Now that, was a goal!
D.C. United captain
Wayne Rooney has a flair for the dramatic. From a tremendous overhead kick at Old Trafford in the 2011 Manchester Derby, the striker is always up to do something daring.
Wednesday night at
Audi Field, the man from Merseyside had his mind set on another highlight-reel goal when the ball landed at his feet early in the first half and Orlando City keeper Brian Rowe totally off his line. And so, Rooney went for it all from deep.
Seriously, that is a preposterous goal Rooney scored from his own half.
“So many times, different managers, teammates, are like: ‘Why are you practicing this? You won’t score from this position,'” Rooney said
after United's 1-0 win. “On nights like tonight, it’s why I do practice it. It was a good strike and important goal.”
You can almost forgive Rowe for being so far out of position because who would be so audacious to attempt such a shot?
Well, a keen observer like soccer writer Pablo Maurer foresaw something like this happening.
There is no way that Rooney doesn't try a long-distance chip on Kronholm this game. He's stayed way out, way way out, all game. Pretty strange. Rooney has tried to chip a keeper from 40-50 yards 3 or 4 times this year, without success. #DCU
— Pablo Maurer (@MLSist)
May 30, 2019 But to attempt something as ambitious as that is one thing, to pull it off is a another thing entirely. Guts and skill from the 33-year-old.
Take a bow, Wazza. Take a bow.
