Boardsies Decide : Greatest FIFA World Cup Goal

Kolido

Difficult call. Had to get a better angle for that grosso goal and it does look sweet. But pavard just edges it for me, the way he slices it with outside of the foot, spectacular.

Voting Pavard

Necro

Grosso for me, I think the significance shades it for me. Very close contest though.

lassykk

Pavard for me. An amazing technique. Love the other goal too!

Arghus

Grosso. The pass from Pirlo, the first time curling strike, the sudden evaporation of tension and the eruption of joy.

Pavard.

We'll see a million and one of Grosso's goals this season.

Omackeral

Pavard 3-2 Grosso

Omackeral

At the time expiration, it was Pavard leading 3-2. Let's see if we can get a higher voter turnout here next.

Omackeral

Dario Rodriguez (Uruguay vs Denmark, 2002)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiwJz-ex35w

VS

Robin Van Persie (Netherlands vs Spain, 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDZ5EwKenI

Necro

Van Persie all day, I think for sheer audacity it might be one of my favourite goals ever

Arghus

Dario Rodriguez - the ball never touches the ground from the corner.

cdeb

Rodriguez all day long.

Two unique goals though; a shame they have to meet this early. But love the heads and volleys

cdeb

Omackeral wrote: »

Pavard 3-2 Grosso

4-3 Pavard, no?

lassykk

I 100% know I'm not winning this but to me the Uruguay goal is a better goal the skill of the assister to juggle the ball and lay it off without it dropping for Silva to strike on the volley is just a thing of beauty.

I like the Van Persie goal obviously but just prefer the Silva one.

Sawduck

Van Persie. - pure class, up there with the greatest goals ever

JP Liz V1

RVP

Irish Aris

Van Persie, a very unique and very impressive goal.

Reberetta

Dario Rodriguez

Garcia makes this goal special with the delicate touch and assist from his left foot.

Omackeral

Rodriguez 4-4 Van Persie

Omackeral

Our first Knockout Stage shootout. Let's have a looksee.

Necro wrote: »

Van Persie all day, I think for sheer audacity it might be one of my favourite goals ever

1-0 RVP

Arghus wrote: »

Dario Rodriguez - the ball never touches the ground from the corner.

1-1

cdeb wrote: »

Rodriguez all day long.

Two unique goals though; a shame they have to meet this early. But love the heads and volleys

The heads and volleys comment saves it.

2-1 Rodriguez

lassykk wrote: »

I 100% know I'm not winning this but to me the Uruguay goal is a better goal the skill of the assister to juggle the ball and lay it off without it dropping for Silva to strike on the volley is just a thing of beauty.

I like the Van Persie goal obviously but just prefer the Silva one.

Despite getting the player wrong, it's a great reason :P

3-1 Dario Rodriguez

Sawduck wrote: »

Van Persie. - pure class, up there with the greatest goals ever

3-2

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

RVP

No reason given. Stays 3-2

Irish Aris wrote: »

Van Persie, a very unique and very impressive goal.

3-3

Reberetta wrote: »

Dario Rodriguez

Garcia makes this goal special with the delicate touch and assist from his left foot.

4-3 to the winner Dario Rodriguez

Omackeral

cdeb wrote: »

4-3 Pavard, no?

Time limit of 30 minutes per match. Was 3-2 when it was up.

Omackeral

Could be a potential head vs heart tussle coming up. Two last minute offerings. Let's see which way you sway. I'll be watching a film after this is posted so the time limit will be up to yourself to monitor! Each match lasts 30 minutes remember!

Omackeral

Robbie Keane (Ireland vs Germany, 2002)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIexE4B1GHY

David Platt (England vs Belgium, 1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY16I1-YZTM

Arghus

David Platt - the technique is outrageous. Keane's goal isn't a patch on it really.

lassykk

Omackeral wrote: »

Our first Knockout Stage shootout. Let's have a looksee.



1-0 RVP



1-1



The heads and volleys comment saves it.

2-1 Rodriguez



Despite getting the player wrong, it's a great reason :P

3-1 Dario Rodriguez



3-2



No reason given. Stays 3-2



3-3



4-3 to the winner Dario Rodriguez

Lol. I just couldn't spell the right player

Necro

Robbie Keane. Heart over head but by jaysus I remember exactly where I was when that went in.

afro man

Head over heart... David plat goal for me

lassykk

Has to be Robbie Keane for me. I was 16, doing my leaving cert English Paper 2 if I recall correctly and the supervisor let us know when Ireland equalised and a roar went across the hall! Obviously platt's goal is better but the world Cup to me is all about childhood memories and Robbie Keane is a great one

Reberetta

David Platt

Almost a 360 turn for an over the shoulder volley requiring great timing, anticipation, concentration, and direction, delivered in a more important match. The Belgian defender on his right should really have gone after that ball like a terrier and cleared it. If I were Belgian, I'd be disappointed in the defence all round.

cdeb

Platt's goal is superb technique. Easy to underrate it.

And yet I'll vote Keane anyway. One of the reasons football stands out over other field sports (especially rugby) is how quickly something can happen. 5 seconds from us bringing the ball out from the back to the net billowing. I think that's even easier to under-rate.

It probably won't get any further, but it deserves to be appreciated (like Shane Long v Germany too) as a goal which makes football better than lots of other sports

~Rebel~

lassykk wrote: »

Has to be Robbie Keane for me. I was 16, doing my leaving cert English Paper 2 if I recall correctly and the supervisor let us know when Ireland equalised and a roar went across the hall! Obviously platt's goal is better but the world Cup to me is all about childhood memories and Robbie Keane is a great one

Same! No heads up by the supervisor though, had to wait till after the exam to hear. As if the nerves of the LC weren't enough already!

I'm actually gonna abstain from voting on this one. I know Platt's is the better goal, with the better technique, but I can't bring myself to actively vote against Robbie's. It meant too much.

Now i've the "Daydream" song from the Carlsberg ad in my head

Robert Keane. Quality route one football.

Platt just swung a leg at a ball hoofed into the box.

Omackeral

Keane 4-3 Platt

Omackeral

The Green Army marches on. The abstained vote proved crucial perhaps! There are 4 more First Round Knockout bouts to go and we'll get through them tomorrow. Stay safe y'all.

Omackeral

Next knockout match coming up shortly...

Omackeral

Manuel Negrete (Mexico v Bulgaria, 1986)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV92Cp4Qmkg

VS

Michael Owen (England vs Argentina, 1998)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qeDBad2Go

Necro

Gotta go for Owen here, it is close mind. Great pass from Becks and then the flick to take it beyond the defender before a great run and finish.

Kolido

Voting Owen. The Mexico goal is something you might try in training. Lucky it worked.

Omackeral

Just passed the halfway point here

Omackeral

Negrete 0-2 Owen

Omackeral

Bit of a dud there tbh. Maybe try again with later kickoffs!

Sultan of Bling

Omackeral wrote:

Bit of a dud there tbh. Maybe try again with later kickoffs!

Id say wait until after the liverpool v leeds game.

Irish Aris

Omackeral wrote: »

Bit of a dud there tbh. Maybe try again with later kickoffs!

yeah, Premier League is back today, currently watching Arsenal, so with a 30 minute window to vote we would definitely miss some matches

StevenToast

Negrete

Omackeral

Cool. We'll get it going later on so!

Omackeral

Next bout being uploaded momentarily.

Omackeral

Philip Lahm (Germany vs Costa Rica, 2006)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PabsSYHoQ-s

VS

James Rodriguez (Colombia vs Uruguay, 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isq5xV6VUt4

Irish Aris

2 wonderful goals.
Lahm's shot has the perfect spin and trajectory, hitting the corner of crossbar and post.

But I will vote for James: the way he controls the ball with his chest and then doesn't let it bounce and shoots straight away is brilliant

Skylinehead

Lahm's goal is great, lovely opener to a tournament, even leaves a guy on his arse with no effort.

But James' is obviously better. Chest, bang. Extra points for crossbar. So that.

Omackeral

2-0 at half time.