Vote for Darlington Nagbe in SportsCenter's "Best of the Best"
Look like he's going up against Brazil's Erika. Not exactly sure what she did as stupid ESPN doesn't provide links (at least not that I could find).
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Geoff Gibson
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This right here
is what Erika did. Similar to Nagbe’s except she actually put the ball over a defender before volleying it in. Stellar goal.
In before FIFA zealously ends that youtube video
http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/video/video=1470330/index.html
Somewhat similar goal, but Equatorial Guinea?
Jag kom, jag såg, erövrade jag.
I would liken her goal...
more closely to what Luke Rodgers did last night. Fantastic goal and the flick was amazing, but it was also much closer than Darlington Nagbe’s shot and was only a straightline.
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Saying it was "only a straightline" is really missing the most amazing part of the goal though
That was an incredibly difficult shot any way you look at it. It didn’t have the distance of Nagbe’s goal, sure, but to pop it over a defender’s head like that, catch up to the ball and basically hit it on the run is pretty damned stunning. Nagbe had the “luxury” of not having a defender that close to him when he got the ball, so he could take two dribbles before firing his shot – Erika had to get the ball either over or around a defender before even trying a shot, and she took the over. They’re both really impressive efforts.
by pdb on Jul 7, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
















