FA Cup star scores Hand of God aim by punching ball in — ‘Diego can be proud’
Almost 40 years on from Diego Maradona‘s ‘Hand of God’, and soccer nonetheless hasn’t learnt its lesson.
The late legend would have been proud nonetheless, nonetheless, after Barnet‘s Harry Pritchard paid homage with a exemplary effort of his personal. Not that it was in a position to maintain the Bees in rivalry for the FA Cup following defeat to Newport County in Tuesday’s second-round replay.
County travelled to The Hive having drawn 1-1 at house to their National League foes earlier in December. However, the League Two outfit rapidly asserted dominance within the rematch and raced right into a 3-0 lead in simply 25 minutes.
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Clearly determined to scale back the deficit, Pritchard challenged for a header after Finley Potter saved Jordan Cropper’s large throw-in alive. And he might not have reached the ball in time had been it not for a well-disguised limb flashing in entrance of County goalkeeper Nicholas Townsend.
There had been no protests from the guests, and officers had been clearly fooled by the foul fist illegally punching the ball over the road. In truth, the intervention from former Blackpool and Bradford City midfielder Pritchard was so sneakily accomplished that even commentator Adam Virgo was duped.
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“Brilliant flick on, it’s a brave header as well from Harry Pritchard,” mentioned the previous Brighton and Celtic player-turned-commentator earlier than realising his mistake. “Does he get his head on the ball, or is it his hand?”
Spectators unsurprisingly in contrast the aim to Maradona’s slap towards England in the course of the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals. “Diego would have been proud,” laughed one admirer, whereas a lot piled in to snicker at commentators for not recognizing the foul in actual time.
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“Adam Virgo somehow can’t see the most obvious handball you’ll ever see,” wrote one incredulous viewer. Another viewer added: “Best ‘committed header’ I’ve ever seen.”
While Argentina went on to win the 1986 World Cup within the wake of Maradona’s ill-gotten aim, the identical will not be mentioned for fifth-tier Barnet after they misplaced 4-1. But Pritchard will at all times have a bit of reasonably distinctive FA Cup historical past – authorized or not – to his title.