A 19-Year-Old Just Scored The Best Goal In The A-League’s History

The best goal you'll see this weekend


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19-year-old Newcastle Jets striker Riley McGree just scored the best goal in the history of the A-League.

With the Jets trailing 1-0 at home to Melbourne City, McGree exchanged a one-two with Ronald Vargas before somehow managing to chip City keeper Dean Bouzanis with a first time backheeled lob from right on the edge of the area.

Watch it here:

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The goal is even more remarkable from the front angle:

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It’s a difficult to even conceptualise the work needed to score that goal, let alone actually physically do it.

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Even more remarkably, Jets manager Ernie Merrick didn’t even celebrate the goal:

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The Jets - who finished last in the last season - have gone on to win the match 2-1, with a Jason Hoffman goal proving the difference.

They play either Melbourne Victory or Sydney FC in the A-League grand final next Saturday night — their first since 2008.

Rudi Edsall

10 December 2018

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