{"id":5551,"date":"2023-10-29T15:43:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5551\/best-goals-from-beyond-halfway\/"},"modified":"2023-10-29T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T12:43:24","slug":"best-goals-from-beyond-halfway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5551","title":{"rendered":"Best goals from beyond halfway: Kane, Beckham, Rooney, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Best goals from beyond halfway: Kane, Beckham, Rooney, more\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Chris Wright, Toe Poke writer<span class=\"timestamp \">October 29, 2023, 11:00 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Harry Kane continued his good start to life at Bayern Munich this weekend with a hat-trick in what turned out to be a chaotic but very eventful 8-0 defeat to Darmstadt, which saw all eight goals scored in the Last 40 minutes of the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Tottenham striker scored his 12th, 13th and 14th goals (and seventh assist) in what was just his 13th game for Bayern, but only after the Bavarian giants had been reduced to 10 men with less than five minutes to play. Darmstadt then had two players sent off during an otherwise pedestrian first half that ended without a single goal being scored.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The second half saw Darmstadt capitulate spectacularly as Kane opened both the scoring and the metaphorical floodgates in the 51st minute.  However, it was the Bayern striker&#8217;s second goal of the evening that will go down as one of the best of his career.<\/p>\n<p>After collecting the ball in his own half, Kane took a quick glance upfield, saw that goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen had strayed from his penalty area and duly unleashed a monstrous shot from 60 meters which flew high and slipped under the crossbar.<\/p>\n<p>With this, Kane became the latest high-profile arrival among a select group of players who managed to find the back of the net from beyond the halfway line.<\/p>\n<h3>Kemar Roofe (Rangers) vs Standard Li\u00e8ge, 2020<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26bd\ufe0f GOAL OF THE DAY: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roofe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@roof<\/a> against Standard Li\u00e8ge <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mwPkwyyKZf\">pic.twitter.com\/mwPkwyyKZf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RangersFC\/status\/1501860419509567492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Roofe&#8217;s gargantuan goal against Standard Liege was scored from a distance of 54.6 meters, making it the longest strike ever recorded in the Europa League.<\/p>\n<h3>Wayne Rooney (DC United) vs Orlando City, 2019<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WAYNE ROONEY FROM THE PAST MIDFIELDER!!!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJ5BriAOx3\">pic.twitter.com\/dJ5BriAOx3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Major League Soccer (@MLS) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLS\/status\/1144038107068739585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rooney set the template for his England successor Kane with a powerful 60-yard strike for DC <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> that flew over the head of Orlando goalkeeper Brian Rowe, the veteran striker&#8217;s long-range strike diving deep enough to kiss the line of goal along the way.  In.<\/p>\n<h3>Wayne Rooney (Everton) v West Ham, 2017<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ROONEY SCORES FROM HIS OWN HALF: 59-YARD STRIKE V WEST HAM\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mvsnAhzQ0Wk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Surprisingly, it wasn&#8217;t the first time Rooney had scored in his own half, having previously scored with a similarly herculean hoof during his return season at boyhood club Everton.  The shot was measured at 59 yards, which was the furthest a Premier League goal had been scored since April 2015.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1507974545482915848\">Charlie Adam (Stoke) v Chelsea, 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How daring to try this \ud83d\ude05<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoalOfTheDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoalOfTheDay<\/a> X <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Charlie26Adam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Charlie26Adam<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6DBTPL5fpP\">pic.twitter.com\/6DBTPL5fpP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Premierleague (@premierleague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1507974545482915848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This stunning strike in April 2015 was scored by Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam, who scored one of the most audacious consolation goals the Premier League has ever seen in what turned out to be a 2-1 defeat of the Potters at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<h3>Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) v West Ham, 2014<\/h3>\n<p>West Ham were once again the target of a Rooney rocket when the Manchester United striker smashed home a looping lob in a 2-0 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a>.  Coincidentally, David Beckham was in the crowd at Upton Park to watch Rooney imitate the famous halfway line strike he scored for United in 1996 (more on that shortly).<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelbourneCity\/status\/1372449809500565506\">Orlando Engelaar, (Melbourne Heart) v Central Coast Mariners, 2014<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd2f Orlando Engelaar from inside his half!  Who remembers this classic banger against the Central Coast Mariners?<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CmonCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CmonCity<\/a> |  \ud83c\udf9f https:\/\/t.co\/ODdg9vKwI8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4YEVG6GJvJ\">pic.twitter.com\/4YEVG6GJvJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Melbourne City FC (@MelbourneCity) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelbourneCity\/status\/1372449809500565506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Surprisingly scored on the same day as Rooney&#8217;s effort, former Netherlands international Engelaar valiantly attempted to beat the Englishman in the &#8216;long distance goal of the weekend&#8217; stakes with an absolute cannon against the Mariners.  You can decide for yourself if it was better than Rooney&#8217;s looping effort against West Ham.<\/p>\n<h3>Alex Colon (Deportivo Quito) vs. Deportivo Cuenca, 2013<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wonder Goal From Half-Way Line | Alex Colon\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKKIuNSUM8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Colon scored a breathtaking goal under the crossbar in his side&#8217;s 5-1 loss to Deportivo Cuenca in Ecuador&#8217;s Primera A division.<\/p>\n<h3>Maicon (Porto B) vs. UD Oliveirense, 2013<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Golo de Maicon \u00e0 Oliveirense\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FKHPtuiPlIc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Porto B&#8217;s Brazilian center back Maicon Periera Roque (just old &#8216;Maicon&#8217; to his friends) fired an almighty free kick at the Oliveirense goalkeeper and without rebounding from his own half during a Portuguese second division match last year.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that no one expected Maicon to attempt something so outrageous, least of all the cameraman.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inter_en\/status\/981887578952650752\">Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan) v Schalke, 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd19 |  April 5, 2011 <\/p>\n<p>Deki <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Stankovic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Stankovi\u0107<\/a> from the center line!  \ud83d\ude80\ud83c\udfaf<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InterForever?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InterForever<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnThisDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#This day<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TBT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TBT<\/a> \u26ab\ufe0f\ud83d\udd35 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ghRBK2Bse1\">pic.twitter.com\/ghRBK2Bse1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Inter (@Inter_en) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inter_en\/status\/981887578952650752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A rare example of a full volley from halfway, Stankovic contorted his body and sent Manuel Neuer&#8217;s unorthodox headed clearance over the Schalke goal with industrial zeal.<\/p>\n<h3>Rivaldo (Barcelona) versus Atletico Madrid, 1998<\/h3>\n<p>Rivaldo, in usually nonchalant style, looked up, weighed up his options and proceeded to casually pass one through from the halfway line during his Barca heyday.<\/p>\n<h3>Xabi Alonso (Liverpool) v Newcastle, 2006<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Boldness level: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XabiAlonso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@XabiAlonso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnThisDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#This day<\/a> in 2006&#8230; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ns5aZZxKGb\">pic.twitter.com\/ns5aZZxKGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/778211176857628672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alonso made a habit of scoring from over 50 yards during his years at Liverpool, but the polished Spanish midfielder&#8217;s spectacular effort against Newcastle stood head and shoulders above the rest.<\/p>\n<h3>Mor Diouf (Supersport United) v Mamelodi Sundowns, 2013<\/h3>\n<aside class=\"module-iframe-wrapper \">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SuperSport United&amp;apos;s Mor Diouf&amp;apos;s 70-Yard Wonder Goal\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nn_UaOkBhZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After breaking up an attack on the edge of his own box, Diouf pushed aside his troublesome teammates and proceeded to unleash an absolute monstrous shot from over 70 yards out.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UEFAcom_es\/status\/1191682812597952517\">Nayim (Real Zaragoza) v Arsenal, 1995<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Hoy cumple 53 years old <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maanayim?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@maanayim<\/a>!<br \/>\ud83c\udf8a\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<\/p>\n<p>Exjugator of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBarcelona_es?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FCBarcelona_es<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spurs_ES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Spurs_ES<\/a> o <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealZaragoza?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RealZaragoza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He played in the UEFA Recopa at Real Zaragoza in 1995 in the Paris final before Arsenal. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnhlgUVKjA\">pic.twitter.com\/UnhlgUVKjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UEFA.com in Spanish (@UEFAcom_es) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UEFAcom_es\/status\/1191682812597952517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After leaving Tottenham to join Zaragoza a few years previously, Nayim appeared to ruin Arsenal&#8217;s chances of winning the 1995 Cup Winners&#8217; Cup by hitting a long ranger past goalkeeper David Seaman in the final seconds of extra time to win the victory.  game 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, to this day, Spurs fans still goad Seaman for letting such a speculative effort slip through his grasp, chanting &#8220;Nayim, from the halfway line&#8221; in his direction at every available moment.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1468506287377948674\">David Beckham (Manchester United) v Wimbledon, 1996<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Say hello to David Beckham \ud83d\udc4f<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoalOfTheDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoalOfTheDay<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Man Utd<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LqcSIK7O41\">pic.twitter.com\/LqcSIK7O41<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013Premierleague (@premierleague) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1468506287377948674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Still used as a reference point for every shot of the same length scored to this day, Beckham&#8217;s arcing shot (famously delivered despite wearing someone else&#8217;s boots) against Wimbledon on the opening day of the 1996 season- 97 has become an archetype of the genre.<\/p>\n<h3><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footieonthisday\/status\/1057394181004505088\">Ryujiro Ueda (Fagiano Okayama) vs. Yokohama FC, 2011<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How about this for a long term goal\u2753<\/p>\n<p>Ryujiro Ueda scored with a header from his own half <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnThisDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#This day<\/a> in 2\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e31\ufe0f\u20e31\ufe0f\u20e3&#8230; <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VQkKxCKleg\">pic.twitter.com\/VQkKxCKleg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Football on This Day (@footieonthisday) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/footieonthisday\/status\/1057394181004505088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Special mention must go to Japanese defender Ueda, who as far as we know is still the world record holder for the longest headed goal ever scored after bending his neck of steel to nod 58.6 meters against Yokohama FC (breaking a record set by Jone Samuelsen of Tromso a few weeks earlier.)<\/p>\n<p><writer\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best goals from beyond halfway: Kane, Beckham, Rooney, more\u060c Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerOctober 29, 2023, 11:00 a.m. Harry Kane continued his good start to life at Bayern Munich this weekend with a hat-trick in what turned out to be a chaotic but very eventful 8-0 defeat to Darmstadt, which saw all eight goals scored [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3999,3997,3998,1084,789],"class_list":["post-5551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-sports","tag-beckham","tag-goals","tag-halfway","tag-kane","tag-rooney"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5551"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5557,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5551\/revisions\/5557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}