JAKOB GLESNES lived up to his Thor nickname with a thunder strike for Philadelphia against Atlanta United on the weekend.
The defender spared his team’s blushes with a 93rd-minute hammer blow which pinged the cross-bar three times before going in.
Defeat had looked certain for Philadelphia who were trailing Atlanta 2-1 as the game drew to a close.
But Glesnes had other ideas and ploughed forward in the dying seconds before driving the ball past the helpless Atlanta and ex-Aston Villa keeper Brad Guzman.
The ball thumped against the bar and then bounced down on to the goal line.
But it was hit with such amazing power it rebounded back up to the bar, and then did it again before finally ending up in the goal.
The Norwegian’s effort stunned fans who sung his praises on Twitter.
A fan exclaimed: “Don’t normally watch MLS, but this has to be GOAL OF THE SEASON.”
Glesnes seems to be developing a knack of scoring thunder-bolts for his team.
Last year, he struck a similar effort for Philadelphia against rival Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC).
He smashed it in from a free-kick which soared straight into the top-left hand corner.
Fans gave Glesnes the nickname Thor after that wonder strike.
And the god of thunder didn’t disappoint with his hammer strike against Atlanta.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
