Bamford Wonder Goal

It was certainly impressive and hopefully just what Paddy needed for a boost of confidence. Controlling the ball on his chest, he swivelled and struck a perfect volley that rose and then dipped, leaving goalkeeper Fynn Talley with no chance. 

There have been numerous outstanding goals in the history of the FA Cup so it's a matter of personal assessment and viewpoint but surely it has to be up amongst them.

Chatting on the podcast ‘My Mates A Footballer’ with Joe Wilkinson, the striker said:

"As a striker you always know where the goal is from wherever you are on the pitch. As soon as the ball came over I wasn't thinking 'oh I'm going to chest this down and smack it'. As it came to my chest and I chested it, it was in a perfect position and when it was there I thought 'I'm hitting it'.

"It goes so quickly because it is in a split second you make that decision. You just know when you connect with it, you know straight away. It was such a good connection I thought 'that's going in'.

"I've made the run with the idea in my head that I'm going to receive it running through on goal, take it down to my feet or whatever, but I'm already passing defenders so I've already ruled them out of the equation, which is the ideal scenario for a ball like that.

"At the time of bringing it down, I knew I had to get across the defender, who actually ended up slipping and I didn't realise until I'd hit the ball that he was on the floor. So I had to jump because I thought he was going to challenge me for the ball.

"It's really hard to explain. I can't pinpoint the exact moment I decided to shoot."