Tonight Stephanie Roche will discover if her strike for Peamount United against Wexford Youths has been voted the best goal in the World, beating off two strikes from the World Cup stars Robin Van Persie and James Rodriguez.
Voting is still open at fifa.com/puskas. Don’t regret it in the morning if her believed to be leading goal doesn’t make it across the line.
It is believed that Roche is on the verge of signing a new contract with a major team in an English speaking environment and this will not be the last we hear of the super striker from Shankill but it is a moment to remember for her, for Irish soccer and for those who would argue that Women’s sport is something of a lesser relation.
In case you needed reminding of the merit of the three goals here they are in a form you may not yet have seen…
And here is Roche’s Balletic skill and ballistic finish in the real clip…
