New world record for quickest goal?

[Reading Posh]

True or complete and utter bollocks?

A footballer is claiming the sport's fastest goal - after he scored in just two seconds.
Marc Burrows of Cowes Sports FC, on the Isle of Wight, shot straight from the kick-off in Saturday's game against Eastleigh, and saw it sail straight in.

The referee timed the wind-assisted goal at two seconds, which would beat the existing world record, set by an Argentinian player at 2.8 seconds.

The Football Association is deciding whether to confirm the claim.

Mr Burrows said: "I put the ball on the centre spot, and noticed the 'keeper was off his line.

"I looked at the referee and had a laugh with him and said 'I'll have a shot from here'.

"He laughed and shrugged his shoulders - blew his whistle, then the wind got hold of the ball and it flew into the back of the net."

Southampton FC legend and ex-Eastleigh player Matt Le Tissier said: "It's a world record - it's pretty special and he must be pretty proud of himself."

Mr Burrows, a former trainee with Premiership side, Portsmouth, was playing for Cowes reserves in Sydenham's Wessex League. They won the match 5-3 and he scored a hat-trick.

The FA will accept the timing of the record goal if it is confirmed by the referee.

The current world record of 2.8 seconds was set by Argentinian Ricardo Olivera for his side Rio Negro in the Uruguayan league in 1998.

FA officials say the fastest goal in the UK was scored by Barrow player Colin Cowperthwaite when he scored in 3.5 seconds against Kettering in 1979.

 

[Braders]

the only way of proving it is video evidence !

 

[rool]

Can't be legal anyway can it? doesn't the ball have to be passed back first?

 

[Reading Posh]

Can't be legal anyway can it? doesn't the ball have to be passed back first?

Ball only has to move its circumference to be in play - and it has to go forwards.

 

[Marshy]

nope must go forward.

Complete shite though, seen it happen before myself.

Now the quickest own goal after 4 seconds I believe is far funnier

 

[rool]

oh

 

[Easy 10]

There's no way the ball could be rolled forward and then belted 60-odd yards into the goal in 2 seconds flat. It would have to be travelling like a f***ing EXOCET. Just watch two seconds tick by on a clock - its nothing. I reckon the ball would have to be in the air for a minimum of 4 seconds before reaching the goal.

This is just a typical lying failed ex-Pompey SCUMMER who is full of shit.

 

[Juan Albion]

So you'd rather the world record was held by an Argentinian? They never cheat do they...

 

[Easy 10]

So you'd rather the world record was held by an Argentinian? They never cheat do they...

Well even 2.8 seconds seems dubious to me, so they've probably cheated anyway. For a goal to be scored within 3 seconds of the whistle blowing, it'd have to be travelling at an amazing speed over 60-odd yards, bearing in mind its got to be rolled to someone first.

I think they're just being somewhat "generous" with the stopwatch...its not like anyone could possibly measure accurately the exact moment the ball crosses the line in those situations is it ? Specially not on some non-league pitch in Cowes.

 

[Juan Albion]

Well even 2.8 seconds seems dubious to me, so they've probably cheated anyway. For a goal to be scored within 3 seconds of the whistle blowing, it'd have to be travelling at an amazing speed over 60-odd yards, bearing in mind its got to be rolled to someone first.

I think they're just being somewhat "generous" with the stopwatch...its not like anyone could possibly measure accurately the exact moment the ball crosses the line in those situations is it ? Specially not on some non-league pitch in Cowes.

Entirely agree, but I'd rather it was one of our cheats than one of theirs!

 

[Bob!]

For a goal to be scored within 3 seconds of the whistle blowing, it'd have to be travelling at an amazing speed over 60-odd yards, bearing in mind its got to be rolled to someone first.

It doesn't have to be rolled forward first. You can score straight from the kick-off without passing to someone else.

Which is what happened here.

 

[Tenngull]

Sorry chaps, but the ball does not have to be touched to someone else. They changed the rules several years ago so you can now score direct from a kick-off. (You can also score direct from a goal-kick, but not against yourself.)

But I agree that 2 seconds is a nigh impossible, that means the ball would have to going an average of over 60 mph!!!

 

[Easy 10]

Well that being the case, to get the power in the strike, the player would have to start an almighty run-up to the kick BEFORE the referee blew his whistle, and thump the ball almost simultaneously to the ref actually blowing. In which case its almost like a collusion between the player and the ref to get the timing spot-on.

Naah, sorry. Even without the crucial issue regarding the exact timing of the ball crossing the line, this is quite plainly utter bollocks.

 

[Bwian]

But I agree that 2 seconds is a nigh impossible, that means the ball would have to going an average of over 60 mph!!!

That's easily feasible.

Some shots recorded on Sky with their radar gun/technology show speeds much greater than that.

I still think it's dubious at best but as Juan says-better our cheat than another Argentinian cheat.

 

[Lammy]

Assuming it was a 120 yard pitch.

1 mile = 1760 yards

60 yards = 2 seconds

108,000 yards = 1 hour

61.36 miles/hour

WOW!

 

[Lammy]

btw as this 'record' is not mentioned on their website I'd say it's bollocks.

 

[Kenhead]

I heard about it on the radio today, not sure weather its true or not, would ahve to see more evidence

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I am sure some kid playing in a London Schools' Cup Final at Highbury was on Newsround last year for scoring the quickest goal ever.

 

[Reading Posh]

5Live interviewed the bloke and the referee this evening.

Apparently another player tapped the ball to one side and he then smacked it (wind assisted) over the keeper's head.

The ref looked at his watch and reckoned 3.8 seconds had passed, he therefore 'guessed' that the ball must have crossed the line after 2 seconds.

A pitch is a minimum of 100m long so to score in 2 seconds would mean the ball travelling at 25m per second or an average of 55.92340725 miles per hour over the total 50 metres. In short unless he's Roberto Carlos or Peter Lorimer then its bollox!

 

[Yoda]

Seen meridians bit on it.

The bloke managed it 4 out 10 times while they were there. Timed too!