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Even If You Don’t Like Soccer, It’s Worth Watching This Amazing 70-Yard Game-Winning Goal

Mar. 14, 2013 3:45pm Jason Howerton

As the clock ticked down in a scoreless match against Mamelodi Sundowns in the African Premiere League on Sunday, SuperSport United defender Mor Diouf made an incredible 70-yard goal that ultimately decided the match.

Diouf dribbled towards the middle of the field but quickly noticed that the opposing goalkeeper out of position. So he absolutely drilled the ball 70-yards down the field, which made it past the team’s last line of defense and hit the back of the net.

The final score was 1-0, SuperSport United.

Watch the incredible kick below:

(H/T: HuffPost)

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WhiteRock
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 2:50pm
“Look, I’m sorry you were cut from your t-ball team. That can be tough on any kid. Baseball is one of the most difficult sports on the planet. Hitters who fail 7 out of 10 times (.300 average) are considered great players. Also in baseball, “RUNS are precious and need hard work and good planning”. Also, a baseball game can’t end in a 0-0 tie. Baseball and football are great sports because they require strategy and designed plays/pitches, soccer requires men to chase a ball around a field all day. Any sport where the ball changes hands every five seconds is redundant and boring.”
Soccer requires strategy on the go. You don’t get call time-out and have your coach tell you what play to run. Maybe you like being told what to do or how to run your life. Every player on the field is thinking of the next play in their heads before receiving the ball. I don’t expect you to understand or care, but as one who played all sports growing up and ultimately playing soccer in college I am a little biased, just like you. By the way, I was better at baseball and chose soccer!

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WhiteRock
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 2:30pm
These goals are very rare indeed. I too once saw a team score on a punt in 40 mph winds. Off my Stoppers head and over my goalie! Like a post before, this is a thinking man’s sport. This guy took 1 touch, while at the same time looking up to see where to attack next, via the dribble, the pass and he happened to see the keeper out and hit blistering instep that caught everyone by surprise! Well done! Do feel sorry for the keep though!

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jeffile
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 11:25am
For all of you who believe soccer is nothing more than kicking a ball, understand this. When you understand that kicking is only 10% of the game then you are beginning to understand soccer,

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DZ-015
Posted on March 15, 2013 at 8:34am
Having played soccer in high school and college, the dichotomy is obvious. It is a sport which is simply far more fun to play than watch; although the goal in the clip was exciting.

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brigott
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 9:53pm
Not the first, and won’t be the last.

College teammate of mine scored on a goal kick. Like this one, goalie was pulled up to far and he (“Doc”) sailed it over the goalie’s head into the net.

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- Uranium Wedge
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 10:47pm
  Nope, still boring.
  
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- Uranium Wedge
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 10:57pm
  And also, When did men start playing a woman’s sport professionally?
  
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- RabidPatriot
  Posted on March 15, 2013 at 5:51am
  Soccer would be more fun to watch if there was no goalie and all points had to be scored from 70 yards away.
  
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- VRW Conspirator
  Posted on March 15, 2013 at 11:34am
  @Uranium
  
  Nope – still an idiot…
  
  Futbol has been played for almost 1500 years in various forms. Mongols, Huns, and Mayans/Native Americans would tie up the head of a fallen enemy into the stomach of a goat or sheep and kick it around in a celebration of their battle victory, often dividing up into teams and tackling each other to get the “ball.” It was a FULL contact and bloody event between members of the same tribe but also a celebration. Sort of like Greek wrestling at the original Olympic games, wrestlers often left with broken bones and crippling injuries or death.
  
  Futbol – US soccer – has evolved into the present form simply because “civilized” people see it as a sport and not a battle field simulation and celebration. There is a reason that Futbol is called the “thinking man’s game.” Strategy is more valued than points. Skill is more important than the ability to throw a ball far or run fast. There is still a distinctive CORE gutteral warrior attitude of attacking another warrior in hand to hand (or foot to foot) combat.
  
  Now take American football, if you touch the wrong guy at the wrong time, Penalty! Stop play. Take a rest. TV time out. Even if you put a hand or shoulder on the right guy at the wrogn time, Penalty! What a bunch of P@$$ies!!
  Yeah but we hit each other says the thuggish beer bellied armchair quarterback. Yeah, with 30lbs of padding and only when allowed and in allowed places.
  
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KyleD
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 8:57pm
Soccer isn’t like football. A long goal doesn’t mean the kicker was awesome, it means the goalie sucked real bad. He was too far away from the net.

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- Quagmir
  Posted on March 15, 2013 at 3:37am
  Football isnt like Soccer. A long Pass doesnt mean the QB is awesome. it means the defender sucked real bad. To bad he couldnt keep up with the reciever.
  
  Being judgemental is so easy.
  
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dannyo
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:58pm
epl is awesome, mls is like watching paint dry..

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Brasil2520
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:13pm
If that great American philosopher Archie Bunker was still alive he would say “those people are too lazy to catch a ball” !
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FISH_BONE
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:05pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……..

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mlimberg
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:24pm
Someone needs a new goalie…

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- FlagWavingPatriot
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:12pm
  Actually, the goalie was playing where he should have been playing. It was just a miraculous shot. It happens every once in a while. Can’t do much about it when it does.
  
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Larry E
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:02pm
Even the blind hog finds the odd acorn. I’d be more impressed if he did it with any regularity, and if the opposing goalkeeper had been remotely awake.

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formidable_foe
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:51pm
@Witness1974,

Some games even end in a 0-0 tie. Pathetic…. ROLL THE TAPE:

http://youtu.be/5xLn-X8YJRg

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antitheism
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:50pm
This is football, not “soccer”.

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- GoodStuff
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:00pm
  This is America, not Europe.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:36pm
  soccer and American football should trade names.
  
  american football craps all over the kickers, and they are the only ones touching their foot to the ball.
  without the kickers, “football” would be a useless name.
  
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- antitheism
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:24pm
  good
  
  I though Americans were all about common sense? Does it make more sense to call the sport where you use your foot like 10% time football, or does it make more sense to call the sport where you use your foot 90% of the time football?
  
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- Toltepeceno
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 11:03pm
  If you want to give it a realistic name then call soccer “snoozefest”.
  
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johnsmith500
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:36pm
Some of the comments here are pathetic. The same people who don’t like soccer and call it boring because of goals are precious and need hard work and good planning, yet they have no problem sitting and watching boring to hell NASCAR with ugly cars looping, or watching incredibly un-athletic and some of the even fat and old so-called players in Baseball the ultimate boring game. But I guess some of us are confused and have no idea that soccer is the number 1 game in the world, billions watch it.

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- Dan_o
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:48pm
  Billions eat McDonald’s, too. Doesn’t make it a good burger.
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:51pm
  —”The same people who don’t like soccer and call it boring because of goals are precious and need hard work”
  
  No, it’s boring because a game can end in a 0-0 tie. Gimme a break!
  
  —”Baseball the ultimate boring game.”
  
  Look, I’m sorry you were cut from your t-ball team. That can be tough on any kid. Baseball is one of the most difficult sports on the planet. Hitters who fail 7 out of 10 times (.300 average) are considered great players. Also in baseball, “RUNS are precious and need hard work and good planning”. Also, a baseball game can’t end in a 0-0 tie. Baseball and football are great sports because they require strategy and designed plays/pitches, soccer requires men to chase a ball around a field all day. Any sport where the ball changes hands every five seconds is redundant and boring.
  
  —”soccer is the number 1 game in the world, billions watch it.”
  
  That’s because it’s cheap and has simple rules….easy for third-worlders to play.
  
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- Toltepeceno
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 11:07pm
  I don’t like nascar either, but it doesn’t make soccer any less boring.
  
  How many people in the world eat dogs and cats? Millions? Does that mean you do too?
  
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DEFCON4
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:23pm
Soccer would be exciting to watch, if they used two balls……..

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- GoodStuff
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:51pm
  Or if the balls were on fire.
  
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- DEFCON4
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:08pm
  Good Stuff, ….Lol…Pyrotechnics will add ‘flare’ and always sell tickets.
  Btw – Awesome reply above !
  
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- Toltepeceno
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 11:09pm
  or if the players were on fire.
  
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:15pm
That’s like pinning a fly with a thumbtack.

Bravo

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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 5:08pm
I’ve never quite understood my fellow Americans’ poo-pooing of soccer. I think it’s a tremendous sport.

People say soccer is boring, nothing happens. Really? While I am a lover of just about every sport out there, I wish I had a nickel for every slowly played and boring baseball game I watched that ended up 1-0. And talk about waiting until the end for something to happen…NASCAR, anyone? Does hockey never end 1-0? Have you ever froze your **** off at a football game to see your team lose 6-3? I have.

And this idea that soccer players only use their feet is ridiculous. Anybody who says that is ignorant on the sport (meaning uninformed, not stupid). Soccer takes a heck of a lot of body control and there is a LOT more contact (hands) than most people think; some soccer matches are just about full contact. And some of the best goals in soccer history were off the noggin, not the foot.

Regardless of what folks think about soccer, I think it’s a shame more Americans don’t support our two national teams (we have a women’s national team and a men’s national team). Both are very competitive, but the women’s team is spectacular; they have as much heart, grit and determination as any athletes in the world. I watch every national match I can, and I even go to them when they’re around. I find it greatly patriotic to support my flag in that manner.

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- GoodStuff
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:00pm
  —”every slowly played and boring baseball game I watched that ended up 1-0. And talk about waiting until the end for something to happen…Does hockey never end 1-0?”
  
  Isn’t a 1-0 game better than a 0-0 tie in soccer?? That’s your argument?
  
  MLB avg. runs/game = 4.28
  NHL avg. goals/game = 6.00
  
  Find me a soccer league that has that type of scoring.
  
  —”some soccer matches are just about full contact.”
  
  And plenty of good Hollywood acting.
  
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- FlagWavingPatriot
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:11pm
  GOODSTUFF,
  
  I didn’t realize I was making an argument. I was just relating casual facts. Still, what I wrote is absolutely true–any sporting event can be low scoring. And–this part is just my opinion–I don’t necessarily correlate the amount of scores with the amount of drama.
  
  Some of the most dramatic soccer matches I’ve ever seen ended up 0-0. Further, not all matches can end in ties. Depending on the format/league/tournament/etc., overtime will be played and/or penalty kicks are taken. Even further is the fact that, most often, ties in soccer still give each team 1 point in the standings (running total for the season). Soccer most often uses a point total for the season (kind of like NASCAR).
  
  As to the accusations on acting, are you actually going to argue that faking is a part of every sport? That’s just goofy to suggest. I’ve been watching sports for over 40 years, I know better. Do you know that a player can get a red card (thrown out of the game, leaving their team short a man) if they’re caught faking near the goal? What happened to those two Giants (NFL) players last season who fell down simultaneously because the coach wanted a timeout? Nothing. The case can be made soccer is much stricter than other sports.
  
  As to the physical nature of the sport, it’s obvious you haven’t been around–or played–soccer before. Competitive soccer is downright brutal. Anyone who thinks soccer isn’t physical hasn’t a clue.
  
  GO USA! GOOOOAAAAALLL
  
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Welcome Black Carter
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:37pm
Most of these countries should not graduate to games where you use all four limbs…
Mexico. Enough said.

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Canada_Goose
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:03pm
Why would anyone not like soccer? Or as it’s known by 99% of the world’s population futbol.

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- Witness1974
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:24pm
  Here’s your first clue: “The final score was 1-0.”
  
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- Rijkstra
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:33pm
  At least it makes more sense than Rugby. Watching that game makes my head spin. Why do you only score a try when you succeed?
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 6:03pm
  “Why would anyone not like soccer?”
  
  Because the rest of the world loves it. I like being different. Plus the whole 0-0 tie thingy. Plus the acting thingy.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:02pm
  I love soccer.
  Actually, i love most sports.
  My priorities for watching sports:
  
  1. Two- on- two women’s beach volleyball
  2. International Soccer (World Cup, etc.)
  3. NHL Hockey
  4. MLB Baseball
  5. EPL Soccer
  6. NCAA Basketball
  7. International Hockey (Olympics, etc.)
  8. NCAA Football
  9. Snowboard 1/2 pipe
  10. NFL Football
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 7:14pm
  crap! forgot about the Masters.. slot that at 4.5
  
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Gonzo
Posted on March 14, 2013 at 3:51pm
How long did the match last? And you get 8 seconds of excitement out of it? Passola.

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- SavvyCowboy
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:31pm
  Most of those games last 2 hrs min. At least you could drink beer for the first 1 hr 59 min and 52 seconds then celebrate the rest of the night!
  
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- TheEDGE
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 4:55pm
  Good call Gonzo. I felt duped.
  
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- KyleD
  Posted on March 14, 2013 at 9:09pm
  Personally I find soccer much more exciting than other sports. Pretty much the whole game there’s a possibility of a goal and every couple minutes there’s a shot at the net, or at the very least some hectic times grappling for the ball. I don’t watch sports often but when I do it’s soccer.
  
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