David Villa scored a 50-yard goal for NYCFC vs Philadelphia Union on Friday 14 in the MLS. The trending goal captured the attention of football fans on social media and even before they could get over it, another star, Clint Dempsey of Seattle Sounders, was an inch away from scoring a similar goal against Vancouver.
How lovely would it be to end the evening with some two stunning goals from two of the biggest stars in the Stateside league? Well, the gods of football were apparently not on Dempsey's side, or at least, they spared us the endless debate and comparisons that such a goal would have generated, particularly on social media.
Just like Villa's, Dempsey muscled for the ball at the center of the park, saw the goalkeeper off the mark, and chipped it over him. But the goalpost had other goalkeeping roles in mind. Watch the goal below.
First it was @Guaje7Villa. Now @clint_dempsey wants a chip from deep #VANvSEA pic.twitter.com/AvMzGZ3xoK
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 15, 2017
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter
Clint Dempsey tried to 1-up Villa. Smashes the bar
— Derek (@Rays1299) April 15, 2017
Clint Dempsey almost literally said "Hold my beer" to David Villa
— Taylor Sturm (@TSturm13) April 15, 2017
Clint Dempsey almost went half David Villa on David Ousted but it's off the crossbar.
— Ari Liljenwall (@AriLiljenwall) April 15, 2017
Match details, result and original broadcast info
Vancouver Whitecaps 2 - 1 Seattle Sounders FC
April 14, 2017 10:00pmBC Place Stadium (Vancouver, British Columbia)This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
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