Cooper classic wins greatest goal
Published Date:
07 October 2008
DAVIE Cooper's stunning individual goal for Rangers against Celtic in the 1979 Drybrough Cup final has been voted The Best Scottish Goal Ever by listeners to Real Radio's football phone-in.
Cooper controlled the ball in the area with his back to goal, swivelled, then beat four defenders while playing keepy-uppy and slotted the ball into the net. Programme co-host Alan Rough said: "It was the best goal by a mile. This goal was about technique, ability and the art of entertaining the crowd."
See the goal again in our On The Web feature, below.
Listeners registered their votes online from a short-list of 12 and the top five were:
• 1) Davie Cooper v Celtic: Classic solo goal from the Drybrough Cup final at Hampden Park in 1979.
• 2) Henrik Larsson v Rangers: Chip over Stefan Klos in 6-2 game from August 2000.
• 3) Paul Gascoigne v Aberdeen: Title-clinching goal and flash of genius from Rangers' gifted playmaker.
• 4) Jim Hamilton v Celtic: From January 2006, this goal for Motherwell was voted the SPL 'Goal of the Decade'.
• 5) Shaun Maloney v Dunfermline: Sweet volley
The full article contains 195 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
06 October 2008 9:32 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh