We all have those moments in time - the kind where you remember where you were when it happened.
Whether it was Jason DeVos heading in that goal against Colombia, Simeon Jackson's chip over the Ukraine keeper or Ali Gerba's half volley to beat Jamaica, they get you up out of your seat and send those electric chills down your back when you remember them.
The 2010 CSN Goal of the Year by a Canuck is just that. A perfect strike at a time when it was needed the most.
We all watch football for moments like this ...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDNGkyKny0
CHRISTINE SINCLAIR
Trailing 2-1 to Brazil with under 10 minutes remaining in the Four Nations Cup, Canada was playing down a man thanks to (let's just call it as it is) a shit call by a Brazilian referee.
Canada needed only a draw to win the tournament, while Brazil, who had been pressing forward most of the second half, needed the win.
It was at that moment that Christine Sinclair, Canada's female player of the year, showed why she'd won the honour six years running.
Carrying the ball deep into Brazilian territory she cut a pass back to an on-running Melissa Tancredi. A scramble ensued and the ball fell right back to Sinclair's foot.
Without hesitation, from 23-yards-out and on her left foot, Sinclair curled a world-class finish into the top corner of the Brazilian net.
With all of her success and years of accomplishments, the look of shock on her own face - almost bewilderment, as if to say, 'What did I just do?' - in the seconds after the goal, teammates converging on her, was fitting of the moment.
And it's why we've chosen Christine Sinclair's goal against Brazil as the CSN Goal of the Year by a Canadian for 2010.