Best goal seen live FOR saints at SMS/The Dell

[John Boy Saint]

There are shed loads to recall, but the one goal that will stand out was Bairds v Cardiff. When Bale took the free kick and Surman appeared to stumble over the sideways pass the collective groan from the crowd at another blown opportunity could not be missed, Chris Baird connected with the not the easiest ball to strike with such ferocity you could see the vapour trail as it nearly took the back of the net out: in fact if their goalie had manged to get a hand to the ball he would have snapped his wrist. The momentary stunned silence before the crowd erupted could not be missed.

 

For a Goal at the Dell I liked all the Phil Boyer goals, but one from Matty that stands out was against Crystal Palace towards the end of a season. Sat in the Milton Matty lit one that from where I, and everyone in its path behind the goal, was sitting had nice save goalkeeper written all over it, but some how it evaded the Palace goalie and nestled in the back of the net: everyone in its flight path in the Milton just sat there stunned for a moment while everyone else either side of us all was going loopy.

[rpb]

Terry Paine against Southend - from the half way line into the top corner: the Dell went silent in disbelief and then erupted.

 

There's a picture of the goal on page 60 in Constant Paine!

 

Not quite as far out as it was in my memory but the shot did come in from out on the touch line.