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Irish amateur smashes in 'Puskas contender' to amazement of teammates
Grassroots football usually provides us with a few viral sensations each season, usually for the wrong reasons. Hilarious misses, horrific tackles and unseemly brawls are all part of the game at the lower levels but occasionally we get a glimpse of a piece of magic.
That is certainly the case in the case of the Cork Business League this week were long-serving Grangevale AFC striker Billy Tabb scored the goal of this, or any, season.
Grangevale AFC are based on the south side of Cork City and they were playing Cork Hospitals in the Cork Business league last weekend.
The play starts with a kick from the goalkeeper's hands out to the right side of midfield which is expertly taken out of the air and the ball is slipped up the wing.
From there, a ball is pinged towards the far side of the penalty box. Tabb reads the flight of the ball better than the defenders and takes the ball on his head, crucially knocking it well into the air.
This gives him time to execute the sweetest of left foot bicycle kicks that rockets past the Cork Hospitals goalkeeper.
The goal draws gasps of amazements from the crowd, with some of Tabb's teammates opting for the classic hands on head in amazement reaction to a wondergoal.
Thankfully for Tabb the whole move and finish was caught on camera and the clip has gone viral on social media, with thousands of views in a matter of hours.
Grangevale only joined the Cork Business League last August, having previously operates in the traditional Cork Athletic Union League (AUL).
After enjoying notable success in league and cup in recent seasons, the Grange-based club made the decision to join the former Shipping League following a raft of player withdrawals over the last two seasons.
Eight players departed as a result of emigration and work commitments last season while striker Tabb was out with a long-term injury.
It's fair to say Tabb is back to his best.
