By now, you should have seen the Eric Hassli goal that is the early favourite for MLS goal of the year and discussed it to death with your friends.
But if you haven't, or even if you have, here are a more few things to love about it.
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1. The flip to himself over the defender. Even without the goal, it's a tremendous move to pick up the ball in the run of play (on a shitty turf no less) and turn it into an opportunity. The timing and precision was simply brilliant.
2. Unlike a similarly lauded strike by Philadelphia's Carlos Ruiz earlier in the year, yes, Hassli really did mean to do it. After Ruiz's goal, he copped to the fact that his left footed volley might have been a little lucky, but if you watch the positioning by Hassli, the way he pivots off his planted foot, there is clearly no doubt he had every intention of putting it on goal. That's not to say it wasn't without a little bit of luck, it's not often that you'll find Casey Keller napping like that, but you have to love the confidence of a striker willing to have a go from anywhere.
3. The importance of the moment. With just over five minutes of regular time left in the game, the Whitecaps trailing 2-1, Vancouver's supporters in attendance en mass for Cascadia Cup glory, the strike couldn't have come at a better moment. His celebration wasn't half bad either. The strut of someone who knows they just did something spectacular and a simple salute to his bench and teammates as if to say 'I got this.'
But what do you think? What did you like about it? Was it the best goal of the year? Or overrated as some are suggesting today.