drew 2-2, we were going mental after scoring one goal but to go in front twice was something else. The crowd were just bouncing. The goal itself is a cracker, great close control and finish. One of the best nights of my life. Fantastic!



Over to you ..

Hmmm...tricky one. I can't pick just one so I'm cheating and picking one based on each of your three criteria.

Technical brilliance - Van Basten (Holland vs USSR, 1988): with that unbelievable, unrepeatable volley!

Specific memory - Alan Shearer (England vs Holland, 1996): think it was his second, but Sheringham laid it off and he spanked it into the top corner. Was the first match I ever remember sitting all the way through, and the one that got me into football full stop.

Important goal - Tevez (West Ham vs Manchester United, 2007): the goal that kept us up and summed up the hard working, skilful and irrepressable Tevez. Still a legend for me, and he only played one season!

Has to be Van Basten in Euro 88 Final sheer class
Others to mention Maradona v England, Owen v Argentina, Barnes v Brazil, Cantona v Liverpool in 96 FA Cup Final, Zidane in CL Final at Hampden

Davor Suker v Denmark. Euro 96
Dennis Bergkamp v Argentina. World Cup 98
Steven Gerrard v West Ham. FA Cup Final 06
Lloyd Doyley WATFORD v QPR - Championship
Tamas Priskin WATFORD v Chelsea - FA Cup 5th Round

For me it just has to be this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1r3bGm9YzQ

Ryan Giggs, FA Cup semi final v Arsenal 1999.

Ivano Bonetti versus West Brom in 1995. I had to google it to find the year, and came across this, which describes it much better than I ever could.

"Ivano Bonetti is still fondly remembered by Grimsby Town fans and quite rightly so. Not only did he bring a touch of glamour and flair to the usually mundane north-east of Lincolnshire, but he also scored the winning goal against a West Brom side packed with star players and managed by an internationally renowned leader of men. OK, so I have exaggerated that last statement somewhat, but for those of us who remember, Ivano did the business against a wandering Al and his fellow deserters on 11 November 1995.

If memory serves me correctly, this was Lord Buckley's second visit back to BP since he defected in October 1994. The previous visit was not a joyous occasion as Town went down 0-2. It was payback time.

Town went into the game off the back of home wins against Stoke and Barnsley and a more than creditable 2-2 draw away at Ipswich. The town was buzzing at the prospect of the Albion game and I recall an electric atmosphere at Blundell Park.

Ivano had joined the Mariners two months before the game and had already established himself as a cult hero. The fact that the player himself had paid half of the £100,000 fee that his management company required for his services saw to this (the other £50,000 having been raised by the fans), but his silky skills equally endeared him to the Town faithful.

I don't actually recall that much about the game (due partly to lengthy visits to the Imp both pre- and post-match and partly to memory block brought on by my recent 30th birthday) but I do remember that Ivano sealed the win that meant so much to us all with a fine finish on the volley. It was a great goal which, I have no doubt, was made even greater by the circumstances surrounding it and for the fact that it was Bonetti who grabbed it.

Unfortunately for us all, our Italian love affair was ended abruptly in February 1996 by Brian Laws' uncanny accuracy with a plate of chicken wings. Hitting Ivano full in the face and breaking his cheekbone after a league defeat at Luton (who we had beaten 7-1 in the cup a month earlier). It was not surprising that the man from Brescia left for Tranmere at the end of the season."

http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?page=greatest_goals/6/piece

I have 2 favourites that I cannot decide against

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FCNyrYC7E8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NevsMzNnU4k&feature=fvst

These are the 2 goals which just left me saying...wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUh-NcHi5ug&feature=related

this is 1 that sticks in the memory for me and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pac5Zkk3eGw

Not from a player from Liverpool, but I always think this goal is truly amazing;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbASd5CU3H8

I love the fact he starts celebrating as it is has left his boot, not even in the goal yet. True class.

Favourite Liverpool goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSwilt4kfFM

The whole situation of the goal was just amazing as well, last minute of the game, we have gone a goal down already, need to win 3-1 to even progress out of our Champions League group, and then he wins us the game like that. The season was 2004/05, and I'm sure everybody knows the rest of the story.

Favourite all time goal - Henrik Larsson's 1st against Rangers in the 6-2 win in 2000

and my favourite non Celtic goal was Dennis Bergkamp's against England in 1992

No idea who scored it; but wow!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt-pYD3W3_g

Almost forgot to add Bergkamp's goal vs Argentina in WC 98. The way he brought it down, slipped his man and finished...wow.

Great call from Electric Demon on the Suker goal, I remember Poborsky scoring a similarly wonderful goal in that same tournament.

There are so many so I'll settle for this shortlist

Beckham vs Greece - 2001
I was 11 at the time and it's the first great England memory I have that I can remember vividly, my whole living room erupted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0GESlaVNdE

Eidur Gudjohnsen overhead kick vs Leeds 2002-03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh7bpGZGSqA

Desailly and Gronkjaer for Chelsea against Liverpool after going 1-0 down on the last day of the 2002-03 season to get UCL qualification.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFgyWziMJw

Wayne Bridge vs Arsenal 2003-04
As much as I dislike him this goal is still up there
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZLZ1h8TISY

Lampard vs Bolton 2004-05 to win the title
1-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg4Y1EFPItY
2-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy1NAzeiWiI

Crespo vs Wigan 2005-06
We can't lose to the new boys on opening day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFpP4WOsEnU

Michael Owen V Argentina (France 98)

I don't think I have ever been as amazed as when I witnessed this. The touch, the pace, the audacity and the sublime finish. A star was born that night.

Manning, I won a ticket to the England v Greece game, free meal beforehand and as much champagne as I wanted afterwards. Fantastic day!

Must have been a great day Hero.

It still makes me laugh that one of England's best reults in my lifetime was a 2-2 draw with Greece.

Manning-to-Manningham wrote:Must have been a great day Hero.

It still makes me laugh that one of England's best reults in my lifetime was a 2-2 draw with Greece.

That's England for ya Manning! The biggest roar I have ever heard in a pub is when we beat Argentina 3-2....in a friendly!

The goal that changed an important game (well won)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b57IPvf6Sg&feature=related

Big Bert's screamer

This is just an awesome volley by Kanchelskis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4QDbiFflN4

Also love this hat trick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6-w7Z83_pE

Favourite goal from a united player is giggs v arsenal

Favourite goal from a non united player is bergkamp against Newcastle or yeboah against the scousers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXG5g_CTMC4
David Platt against Belgium in Italia 90 final minute of extra time

Bergkamp against Newcastle that piece of skill was just sick!

Maradona's 2nd against England in 86 is the greatest goal ever scored

Brady12 wrote:Bergkamp against Newcastle that piece of skill was just sick!

Maradona's 2nd against England in 86 is the greatest goal ever scored

You could add Berkamps goal in '98 World Cup QF v Argentina

Dean Saunders. A goalkeeper (can't remember who) had touched the ball out for a throw in and Saunders picked it up in a flash and threw it against the 'keeper's back as he began to run back to his goal.

The ball bounced back to Saunders and he lobbed it into the open goal. Genius.

Sorry I can't provide a link but I'm in China. It must be on youtube though.

Tony Yeboah's two virtually identical goals were brilliant, I quite like Philip Alberts chip against Schmeichel when they won 5-0. But for me, just for sheer comedy value it will always be this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1csQG0ZciFQ

Il Gialloblu wrote:Dean Saunders. A goalkeeper (can't remember who) had touched the ball out for a throw in and Saunders picked it up in a flash and threw it against the 'keeper's back as he began to run back to his goal.

The ball bounced back to Saunders and he lobbed it into the open goal. Genius.

Sorry I can't provide a link but I'm in China. It must be on youtube though.

this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFgrW7LrQE

That Saunders goal is genius!

As for the other one you posted mate, I popped that link on the best header ever thread. It's a belter

Matt le Tisser's brace against Newcastle in 93 are great goals too.

AberdeenSteve wrote:That Saunders goal is genius!

As for the other one you posted mate, I popped that link on the best header ever thread. It's a belter

Imagine being at the Bury game, laughing at what happened and then realising you are losing because of it. There is a big screen in the corner and all the subs were watching and laughing at it at half time instead of warming up!

I couldn't imagine it, I have been at a game where my team scored a goal after the opposition goalkeeper through the ball off our strikers back but that goal really does take some beating. The guy will never live that down

not a big footy fan but when i saw this thread i needed to put my favourite goal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxspfInbLV8&feature=related
sheer brilliance

Roberto Carlos - The "Impossible Goal" Vs Tenerife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnB_4Jtfy6A&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s

Other Favourites

• Ronaldo Vs Porto & Arsenal 40yd Screamer & Freekick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNsWVuv_oxs

I've never seen that Roberto Carlos goal before, unbelievable!!

OleH wrote:Roberto Carlos - The "Impossible Goal" Vs Tenerife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnB_4Jtfy6A&feature=player_detailpage#t=43s

Other Favourites

• Ronaldo Vs Porto & Arsenal 40yd Screamer & Freekick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNsWVuv_oxs

As much as I love that free kick his 2nd goal that night was better IMO

Has anyone ever seen the keeper rounded so convincingly as this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_kQuJqPBE

Lob....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aiMu9Dt_IE&feature=related

Although this lob aint bad either....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTGwgx1VtBE&feature=related

Wow theres 20 of them here..... well better than Messi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnjZB_vjSU

Wanchope scoring on his debut against Manchester United back when I used to support Derby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZmmTmFOQXA

Derbyblue wrote:Wanchope scoring on his debut against Manchester United back when I used to support Derby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZmmTmFOQXA

I'll give you that one, much better than I remember, go pace strength & control, followed by a cool finish

Van bastens in Euro 88 is the best imo. How he got it i from that angle on the volley??

For sheer joy its either Gazza's v Scotland or Owens Hat trick goal in the 5-1 game. I'll never forgot the split second silence in the packed pub when he shot and the ball bulging the net and entire place erupting!

davidl1061 wrote:

Il Gialloblu wrote:Dean Saunders. A goalkeeper (can't remember who) had touched the ball out for a throw in and Saunders picked it up in a flash and threw it against the 'keeper's back as he began to run back to his goal.

The ball bounced back to Saunders and he lobbed it into the open goal. Genius.

Sorry I can't provide a link but I'm in China. It must be on youtube though.

this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFgrW7LrQE

I can't look at it mate but cheers for finding it. The quick thinking + the sheer cheek = why it's my favourite goal.