Brann and Kristiansund combined to score one of the most interesting goals of the season during the latter's 4-0 win over the former Friday.
There is a lot going on in this video, I am just going to warn you right now. Layers.
To recap:
1. Long throw.
2. Goes through the cluster.
3. Bicycle kick.
4. Off the crossbar.
5. Volley into the net.
The Europa League is full of fun. Half of that fun comes from spectacular goals scored by talented professionals, bringing us joy.
The other half, well, check out Aleksandr Kokorin's goal for Zenit St. Petersburg against Real Sociedad on Thursday.
That's just good clean fun. Of course, it wasn't the only goalkeeper blunder of the day.
For as long as I can remember, people with absolutely zero expertise in the world of player development and zero knowledge about the overwhelming complexities of our incredibly fragmented youth system have been banging on about simply unearthing the next Lionel Messi in the face of what Top Drawer Soccer's Will Parchman elegantly described as issues of money, space and time.
It’s long been known that the atmosphere inside of Turkish football stadiums is otherworldly. Most commonly, the domain of Turkish stadia has been said to bear an uncanny resemblance to playing in hell for visitors. From your greeting at the airport to your sleepless night in the team hotel, you finally arrive inside a cauldron of noise like Besiktas’ Vodafone Park and encounter scenes that last from the first minute until the 90th.
Languishing near the bottom of the Portuguese Primeira Liga table, heading into the break at 1-1 with S.C. Braga would’ve represented an exceptional 45 minutes of football for C.D. Tondela on Sunday. However, just on the stroke of halftime, Braga struck the crossbar before Tondela defender Ricardo Costa smashed the rebound into his own net.
The Old Firm is always lit, and this weekend's contest was no exception. Celtic won, sure, but the play of the game was undoubtedly Rangers midfielder Josh Windass' slide tackle on his own manager, Pedro Caixinha.
The two shared a laugh afterward, but we can't help but wonder if Windass will have to run a few extra wind sprints in training this week.
Now, if you'll excuse us, we're going to go back to giggling like schoolchildren at the name "Windass".