7 Of The Cheekiest Goals You Will Ever See

John Dodge
By John Dodge
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Ah, cheeky goals.  The moment that gives celebrating supporters an extra little chuckle, that adds to opposition rage and gives neutrals watching something to talk about.  Here's some examples to get you talking

1) Antonin Panenka (Czechoslovakia v West Germany 1976)

Cheek Factor 10; You're playing the world champions in the final of the European Nations Cup and if you score, you win your country's first ever major tournament? Panenka has been cpied since by greats like Zidane and Pirlo but nothing compared to his cheek in 1976

2) Dean Saunders (Sheffield United v Port Vale 1996)

Cheek Factor 9; Have you seen anything like this in a professional game since?

3) Nani (Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur 2011)

Cheek Factor 7; He deserves credit for being aware and chancing his arm but he loses points for not laughing at the keeper when he tapped home. Now that would have be proper cheeky

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4) Tommy Murray/Donald Ford (Hearts v Rangers 1972)

Cheek Factor 9; Game is scoreless with 4 minutes to go and as Hearts break forward, Tommy Murray decides to sit on the ball. if you need evidence of how cheeky this is, listen to the crowd reaction. If Murray went on to score himself, this would have been 10/10, as is his moment of impudence is enough to make the list;

5) Johan Cruyff/Japser Olsen (Ajax v Helmond Sport 1982)

Cheek Factor 8; It's undoubtedly cheeky but the fact they were 5-0 up before trying it stops this from being truly cheeky.  Of course if doesn't always work

6) Gary Crosby (Nottingham Forest v Manchester City 1989)

Cheek Factor 10; Everything about this is cheeky, even the nod of the head. The fact it sends City keeper Andy Dibble into a rage clearly helps.

7) Chris Forrester (St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers 2012)

Cheek Factor 8; The idea is cheeky, and the audible gasp from the crowd just as he scoops it tell you it's cheeky. Have a look at the reaction of jake Kelly ( wearing #19) as he shakes his head in disbelief. As with others though the fact that pats were 2-0 up at the stage stops this earning top marks for cheeek.

We know we've left some out, so feel free to let us know  some more!

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