About this goal
Rochemback takes a long run-up to a dead ball and smashes a dipping, swerving shot over the wall and flying into the net.
Ratings
Aesthetically Pleasing 21/30
As free-kicks go, this one is an exocet, hit so hard and true that goalkeeper is never ever getting close.
Technical Difficulty 19/30
Free-kicks are difficult to judge and this one is less about finesse and more about sheer power.
Uniqueness 13/20
Long-range free-kicks with power don't look as good as this, generally.
Importance 6/10
End-of-season annihilation of City.
Standard of Opposition 7/10
MAN CITY
FootballCritic Verdict
A goal largely forgotten due to it coming in a last-day demolition of Man City, but it is struck incredibly well.
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