We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Lucas Zelarayán may be a wizard.
The Columbus Crew star is no stranger to scoring spectacular goals but even by his standards, Saturday night’s winner at the Chicago Fire was patently absurd.
The Fire thought they’d earned a point at home when Xherdan Shaqiri scored in the 88th minute to level the match 1-1. But there would be time for Zelarayán to answer, and he did so in stunning fashion.
Goals from a player’s own half are pretty rare but to do so with a stoppage-time winner? Unheard of.
And yet, that’s exactly what Zelarayán did against the Fire, taking advantage of a turnover and blasting a shot across the pitch and over the head of Spencer Richey, who could only spin and watch the ball bounce into the net.
With a step behind midfield stripe, Lucas Zelarayán answers back with a 2nd goal for @ColumbusCrew! pic.twitter.com/kG0TNhYO36
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) June 11, 2023
Let’s just shut down the MLS Goal of the Year contest right now. It’s over.
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