Fans go wild for ‘truly silly pre-season strike’ but left utterly baffled by what goalscorer did immediately after
FANS have gone wild for a spectacular goal scored in pre-season.
Portsmouth star Ryley Towler caught the eye with an audacious effort against Havant & Waterlooville.
Pompey beat their non-league counterparts 3-0 in their second pre-season friendly, having previously beaten Gosport Borough 3-1.
Towler, wearing the captain’s armband, stole the show with a superb solo effort to double Portsmouth’s lead.
The centre-back picked up the ball from his goalkeeper inside his own penalty area before marauding up the pitch.
He went past two opponents with clever feints and quickly found himself over the halfway line.
Towley then looked up and with no options available decided to loft the ball over the goalkeeper and into the top corner, much to the delight of the travelling fans.
The strike also caused a stir on social media where fans were quick to praise the 22-year-old, though some were left baffled by the fact he did not celebrate.
One fan wrote: “Don’t care if it’s pre-season or not, how are you not celebrating that.”
Another added: “I’d be running crazy all-over the place after a goal like that, big celebration there for me.”
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A third said: “Filthy.”
And another commented: “What a player.”
Towler’s incredible strike came on the same evening Robbie Brady scored from a similar distance for Preston to hand Arne Slot a defeat in his first match in charge of Liverpool.