Shot or cross?

[Branton Rover]

I couldn’t get today due to no seats left - however I’ve seen the Close goal and considering he’s predominantly left footed and he scored from a right footed ball in. IMO it’s a cross we were due a bit of good fortune for a change.

[wilts rover]

Watching it live I thought 'that's a terrible cross, it's far too high and there's nobody there. Blimey - it's gone in!'

Watching it back on the low level highlights that Rovers put out I still think the same. If that is meant to be a cross it's an absolutely terrible one, high and looping...

[roversdude]

It was …….a goal who cares

[Nudga]

I think it was just one of those "stick it in the mixer and see what happens"

[Donnywolf]

I was crap at football but I did score an identical goal v East End Rovers.

Only difference I was on the right wing and crossed the ball and wham straight in top left. I knew it was in the second I let fly and it was a cross and imo Close too let fly and got lucky

But he deserved it and we deserved it 

[Bentley Bullet]

Probably most goals aren't scored in the way they were intended, like when the ball takes a deflection. Many are scored by means of just blasting the ball towards the goal in a hit-and-hope fashion.

Regardless of whether it was a shot or a cross, it was a goal.

[wilts rover]

This is the view:

https://twitter.com/drfc_official/status/1703108477302755569?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[dknward2]

For me it was a last minute whip it in and hope someone can get something on it but it was just perfect to land in the net.

Tbh I loved it, it means we come away with 3 points and off the foot of the table

[idler]

Can we call it a cross shot?
I thought he meant it from where I was sat. Just in the seats above the cameraman but at pitch level it does look like a cross.

[Rovers91]

It's a shite cross but who cares.

[mushRTID]

It’s a bad cross but who cares we were seriously due some luck.

[Colin C No.3]

Close looked up & saw there was only one opportunity with seconds ticking away until the ref blew his whistle for the end of the game.

Drawing on all his experience as a professional footballer, he noticed that their keeper had inadvertently left a gap in the far corner of the goal by taking up the position he had set his feet at in the six yard area.

Ben had judged the wind & atmospheric conditions in the short time he had been on. And so, he summoned up all of that ‘knowledge’ & experience, shut his eyes & ‘lofted one in’.

Being an experienced lip reader, I could tell that as his teammates ran towards him he was mouthing the words “Was that in, was that my goal, was I offside, is it Christmas morning?”.

He’ll take that one as I do!

[LincsRover]

Don’t give a flying ……. It went in, we were due  a bit of luck and we won the game. That’s all that matters to me. 

[drfchound]

Probably most goals aren't scored in the way they were intended, like when the ball takes a deflection. Many are scored by means of just blasting the ball towards the goal in a hit-and-hope fashion.

Regardless of whether it was a shot or a cross, it was a goal.

Lots of goals are scored with mishit shots, scuffed ones catch the keeper out.

[Colin C No.3]

I used to practice scuffed shots in the back garden with me mums fluffy slippers on. Nine times out of ten I scored.

Never dare wear them come match day!

[BradwellRover]

I’m in the who cares camp.

And if it was me, I’d be telling everyone I meant it! 

[keith79]

Hes picked out the top corner from about 40 yards out.

[SydneyRover]

watching the goals on the highlights FG must be wondering what hit them if the rest of our game was as poor as claimed reported

[Bezza]

We got some luck, great cross,

[Branton Rover]

Is a cross shot a crot? If so I’d a shot cross a shoss?

[Bills view]

If it was a cross it was overhit, if it was a shot it was a worldie. The main thing is it led to a winning goal.

[Thorney]

Guy with crutch giving the rods to the FGR fans when it went in, that crutch is for the benifits claim surely.

[wilts rover]

Mystery solved - it was a cross (and he was too embarrassed to celebate until the rest of the team told him he should)

https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2023/september/close-post-fgr-vid/

[ElHijoDelVikingo]

Glad we were on the right side of it, conceding that in the 96th minute would’ve really been a downer. Forest green fans must feel like they have a curse at home this season

[Bentley Bullet]

If I remember correctly, the goal was reminiscent of Harry Kirks's goal for Darlington at Belle Vue, which gave them a 1-0 victory in the '60s.

Whether Kirks's effort was intended as a shot or a cross is still debated now, but the fact is it was a great goal that is still dead vivid over half a century later.

Hopefully, Close's great goal yesterday will be debated for a very long time also.

[Spud]

I couldn’t get today due to no seats left - however I’ve seen the Close goal and considering he’s predominantly left footed and he scored from a right footed ball in. IMO it’s a cross we were due a bit of good fortune for a change.

Pretty sure he's right footed.

Anyway, clearly a shot lol, one of the world's the Pompey fans told us he was capable of.

[glosterred]

It was a crot a cross shot. But as Rhett Butler would say “frankly my dear I don’t give a damn” All that matters is it went in


COYR

[wilts rover]

If I remember correctly, the goal was reminiscent of Harry Kirks's goal for Darlington at Belle Vue, which gave them a 1-0 victory in the '60s.

Whether Kirks's effort was intended as a shot or a cross is still debated now, but the fact is it was a great goal that is still dead vivid over half a century later.

Hopefully, Close's great goal yesterday will be debated for a very long time also.

This one was before my time. The closest I can remember was Gareth Roberts pinging one in from the touchline when we won 3-1 away at Ipswich in 2009.

[rover-n-out]

Perfect view from low level from your video, thanks for posting Wilt's. I think looking at that, Ben meant it as a cross, put too much loft and power on it, and got lucky!!
He should have used a club less!!

[Pliskin]

Kyle Hurst scored a similar goal against Salford last season. Not as far out as Ben Close's, but a right footed cross, same side of the pitch, same corner of the goal.