Gian-Luca Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I thought it might be fun to do a number of these polls, starting with (since we aren't going to get any more this year) your favourite Canadian goal of 2003 (and there were quite a few of them). Breaking it up between the men & the women to simplify things a bit. I've put down some suggestions, but feel free to suggest others. Criteria might be the quality of the goal itself, but you might also consider the relevative importance of the goal Possibilities include: Women: 1.Neil's 1st goal against Mexico, Friendly in Ottawa 2.Latham's goal vs. Japan, World Cup 1st round 3.Sinclair's goal vs. Japan, World Cup 1st round 4.Lang's goal vs. Japan, World Cup 1st round 5.Hooper's goal vs. China, World Cup Q-F 6.Lang's goal vs. Sweden, World Cup S-F Men: 1.Stalteri's goal vs Libya (Feb. Friendly) 2.Canizalez's goal vs. Libya (Feb. Friendly) 3.McKenna's goal vs. Germany (June Friendly) 4.Stalteri's goal vs. Costa Rica (Gold Cup 1st round) 5.Radzinski's goal vs. Finland (Oct.Friendly) 6.De Rosario's goal vs. Finland (Oct.Friendly) 7.Radzinski's goal vs. Czech Republic (Nov.friendly) 8.Placentino's goal vs. El Salvador (Olympic qualifier) 9.Hume's goal vs. Czech Republis (U20 World Cup 1st round) 10.Simpson's goal vs. Burkina Faso (U20 World Cup 2nd round) 11.Hume's goal vs. Spain (U20 World Cup Q-F) I included the Radzinski goal vs. the Czech's as I heard it was very impressive..... but I never saw it so I won't be voting for that one. But perhaps those who did would want to vote for it. I was tempted to put in De Vos's goal against Ireland that I have recently been persuased off-line should have counted after all (perhaps as Jonathan Pryce & Rowan Atkinson once said, "I'll explain later"), but since it wasn't allowed left it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Women 5 and Men 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strobe_z Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 For the women, I don't think you can beat Hooper's goal v. China at the WWC. Lang's goal v. Sweden may get good artisitc marks, but Hooper charging forward from a defensive position, getting ahead of everyone, yet staying onside and then heading the ball over the Chinese keeper for the game winner against a world super-power. It don't get much better than that. On the men's side, I think Stalteri's goal v. Costa Rica deserves an honourable mention, but I think the dead heat is between Simpson and Hume. Despite the fact that both of them are still very fresh in my mind, I don't think I've seen two such quality goals in a long time from our Canadian squad. I can't really choose between them though.. is the beautiful first touch/bullet to the far post top corner that puts us farther than we've ever been worth more than than beautiful run/curling away screamer that evened us up against a world power and put us in a position to win? Who knows... I'm just glad we get to debate it ~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanKeay Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hume Vs Spain, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 HUME....how could you argue or is it the fresh in the mind thang.... But VanNilsteroy or Ronalda would be proud of THAT GOAL v ESPAGNA[:0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Rollins1555362254 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hume.... It was the type of goal that Canadians aren't supposed to score. In a quarter-final of a world championship to boot. Simpson's was nice, but the set-up is what made the play so sweet.... For the women... I'll take Hooper's, simply for its importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca I included the Radzinski goal vs. the Czech's as I heard it was very impressive..... but I never saw it so I won't be voting for that one. I vote for Hume`s goal against Spain. I can send you Radz goal against the Czech Rep. I recorded it with my digital camera, it came out pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Fan Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hume for me.It was a goal that any striker in the world would be proud to score.It gave us all a feeling of what is possible in the future with this youngster in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian B. Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Women: number 5 Men: number 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Hume, the best goal I ever seen from a canadian player. Simpson would be second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Simpson> It's tough to beat Hume's (and I certainly screamed louder when it went in than any other goal this year), but Simpson's had a better build up and the finish was a little less thunderous, but absolutely perfectly places and he hit it a ton. And the Hume cross and then Simpson's first touch? The goal was pure class. Lang v Sweden> elicited the best response/most joy and was a real screamer from distance. It's tainted a bit by the fact the keeper got a piece of it, but really she hit it so well I think it's our best from this year for the women. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Mens- Hume vs Spain , that shot was just amazing in every aspect. Womens- Lang vs Sweden, great power in that shot and nice aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VI Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Women: number 5 Men: number 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 I haven't made up my mind yet (which is why I haven't voted yet) but some thoughts - while Hume's goal against Spain isn't the sort of goal you normally would see Canada score, neither were a lot of the others. Its speaks volumes to the changing style & quality of Canadian men's soccer. The Hume goal vs. the Czechs is another example - great through ball to Matondo (who was had run into a perfect spot), who crosses it Hume, who also timed his run perfectly, to tap it in easily. The sort of tic-tac-toe goal you never used to see from Canada. And the Canizalez goal against Libya, regardless of the competition, is another example of the type of goal we wouldn't have ever seen before. As for Radzinski's goal against the Czech's, FZA if you can put a link to that (which will hopefully work for me) I'd certainly be interested in seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Women: 5 (Hooper vs China) Men: 11 (Hume vs Spain U-20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca As for Radzinski's goal against the Czech's, FZA if you can put a link to that (which will hopefully work for me) I'd certainly be interested in seeing it. I can`t put up a link for the video. That`s why I`d rather sent it to you by e-mail. It doesn`t weigh much, probably 100kb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 fza can you please send me the goal too. My e-mail is soccerfan_01_01@hotmail.com Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I agree with Matthew: 1. Simpson's goal against the Honest Men 2. Lang's goal against Sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 fza, sorry to bother you but I'd love to see the video for the goal too. If it's not too much trouble can you e-mail me it at ferrari_fan_97@hotmail.com Thank you so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 1. Hooper 2. Hume v Spain. The fact that I saw it live did a lot for it. I jumped out of my seat and screamed! And when he hit the post later, I was on my knees, because it was so close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by hamiltonfan fza can you please send me the goal too. My e-mail is soccerfan_01_01@hotmail.com Thanks a lot done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by canadiankick97 fza, sorry to bother you but I'd love to see the video for the goal too. If it's not too much trouble can you e-mail me it at ferrari_fan_97@hotmail.com Thank you so much Don´t worry man!, anything for a Voyageur!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I'd choose: W: Lang's goal vs. Sweden (WWC2003) M: Tie between: Hume's goal vs. Spain (U20) and Stalteri's goal vs. CostaRica (GC2003), after a pass from Bent. Saw that one live. [^] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fza I can`t put up a link for the video. That`s why I`d rather sent it to you by e-mail. It doesn`t weigh much, probably 100kb Hey Francisco, can you email me the Rad video vs. Czechs as well? Thanks. cad141@mts.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fza Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by redhat Hey Francisco, can you email me the Rad video vs. Czechs as well? Thanks. cad141@mts.net no problem!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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