Cork City midfielder Gearoid Morrissey scored two absolute crackers during his side’s dramatic 4-3 win over Finn Harps in the Airtricity Premier Division on Friday night — and both goals have the internet buzzing and League of Ireland fans calling for a Morrissey nomination for the Puskás award.
The 27 year old’s first was sublime and is the goal drawing all the plaudits right now. Taking a touch to control a headed clearance that had dropped to him on the edge of the box, Morrissey used his knee to knock the ball past an onrushing defender and then proceeded to smack a perfect volley past the despairing dive of Harps ‘keeper Ciaran Gallagher.
Oh Gearoid Morrissey… Stick the fry on and savour this outrageous goal from the @CorkCityFC man against @FinnHarpss last night which helped John Caulfield's men to edge a seven-goal thriller. Stunning #RTEsoccer pic.twitter.com/fiGOkBKDGT
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) March 9, 2019
Latching onto a loose ball in midfield, the former Cambridge United man shrugged off one challenge to drive forward, sidestep another tackle and from 25 yards out bend a sumptuous strike into the far corner of the net. This time, Gallagher could only take a knee as he watched it fly in.
Gearoid Morrissey is getting plenty of acclaim for his incredible first goal against Finn Harps but his second was hardly a tap-in either! Belter #RTEsoccer pic.twitter.com/0bUeOJYvc0
— Soccer Republic (@SoccRepublic) March 9, 2019
All that was forgotten, though, in the wake of the Morrissey wondershow in Donegal.
Which one for the Puskas?! 🏆 #CCFC84 pic.twitter.com/FYAbX2keCw
— Cork City FC (@CorkCityFC) March 9, 2019