🎥 OMG! Check out this late contender for Goal of the Year 🤯

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Dan Burke·9 November 2019

🎥 OMG! Check out this late contender for Goal of the Year 🤯

Don’t let anyone ever tell you that the Northern Ireland Football League isn’t where it’s at.

On Saturday, Belfast outfit Cliftonville took on Warrenpoint at the brilliantly named Solitude Stadium, and the game produced what genuinely might be the best goal we’ve seen all year.

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Towards the end of the first half, Cliftonville defender Conor McDermott received possession, flicked the ball over an oncoming opponent and smashed an incredible strike over the goalkeeper’s head from inside his own half.

What a goal! 😲 ⚽️ Cliftonville defender Conor McDermott scores from his own half! 🙌 ⚽️ Sportsound 📻 @bbcradioulster 💻 Live text, 🎧 audio & ⚽️ goal clips ➡️ https://t.co/PMNHZOLunN #BBCIrishPrem
– Saturday, 9 November 2019

Journalist Michael Cox – who was on hand to witness the goal – was most impressed.

Right so I’ve just seen possibly the best goal I’ve ever witnessed live
– Saturday, 9 November 2019

In Belfast for the day so I have come to Cliftonville v Warrenpoint. Some lad has just controlled a high ball, flicked it over an opponent’s head and smashed it over the keeper from 60 yards. I was right behind the strike and can’t get over it. Bloody hell
– Saturday, 9 November 2019

Incredibly, that was actually McDermott’s second goal of the game.

We can’t wait to see what he has up his sleeve for the hat-trick.