Xherdan Shaqiri VS Everton

Everton 3 - 4 Stoke (Dec 28, 2015)

7.8

About this goal

Shaqiri breaks beyond the Everton offside trap and dinks a delicious finish over the helpless Tim Howard.

Ratings

Aesthetically Pleasing 24/30

 

We are on the 'he meant it' bandwagon here, and in that case it's an audacious piece of finishing.

Technical Difficulty 25/30

 

Extremely difficult touch to chip the ball on the run, and get it up and down over the goalkeeper from the angle he is moving.

Uniqueness 16/20

 

A goal of ingenuity.

Importance 7/10

 

In a thrilling away win versus Everton.

Standard of Opposition 6/10

 

EVERTON

FootballCritic Verdict

7.8

Some will say it wasn't meant, but forget them. This is a sublime goal.

Goal video

Goal scorer

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Xherdan Shaqiri

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