#5 Trevor Sinclair vs. Barnsley
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This goal dates way back to 1997, but the sheer skill and athleticism required to produce such a goal is timeless.
In the 1996/97 season, Queens Park Rangers drew Barnsley in a fourth round FA Cup tie. It was an ordinary Saturday afternoon, a glimpse of relaxation amongst the hectic Premier League action.
However the seemingly ordinary crowd went from mundane to delirious in a matter of seconds as Trevor Sinclair of QPR scored one of the best goals ever to grace the FA cup.
A cross came in towards Trevor Sinclair, who was standing a few steps outside the box. Rather than doing the ordinary thing which is controlling the ball and perhaps passing the ball to a teammate, Sinclair did the unthinkable.
As the ball came in from a height, Sinclair aligned himself with is back towards the goal. In a moment of acrobatic genius, he sprung up and kicked the ball over his head on the volley, almost doing a somersault. The keeper didn’t have a prayer as the ball bypassed him and went into the top of the net.
