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Maryhill midfielder Gavin Stokes scored what is one of the fastest goals in world football when he netted from the kick-off against Clydebank.
Stokes' drive from the halfway line took 3.2 seconds to fly past the Clydebank goalkeeper in Saturday's 3-0 win in the West of Scotland Super League First Division, part of the Scottish semi-professional junior football set-up.
Saudi Arabia midfielder Nawaf Al Abed is said to have scored in two seconds for Al Hilal against Al Shoalah in 2010, but the time was not officially recorded.
Two years later, Vuk Bakic scored in 2.2 seconds for Dorcol against Polet in the Serbian second tier.
Meanwhile, English striker Marc Burrows was reportedly aided by a strong wind as he scored in 2.56 seconds for Cowes Sports Reserves against their Eastleigh counterparts in 2004.
Kris Boyd became the fastest goalscorer in Scottish Premier League/Premiership history in January when he scored for Kilmarnock against Ross County 10 seconds after kick-off.
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: SecretKnowledge
Awesome!
Although not a huge fan of football/ soccer, I can appreciate the rare moment and feeling of scoring one of those 1:10,000 shots.
One of the greatest feelings I had on the rink was when I scored a game-winning goal with about 3 seconds left on the clock against a rival team (inline hockey.)
Those who carry on and on about how lame sports are never had the chance to feel one of these serendipitous moments.
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: Zerodoublehero
Yeah I need to find a way to start playing again. I actually prefer playing D, but since I'm a big guy I'm an obvious choice to screen as a center.
I love robbing forwards of their shots I wish I had the chops to play goaltender.
originally posted by: NarcolepticBuddha
a reply to: Zerodoublehero
Finding a league is not the issue
Finding the time to work around my other responsibilities is
originally posted by: DupontDeux
a reply to: SecretKnowledge
While fun to watch, the reason goalies are not ready for this is that there is an organisation wide gentlemen's agreement not to do this.
The reasoning is that if this is thing, the goalie will be ready and it will be an easy save, thus essentially just replacing the kickoff from the middle with a kickoff from the goalie - It is a waste of time and a waste of possession.
So, yeah, it makes for fun videos, but it really is unsportsmanlike conduct.