Thursday, June 18, 2009

Shawn Nicklaw's goal

Ok, I've spoken so much about Cory Bildstein's goal vs Yale.

But you know what, Shawn Nicklaw deserves to be recognized for this unbelievable goal.

I haven't talked about this goal because I don't remember being at this game. One thing I must say is that women's soccer was generally pretty good about having their games played at times when other sports weren't playing. If there is a time when men's soccer, field hockey, football and volleyball are going on I'll be more than happy to work any of those games...but since I work, I miss games. Men's Soccer was one of the teams who often played at the same time as other teams so I wasn't able to attend all of their games. I wish I could have.

I wish I was there to see Shawn Nicklaw's goal live.

I also wish I got to see Dori Arad's game winning goal on Senior Night.

Here is Shawn Nicklaw's amazing goal which is filmed by the world's most famous camera person, Wintana Araya.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H68kIK8sxlc

I think it's funny how you can hear the goal patrol talking to the goalie after the goal was scored.

Here was another great goal, a match winner by O'Brian White vs Cincinnati.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il28boGYHa0&feature=related

Both the 2007 5-0 vs South Florida and the comeback vs Cincinnati in 2008 come to my mind when I think of great soccer games. The game against Tulsa where O'Brian White scored really late in the game to ultimately tie the game was memorable too, as was the 1-0 win over Notre Dame with Cruz Hernandez's game winner. Games like these helped convert me into a soccer fan...much like Women's Soccer vs. Yale, St. Johns and WVU did...and Bacary Sagna's bicycle kick to save a goal for the Arsenal against Aston Villa also got me interested in the world's most popular sport.

Here is this amazing play...this is an extremely athletic play...I also don't know what language this is in...but I found the video of Sagna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tX9_6PZ0E0

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