Former Crystal Palace player’s strike from kick-off for Croydon is being looked at by Guinness World Records assessors
Timed at 2.31 seconds, Ryan Hall’s goal for Croydon against Cockfosters in the semi-finals of the London Senior Trophy on Saturday could be a contender for the fastest in senior football. But had it not been for the quick thinking of the cameraman Chris Brown, AKA @big_gkam, it might never have gone viral. “Luckily I started my camera just in time …,” says Brown, who regularly films the Croydon goalkeeper George Kamurasi for his Instagram channel and was the only person to capture Hall’s wonderstrike. “The reaction since then has been incredible.”
Croydon are waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records about whether the goal has set a new mark, with debate raging over whether it beats Gavin Stokes’s strike from the West of Scotland Super League First Division in 2017 (timed at 2.1 seconds) or the Serb Vuk Bakic’s effort in 2012 (2.2 seconds). But at least Brown’s video has ensured Hall’s goal can be officially assessed.
Continue reading…Former Crystal Palace player’s strike from kick-off for Croydon is being looked at by Guinness World Records assessorsTimed at 2.31 seconds, Ryan Hall’s goal for Croydon against Cockfosters in the semi-finals of the London Senior Trophy on Saturday could be a contender for the fastest in senior football. But had it not been for the quick thinking of the cameraman Chris Brown, AKA @big_gkam, it might never have gone viral. “Luckily I started my camera just in time …,” says Brown, who regularly films the Croydon goalkeeper George Kamurasi for his Instagram channel and was the only person to capture Hall’s wonderstrike. “The reaction since then has been incredible.”Croydon are waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records about whether the goal has set a new mark, with debate raging over whether it beats Gavin Stokes’s strike from the West of Scotland Super League First Division in 2017 (timed at 2.1 seconds) or the Serb Vuk Bakic’s effort in 2012 (2.2 seconds). But at least Brown’s video has ensured Hall’s goal can be officially assessed. Continue reading…
