Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando made a heads-up play and found forward Robbie Findley with a blast of a goal kick to set up the lone goal in RSL’s 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday. Rimando quickly took a goal kick in the 62nd minute and sailed it over an unsuspecting Seattle defense. Findley ran to meet the ball and shot it past Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
Following the game when I asked RSL head coach Jason Kreis if that was something the team has worked on in training, he just tried to keep a straight face while being a bit sarcastic.
“Yeah, we work on that a lot where he kicks it 50 yards over the top,” Kreis joked. “No, not at all. Nick is extremely good with his feet and can pick people out from very far away.”
Check out Sunday’s Standard-Examiner for more on the game.
Mark Shenefelt
on Aug 10th, 2009
@ 10:29 am:
What a sensational play! Glad I was watching the game.