First Kaka… now Bobby Zamora! 40-year-old former West Ham and Fulham striker shows his class as he scores a sublime goal at a 7-a-side game in Colchester
- Bobby Zamora scored an outrageous goal in an appearance at a 7-a-side match
- The ex-West Ham and Fulham striker was in action in Colchester on Thursday
- Faced by a defender, he shifted the ball onto his left foot and smashed his hot
- It went back across goal and into the top corner, leaving the goalkeeper helpless
- The goal brought back memories of Kaka in 6-a-side action in London last year
It’s not every day a former Premier League striker turns up at your weekly 7-a-side game and scores an absolute beauty. But that is exactly what Bobby Zamora did on Thursday night.
The 40-year-old, who played for Brighton, West Ham and Fulham among other teams during his 17-year professional career, was turning out at a local 7-a-side pitch believed to be in Colchester.
An onlooker was recording the action when Zamora, in a West Ham shirt, glided past a defender, brushed off the tackle and then smashed the ball back across goal into the far corner.
Bobby Zamora scored a sensational goal at a 7-a-side game in Colchester on Thursday night
Zamora managed to get away from the onrushing defender and then shift the ball onto his left
Zamora then unleashed a fierce effort that flew across goal and into the top corner
Zamora looked unfazed as he just turned and walked back to the centre circle after scoring
Zamora was always known to have a wand of a left foot and his powerful effort left the poor goalkeeper clutching at thin air, leaving those on the touchline in awe.
His effort prompted a huge outburst of celebrations from those watching on but Zamora remained calm and brushed it off.
Rhys Morley, believed to be the defender in the footage who tried to tackle Zamora before he shot, posted the footage on Twitter.
He commented: ‘Not everyday you get skinned by @RobertZamora25 at your local 7s’.
The footage brought back memories of when Brazil legend Kaka worked his magic at Haggerston School in Hoxton last year.
The 40-year-old played for Brighton, West Ham and Fulham among other teams in his career
Kaka also scored a wonderful solo goal in a six-a-side game in London back in February 2020
The former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder turned out for Reach Out FC against Hackney Wick as part of an adidas’ ‘Rent-a-Pred’ campaign.
Kaka scored a beauty, similar to Zamora’s goal, but the footage went viral because one of his team-mates could be heard demanding the former Brazilian international cut the ball back to him on the edge of the area.
The 39-year-old, the 2007 Ballon d’Or winner, rightly ignored him and opted to shuffle the ball onto his left foot and fire the ball into the top right-hand corner of the net – before jumping into a cage in celebration.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for Kaka on the Hoxton playing fields, though, as the former Milan superstar was nutmegged by warehouse worker Jamil Farid, who had arrived at the match direct from a night shift.