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Oisin Doherty

GAA player lobs keeper after sensational soccer-style dribble from halfway line

Slaughtneil star Jerome McGuigan has gone viral after scoring a sensational soccer-style goal in the Derry senior football Championship.

The goal, which took place during Slaughtneil's 19-point win over Claudy, sees McGuigan collect the ball around the halfway line.

Rather than pick the ball up, the dual star takes off on a slaloming run in the style of an elite soccer dribbler.

READ MORE: Watch: James O'Donoghue scores superb goal after silky pickup in Kerry club game

After beating three or four men, McGuigan ends up one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Many would try to take the net off the goals, but not this man, as he instead decides to audaciously chip the goalkeeper with the outside of his left foot while still running at top speed.

The goal has caused a storm on social media, with over 152 thousand people viewing the video on Twitter alone in less than 20 hours.

It was a truly stunning goal, one that would not have looked out of place had it been delivered by legends of the soccer game like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.

Slaughtneil have been the standard kings in Derry for some time now, but their crown has slipped in recent years and they've only won a single championship since 2017.

Based on the evidence in the video however, it may take a player in the mould of Paolo Maldini or Sergio Ramos to stop them.

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