What a goal!!!

Just watch this magnificient strike by Dejan Stankovic.



I think this was the game against Chievo at San Siro(I am not sure but Inter won it 4-3 after leading 4-0 for 75 minutes!!!)
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In order to understand the skill required to score this goal. Visualise the following as it happened in real time.

The ball arrives at the feet of Dejan from a pass by Olivier Dacourt I guess. He is just outside the penalty area (the right side) but at the edge of it. So, naturally the angle is acute and given that Dejan is a right-footed player (mainly uses it to unleash these ferocious shots) he can only go to the near-post. The goalkeeper does actually well to cover the near post. But Dejan hits with the outside of his right foot to the far-post. The ball curls into the far corner of the post. The skill lies in placing it to the far corner of the post with the curl using the right-foot. It would have actually been relatively easier for say a left footed player to score this goal. But Dejan is special!!!
There is absouletly no chance for the GK to stop it.
This also shows how deadly it can be when a player is given space near the penalty area. Especially players like Dejan, another player who actually strikes brilliantly from outside the penalty area is Kaka.

I just love the way Dejan plays - he is too gud and has a terrific passion for the game. Its just a shame that he cud not use his talent to great effect.